Reflecting on a Decade of Financial Coercion
Zoom Webinar - October 20 - 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EST
The Bourse & Bazaar Foundation and Institute for Peace & Diplomacy are co-hosting an upcoming panel discussion entitled “Can Sanctions Succeed: Reflecting on a Decade of Financial Coercion.”
Over the last decade, sanctions have become a dominant tool of foreign policy. U.S. policymakers, in particular, have embraced sanctions as a seemingly low-cost means to try and coerce states to change behaviours. Yet the most significant unilateral and multilateral sanctions programs—imposed on Iran, Venezuela, Syria, and Cuba—have yet to lead to durable diplomatic breakthroughs. Even so, sanctions are being imposed in an increasing number of cases, reflecting an assumption among policymakers that they are an effective tool. This panel discussion will go back to basics and ask "can sanctions succeed," assessing how sanctions work, how they are applied, and the goals they are intended to achieve.
The webinar will be held on Zoom. Registration can be completed at the link below:
Panelists
George Lopez
Professor Emeritus of Peace Studies
University of Notre Dame
Gregoire Mallard
Director of Research
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Brian O'Toole
Senior Non-Resident Fellow
Atlantic Council
Mahsa Rouhi
Research Fellow
National Defense University
(Moderator) Esfandyar Batmanghelidj
Founder and CEO
Bourse & Bazaar Foundation
