Do Sanctions Still Work?

The U.S. has leaned on sanctions for decades as a way to apply pressure on its adversaries. But countries like Iran and Russiahave found increasingly sophisticated ways (wsj.com/world/the-u-s-is-ramping-up-economic-w…) to get around those sanctions. WSJ’s Rory Jones (wsj.com/news/author/rory-jones?mod=WSJ_TJPOD) explains why Washington’s ability to force other governments to change through economic pressure is diminishing. And Jessica Mendoza (wsj.com/news/author/jessica-mendoza?mod=WSJ_TJ…) sits down with Senator Richard Blumenthal (D., CT) to talk about a new sanctions bill (wsj.com/politics/policy/lindsey-grahams-tariff…) against Russia.

Further Listening:

- How a Year of Sanctions Is Impacting Russians (open.spotify.com/episode/4KFXYpSHFeryYkcQnLB7W…)

- How Putin Has Planned For Sanctions (open.spotify.com/episode/6a7Vdcgb66cgQpSAEhtmL…)

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