Five Goals For Ethical Post-sanctions Peacebuilding
Journal Article — September 2022
“Five Goals For Ethical Post-sanctions Peacebuilding,” by George A. Lopez and Beatrix Geaghan-Breiner, Peace News, (September 2022).
Unknown Knowns: How the Bush Administration Traded Failure for Success in Iraq
Policy brief — July 2022
This study by the Fourth Freedom Forum’s New Paradigm Project examines the alternative security approaches that were available at the time of the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2002, and examines alternatives to document that the war was unnecessary and to highlight the policy advantages of multilateral nonmilitary security strategies.
Wilton Park Conference Report on Sanctions, Incentives, and Human Security: Economic Statecraft and Humanitarian Crises
Report — July 2022
Proceedings from a sanctions conference on Sanctions, Incentives, and Human Security: Economic Statecraft and Humanitarian Crises; hosted at Wilton Park from 16-18 May 2022 in partnership with the Fourth Freedom Forum and the Sanctions and Security Research Project.
Getting the Global Fragility Act Together: Reimagining Counterterrorism Must Be Part of the Plan
Journal Article — 4 May 2022
“Getting the Global Fragility Act Together: Reimagining Counterterrorism Must Be Part of the Plan,” by Eric Rosand and Alistair Millar, The Defense Post, (4 May 2022).
Syria: From Punitive Sanctions to an Incentive-Based Approach
Report — April 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 paper is a compilation of the Carter Center’s work on Syria prepared by Hend Annie Charif, program associate in the Carter Center’s Conflict Resolution Program, with contributions by Stacia George, director of the conflict resolution program, Rana Shabb, associate director in the conflict resolution program, Nancy Azar, senior program associate to the conflict resolution program, and Hrair Balian, former director and senior advisor to the conflict resolution program.
Russia’s war in Ukraine means the end of counterterrorism consensus
Journal Article — 6 April 2022
“Russia’s war in Ukraine means the end of counterterrorism consensus,” by Eric Rosand and Alistair Millar, The Hill, (6 April 2022).
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).
Rachel Martin interview with David Cortright on NPR’s Morning Edition
Audio — 4 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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Sanctions, Economic Statecraft, and Venezuela’s Crisis
Report — 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
Newsletter article — December 2021
The Continuing Challenge of Sanctions Policy Reform,” by David Cortright and George A. Lopez in Peace Policy 48, December 2021.
