The Sanctions Age

Alexandra Prokopenko on recent developments in the Russian economy. February marked the fourth anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It also marked the beginning of a new war. U.S. and Israe...

6 Apr 44min

Francisco Rodríguez on the ouster of Nicolás Maduro. On January 3 of this year, American special forces captured Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and extricated him to the United States. But the op...

30 Mar 49min

Eva Dou on the rise of Chinese technology giant Huawei. Few companies better embody the promise and peril of China’s rise than Huawei. For nearly three decades, Huawei has steadily climbed towards th...

16 Okt 202551min

Esfandyar Batmanghelidj on the "snapback" of sanctions in Iran. Last week, the host of The Sanctions Age, Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, was interviewed by Derek Davison for an episode of American Prestige...

6 Okt 20251h 14min

Gregory Brew on why oil sanctions no longer work. Few sanctions have been used as aggressively as oil sanctions. These measures are meant to hit oil producing “rogue states” where it hurts, starving ...

29 Sep 202553min

Nicholas Trickett on how Russia approaches the fiscal pressure of sanctions. Russia is one of the world’s largest economies. It’s a top energy exporter and a major supplier of wheat, fertilizers, woo...

23 Sep 202549min

Jeff Stein on the impact of sanctions in a small Guatemalan town. The small Guatemalan town of El Estor was once a bustling mining hub, home to two major nickel mines that provided thousands of jobs ...

15 Sep 202550min

Karam Shaar on the legacy of sanctions in Syria. On December 8, 2024, Bashar Al-Assad fled Syria, bringing an end to the 13-year civil war that had devastated the country. Syrians who had endured yea...

8 Sep 202550min