Sanctions
Lights, Camera, Sanctions
YouTubers documenting life in postwar Syria allow a unique glimpse into the country. But in addition to navigating the Assad regime’s oppressive police state, they must also contend with international sanctions.
Sanctions: Another Kind of War
While the aim of the U.S. and its allies may be to put pressure on the Taliban, I am not a Talib. Nor are the people who rely on me to feed their families and pay their bills. When Joe Biden agreed to allocate half of the $7 billion America holds in Afghan state assets to the relatives of 9/11 victims last month, he overlooked something important: There were no Afghans on those planes.