
Seven Fallacies of Economic Sanctions
May 7, 2019 thinks one reason such measures fail so often is that governments lack a compelling rationale for imposing them.
Hassan Hakimian, Director of the London Middle East Institute and Reader in Economics at SOAS, University of London, is a co-editor of Iran and the Global Economy: Petro Populism, Islam and Economic Sanctions.
May 7, 2019 thinks one reason such measures fail so often is that governments lack a compelling rationale for imposing them.
Sep 3, 2018 asks what makes this round of restrictions any different from the many that came before.
Jan 6, 2018 suggests that reformers have failed to manage rising economic expectations, particularly among young people.
May 24, 2017 considers the economic challenges that await President Hassan Rouhani in his second term.
Mar 20, 2017 criticizes conventional thinking about the relationship between political stability and prosperity.
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