Best Bazaar Foundation Podcasts (2025)

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How to Get Off the Sanctions List 47:48

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There is a powerful office in the Treasury Department called the Office of Foreign Assets Control, or OFAC. You could argue that the officials in OFAC are the most powerful government functionaries in the world. They are the functionaries who sanction companies, organizations, and individuals, by adding these entities to a list called the Specially…

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Reporting from Sanctioned Countries 54:41

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Covering sanctions is complicated. Editors commissioning reports from countries like Iran, Russia, and Venezuela mainly want stories that focus on security or political issues, but on the ground, economic disruptions are what everyone is talking about. Foreign correspondents based in sanctioned countries are not just reporting on economic disruptio…

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How Sanctions are Spurring Chinese Innovation 43:12

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Over the past several years, the United States has escalated its use of sanctions and export controls in the context of growing strategic competition with China. A central goal has been to contain China’s rise in high-tech industries—especially semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and clean energy—by cutting off access to advanced technology. T…

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How Sanctions Kill 51:14

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In the 1990s, UN sanctions imposed on Iraq led to a humanitarian crisis, with reports of a rapid increase in excess mortality, especially among children. In the early 2000s, policymakers responded to this crisis by vowing to use “smart sanctions” in the future, measures that would target elites while sparing civilians, thereby limiting the humanita…

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Trump's Approach to Economic Statecraft 51:48

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Edward Fishman on Trump's approach to economic statecraft. The world is still reeling from Trump’s announcement of major retaliatory tariffs targeting all of America’s trading partners, which came back in April. First, Trump announced a basic 10% tariff on imports from all countries. Then, higher tariffs were applied to 60 countries. Soon after, Tr…

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The Humanitarian Consequences of Sanctions 48:23

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Erica Moret on the humanitarian harms of sanctions. In just about every country that has been targeted by a major sanctions program—including Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Venezuela, to name a few—we can observe significant humanitarian consequences. Sanctions contribute to shortages of essential goods, hinder access to healthcare, and exacerbate po…

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How American Regulators Captured Global Banks 47:15

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Stephen Fallon on how American regulators captured global banks. US authorities have taken advantage of the unique position of the dollar in the global economy to exercise significant control over the global financial system. When the U.S. introduces new financial regulations or sanctions regimes, global banks take notice, and tend to modify their …

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Intensifying Economic Competition Between the U.S. and China 47:33

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Gerard DiPippo on the intensifying economic competition between the United States and China. When the White House recently announced it would increase tariffs on a range of Chinese goods, it used striking language to explain why the measures were necessary. The White House statement claimed that “China’s unfair trade practices concerning technology…

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How Global CEOs Navigate the Sanctions Landscape 43:42

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Henry Smith on how global CEOs are navigating the sanctions landscape. In recent decades, multinational companies have pursued market opportunities around the world, creating complex supply chains and financial structures in the process. But what was once a world of expanding opportunity is increasingly a world of encroaching risks. With sanctions …

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The Challenges of Peacebuilding After Sanctions 41:52

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Delaney Simon on the challenges of peacebuilding in the wake of sanctions. Sanctions are not meant to last forever. When diplomatic negotiations bring a dispute or conflict to an end, it may be time to lift sanctions imposed in response to that conflict. Unfortunately, sanctions can be difficult to lift, and they have lingering effects that can mak…

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Economic War and Economic Peace 49:52

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Maximilian Hess and Nicholas Mulder on economic war and economic peace. Maximilian Hess and Nicholas Mulder have spent a lot of time thinking about economic weapons and economic war, especially in the context of Ukraine. Their writings have graced the pages of the New York Times, the Financial Times, Foreign Affairs, and Foreign Policy. If there ar…

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How Firms Adapt to Sanctions 49:04

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Javad Shamsi on how firms adapt to sanctions. The U.S. sanctions on Iran target sectors across the country’s economy, including the energy, manufacturing, and banking sectors. In addition, hundreds of Iranian companies have been designated, meaning they have been singled out with targeted sanctions. Despite this expansive sanctions regime, very few…

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How States Evade and Undermine Sanctions 44:28

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Daniel McDowell and Maria Shagina on how states evade and undermine sanctions. The stakes around sanctions circumvention have never been higher. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has made sanctions evasion a matter of life or death. Russia continues to use export revenues to fund its war economy, and, despite trade restrictions, Russian factories con…

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Weaponizing Interdependence in a Globalized World 49:22

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Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman on weaponizing Interdependence in a globalized world. In 2019, Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman published a paper titled “Weaponized Interdependence,” which quickly became one of the most widely cited papers about economic coercion. The paper spurred scholars and policymakers to recognise how the networks that under…

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How the Strong Dollar Became the Weaponized Dollar 36:26

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Saleha Mohsin on how the strong dollar became the weaponized dollar. Over the last few decades, the Department of Treasury has transformed from an institution that managed the dollar, government budgets, and issued bonds into an institution playing a critical role in US national security. At the heart of this transformation was cast of characters—l…

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How to Get Off the Sanctions List 47:48

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Reporting from Sanctioned Countries 54:41

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How Sanctions are Spurring Chinese Innovation 43:12

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How Sanctions Kill 51:14

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Trump's Approach to Economic Statecraft 51:48

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The Humanitarian Consequences of Sanctions 48:23

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How American Regulators Captured Global Banks 47:15

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Intensifying Economic Competition Between the U.S. and China 47:33

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How Global CEOs Navigate the Sanctions Landscape 43:42

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The Challenges of Peacebuilding After Sanctions 41:52

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Economic War and Economic Peace 49:52

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How Firms Adapt to Sanctions 49:04

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How States Evade and Undermine Sanctions 44:28

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Weaponizing Interdependence in a Globalized World 49:22

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How the Strong Dollar Became the Weaponized Dollar 36:26