Sanctions are a favorite weapon of U.S. foreign policy, but often these punishments amount to expressions of indignation rather than instruments to achieve realistic change in a country’s behavior, observes ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar.
Category: Foreign Policy
America’s Fragile Future
Reagan Documents Shed Light on U.S. ‘Meddling’
Has the NYT Gone Collectively Mad?
Special Report: Crossing a line from recklessness into madness, The New York Times published a front-page opus suggesting that Russia was behind social media criticism of Hillary Clinton, reports Robert Parry.
Echoes of Iraq-WMD Fraud in Syria
The Dangerous Decline of U.S. Hegemony
U.N. Enablers of ‘Aggressive War’
Syria’s Survival Is Blow to Jihadists
Trump’s Confused Embrace of Egypt’s Sisi
Exclusive: President Trump’s tolerance of Egypt’s Saudi-backed crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood and other political opposition groups is sending more mixed signals in the Middle East, writes Jonathan Marshall.