Sanctions
What Sanctions Do (and Don’t Do)
In 2024, the Biden administration issued an executive order imposing sanctions on specific West Bank settlers and entities that profited from the settlements. Critics said the sanctions were ineffective. But the criticism rests on a misunderstanding of how they were supposed to work.
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.
The Shame of Afghan Sanctions
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.