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. Show notes and transcript: Dollar & Sense is part of the Brookings Podcast Network. Learn more at brookings.edu/podcasts, and send feedback to podcasts@brookings.edu.

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Why US economic sanctions often fail is an episode from Dollar & Sense by The Brookings Institution.

This episode is 26:44 long.

This episode was published on Feb 21, 2023.

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