Director of Policy Studies, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame
I am a professor of peace studies and author or editor of 20 books on nonviolent social change, economic sanctions and incentives and nuclear disarmament. I am the former Executive Director of the Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy, and founder and co-chair of Win Without War.
Why Biden’s sanctions may actually work to make Russia pay for invading Ukraine
Feb 26, 2022 09:54 am UTC| Politics
The Biden administration is delivering on its vow to impose severe sanctions against Russia for its military aggression against Ukraine. The new sanctions announced on Feb. 24, 2022, will cut off Russias major banks and...
US is already fighting a conflict with Iran – an economic war that is hurting the wrong people
May 25, 2019 06:48 am UTC| Insights & Views
Many are worried about the risk of war with Iran after the Trump administration leaked discussions of a troop deployment in response to claimed threats to U.S. warships in the region. And in recent days, the rhetoric...
New sanctions on Russia and Iran are unlikely to work. Here's why
Aug 01, 2018 14:14 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Sanctions are much in demand these days as a tool of American foreign policy. Members of Congress want tough new sanctions against Russia for its interference in American elections. Sanctions will remain in place...
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