In this edition of Sanctions Watch: Local civil society leaders call for the release of central bank assets to Afghanistan; Members of Congress urge Biden to address migration by easing sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela, and more.
Western countries’ foreign policy tool of choice has a dramatic negative effect on living standards.
This paper provides a comprehensive survey and assessment of the literature on the effects of economic sanctions on living standards in target countries.
In this edition of Sanctions Watch, covering April 2023: US Rep. Greg Casar says US asset freeze helped create Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis; amid soaring food prices, the US embargo is blocking agricultural exports to Cuba; the World Bank points to sanctions as the cause of sluggish growth in Iran; nuclear envoys call for greater enforcement of UN resolution barring North Koreans from working overseas; the US suggests a total ban of exports to Russia; doctors in Syria say sanctions hinder a
In this edition of Sanctions Watch, covering March 2023: the World Food Programme fears famine is looming in Afghanistan; senators introduce a bill to end trade embargo on Cuba; Yellen admits sanctions on Iran cause economic suffering and don’t work; Nort
February 2023: a Federal Judge rules that 9/11 victims are not entitled to Afghanistan’s frozen assets; calls grow to remove Cuba from the State Sponsors of Terror list; sanctions fuel record depreciation and food price
At least 124 people have died as winter temperatures set in across Afghanistan, compounding what was already a dire humanitarian crisis.
What the IMF Gets Wrong about Venezuela
In this Sanctions Watch, covering December 2022: Seized Afghan assets languish in US-backed trust fund while Afghans prepare for a grueling winter…
In this edition of CEPR Sanctions Watch: the Afghan Fund meets, but relief for Afghanistan remains far as winter draws near.
