Have sanctions ever really worked? Today, NPR talks to Gary Hufbauer, author of the book Economic Sanctions Reconsidered. You hear a first-hand account of what life in Iraq was like under the sanctions of the 1990s.
The reasons for santions change, but the idea is always the same: economic coercion.
This month, it's Iran. In response to Iran's alleged pursuit of nuclear weapons, President Obama signed a law ...
You can see why sanctions are so appealing for the U.S. government: Rather than go to ...
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