Sanctions

Sanctions have become a weapon of lawfare: a contest over the rule of law, governance models and the integrity of global markets. But systemic corruption cannot be sanctioned.

For decades, the United States has stood as the greatest leader in the sanctions space, as well as the greatest provider of tools for sanctioned entities to circumvent them.

A former justice minister from Poland who is wanted there on abuse of power charges has somehow turned up in the United States.

Post-sanctions economic recovery requires a roadmap, new partners, and new practices that can displace, prosecute, and deter corruption that flourished under sanctions.

Transatlantic relations are unraveling as U.S.-Europe tensions deepen over Ukraine, Iran, and NATO, risking a long-term shift from cooperation to strategic rivalry.

Host Dani Schulkin is joined by Richard Nephew and Bruce Swartz to discuss shifts in U.S. anti‑corruption policy, international cooperation, and enforcement.

Without prioritization of enablers, definitions, and political will, sanctions will continue to police the margins of corruption while leaving its center untouched.

Just Security and Perry World House bring together experts to examine sanctions and anti-corruption policy as tools to target corruption and shape global accountability.

International criminal law should be applied to transnational repression. The tools to do so may already exist.

U.S. targeted sanctions have long promoted accountability, but recent removals under Trump raise concerns about opacity, favoritism, and weakening human rights enforcement.

Syria’s economic future must be reshaped, including through accountability for corporations and businesspeople, and an economic system guided by the rule of law.

Experts on naval warfare examine the international law dimensions of the United States campaign against Cuba.