Sanction wars

Published time: 27 Apr, 2015 07:16 Edited time: 28 Apr, 2015 06:44

Are economic sanctions against a country a substitute for war? The record is mixed – civilian populations almost always suffer, while elites remain in power and unscathed. Western sanctions create economic outcomes, but not political ones.

CrossTalking with Daniel Wagner, Ernst Wolff and Liam Halligan.