The Iraq Sanctions Myth
Sanctions allegedly killed hundreds of thousands of children in Iraq and provided a rationale for invasion, a line still heard today. But those deaths almost certainly never happened.
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Why Is Iran Running Out of Medicine?
Despite a medical loophole, U.S. sanctions designed to limit the country's nuclear program are crippling hospitals.
Burma’s Redemption More Domestic Than Imported
Burma's gradual return to international good grace is probably more a case of homegrown changes than a result of economic sanctions, argues one influential analyst.
Is the Gaza Blockade Backfiring?
The flotilla debacle aside, Israel's effort to strangle Hamas is fighting some tough historical headwinds.