Time to Recalibrate US Sanctions for Human Rights
Blog post — 7 January 2022
Time to Recalibrate US Sanctions for Human Rights by George A. Lopez in Inkstick Media, 7 January 2022.
Time to Recalibrate US Sanctions for Human Rights by George A. Lopez in Inkstick Media, 7 January 2022.
The U.S. warns Russia it faces sanctions if it invades Ukraine. Do sanctions work? NPR’s Rachel Martin interviews David Cortright on Morning Edition.
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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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This paper argues for a greater commitment to sanctions that fit the reality of each discrete case of proliferation, nimble diplomacy that includes incentives-based bargaining, and strategies for reciprocal threat reduction to reduce nuclear dangers and enhance international cooperation for peace and security.
Our panel of experts discussed how the incoming Biden administration can refine and improve the role of sanctions and diplomacy to stem the spread of weapons of mass destruction, drawing on insights from our policy report, From Crisis to Opportunity: A Policy Playbook on Nonproliferation Sanctions.
This policy report traces the negative consequences of Washington’s misuse of sanctions under the Trump administration, argues for a recalibration of US nonproliferation policy, and articulates specific recommendations for the incoming Biden administration.
“Donald Trump used the art of the deal buster with the Iran debacle,” by Alistair Millar, George A. Lopez, and David Cortright in The Hill, 20 August 2020.
