Discover what economic sanctions are, how they function, and their impact on countries and international relations.

How Sanctions Work: Iran and the Impact of Economic Warfare, by Narges Bajoghli, Vali Nasr, Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, and Ali Vaez, Stanford University Press, 212 pages, $24 If there's one part of ...

Over the past 20 years, the use of economic sanctions has exploded. The United States now targets more than 15,000 individuals, businesses and governments, imposing penalties that affect roughly ...

Will Donald Trump's threat to use secondary sanctions slow Russian aggression or dampen its economy? Some see them as a powerful deterrent, while others think they are impossible to effectively ...

When, how, and why does China use economic sanctions? No aspect of China’s foreign economic policy has received as much attention over the past few years as its use of coercive trade restrictions. In ...

During times of international conflict and economic tension, usually instigated by the United States, we hear our elected officials threaten the use of sanctions. But how exactly do they work, and how ...

Trade sanctions partner Michael Huneke comes to Morgan Lewis & Bockius after more than 15 years with Hughes Hubbard & Reed. For the past year, Huneke served as the co-chair of Hughes Hubbard's ...

If there's one part of foreign policy where President Donald Trump has been consistent, it's economic sanctions on Iran. During his first presidency, Trump imposed what the State Department called a ...