The Continuing Challenge of Sanctions Policy Reform
Podcast — 1 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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The Kroc Cast: The Continuing Challenge of Sanctions Policy Reform. George Lopez talks with Esfandyar Batmanhelidj, Francisco Rodríguez, and Annie Charif.
Listen (51:12)
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, The Hill, (20 August 2020).
This study draws on lessons from 27 years of U.S. sanctions on Iran and research on what mix of carrots and sticks have resulted in past cases of denuclearization. It argues that the escalating crisis between Iran and the United States belongs on the bilateral summit table, not at the United Nations Security Council
“On Iran: Don’t Snap Back, Step Up,” by Alistair Millar in INFORUM No. 4, 18 August 2020.
“A Good Deal with Iran” by David Cortright, Sojourners, 25 November 2013.
“Suspending Sanctions: A Strategy for Reaching Diplomatic Agreement with Iran” by George A. Lopez and David Cortright, Peace Policy, 18 September 2013.
“Preventing an Iranian Bomb” by David Cortright, Sojourners Magazine, June 2012.