April 18, 2016

So you want to know more about economic sanctions…

Source: The Washington Post

Journalist: Dan Drezner

The hard-working staff here at Spoiler Alerts has noted the increased interest and attention that economic sanctions have been receiving in D.C. Last year, sanctions played a surprisingly prominent role in the U.S. National Security Strategy. This month, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew gave an excellent speech outlining some general principles on the subject — the first speech of this kind by a policy principal. On Friday, at a Center for a New American Security (CNAS) event, Treasury Undersecretary Adam Szubin expounded further on the matter.

Read the full article in The Washington Post.

Authors

  • Dr. Daniel Drezner

  • Elizabeth Rosenberg

    Former Senior Fellow and Director, Energy, Economics and Security Program

    Elizabeth Rosenberg is a former Senior Fellow and Director of the Energy, Economics, and Security Program at the Center for a New American Security. In this capacity, she publ...

  • Julia Solomon-Strauss

    Julia Solomon-Strauss is a J.D. candidate at Harvard Law School. She was the Program Associate at the Center on Law and Security at NYU School of Law from 2015 to 2017. Previo...

  • Zachary K. Goldman

    Former Adjunct Senior Fellow, Energy, Economics and Security Program

    Zachary K. Goldman is an adjunct senior fellow with the Energy, Economics and Security Program at the Center for a New American Security. Mr. Goldman also serves as the Execut...