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Apr 2021
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Sanctions Are Forever Wars

NEGAR MORTAZAVI
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Negar Mortazavi speaks to Peter Beinart about sanctions and how the United States has been using this tool to choke weaker adversaries, pressuring large populations without much policy gain.

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