Sanctions are one of the most common tools used to counter authoritarianism and aggression—and they’re everywhere, from Russia to Venezuela to Iran. But are they actually effective? The Dickey Center’s Strategic policy director, Elizabeth Shackelford, joined Leopoldo López, Venezuelan opposition leader, Artie McConnell, former federal prosecutor, and Christopher Sabatini, Chatham House for a discussion moderated by Emmy winner John Donvan at the recent Oslo Freedom Forum on a panel organized by Open to Debate in partnership with the Human Rights Foundation.
