Global Repercussions of Sanctions

Description

Sanctions are often viewed as a powerful tool for influencing global policy, but their widespread and sometimes harmful consequences raise critical questions. This panel will examine whether sanctions truly contribute to global stability or if they instead trigger economic collapse, humanitarian crises, and political unrest. From crippling economies to exacerbating poverty and limiting access to essential goods like medicine and food, sanctions frequently impact the most vulnerable populations. Are these measures effectively holding adversaries accountable and promoting security, or are they intensifying suffering and deepening global divides?

This event is hosted by the Rethinking Iran Initiative at The Johns Hopkins' School of Advanced International Studies.

Panelists:

• Jonathan Guyer (moderator): foreign-policy reporter and editor in New York, former senior writer for Vox and managing editor of The American Prospect
• Delaney Simon: senior analyst at the International Crisis Group with a focus on U.S. foreign policy in conflict zones; previously of the U.N. in Afghanistan, Lebanon, and Yemen
• Richard Nephew: senior research scholar and adjust professor at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Politics
• Rachel Ziemba: geo-economic and country risk expert, focusing on coercive economic statecraft policies; senior adviser at Horizon Edge, adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, and founder of Ziemba Insights