Why US economic sanctions often fail

Agathe Demarais, global forecasting director of the Economist Intelligence Unit, speaks with host David Dollar about her new book, Backfire: How Sanctions Reshape the World Against U.S. Interests (Columbia University Press). In the conversation, Demarais explains why sanctions are a frequent U.S. foreign policy tool, why sanctions are often ineffective, and how China and Russia are developing ways to circumvent sanctions.

Why US economic sanctions often fail

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Why US economic sanctions often fail

Agathe Demarais and Agathe Demarais Senior Policy Fellow - European Council on Foreign Relations David Dollar David Dollar Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Global Economy and Development, John L. Thornton China Center

Agathe Demarais and David Dollar