Time to Recalibrate US Sanctions for Human Rights
Journal Article — 7 January 2022
Time to Recalibrate US Sanctions for Human Rights by George A. Lopez, Inkstick Media, (7 January 2022).
Time to Recalibrate US Sanctions for Human Rights by George A. Lopez, Inkstick Media, (7 January 2022).
To fully scrutinize the humanitarian impact of sanctions, the Sanctions and Security Research Project commissioned case studies on Iran and Venezuela, and collaborated with the Carter Center’s project on Syria, which recommend stronger safeguards to prevent negative humanitarian impacts and offer ways of improving the effectiveness of sanctions and strengthening of incentives.
This case study on Venezuela was prepared by Francisco Rodríguez, 2021–22 International Affairs Fellow in International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations and Director, Oil for Venezuela.
The Continuing Challenge of Sanctions Policy Reform,” by David Cortright and George A. Lopez in Peace Policy 48, December 2021.
The Kroc Cast: The Continuing Challenge of Sanctions Policy Reform. George Lopez talks with Esfandyar Batmanhelidj, Francisco Rodríguez, and Annie Charif.
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“Countering Terrorism the Right Way,” by David Cortright and Alistair Millar in Peace Policy, September 2021.
“Twenty Years After 9/11, A Need to Adapt Counterterrorism Approaches at Security Council,” by Eric Rosand and Alistair Millar, IPI Global Observatory, (3 June 2021).
“Securing a Plan for Ending the War in Afghanistan,” by David Cortright and Madhav Joshi, IPI Global Observatory, (16 March 2021).
“Want a new counterterrorism strategy? Be careful what you wish for,” by Eric Rosand and Alistair Millar, Order from Chaos, Brookings Institution, (23 May 2017).
This report highlights trends, challenges, and opportunities for implementing the good practices of the Rabat Memorandum and for leveraging these practices to more effectively counter terrorism while promoting and protecting human rights.