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  • U.S. Economic Sanctions Effectiveness: Power, Harm, and Political Convenience

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    U.S. economic sanctions’ effectiveness is often framed as a humane alternative to war, promising pressure without destruction. Yet the historical record suggests a more complex reality. Across cases like Iraq, Iran, Venezuela, and Cuba, sanctions have produced widespread economic disruption and civilian hardship while delivering limited political change. This raises a critical question: do sanctions…

  • Monroe Doctrine 2026: Imperialism by Other Means

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    The Monroe Doctrine 2026 is often treated as a relic of nineteenth-century diplomacy, yet its logic continues to shape power in the Western Hemisphere. No longer enforced through overt intervention, it operates through financial systems, sanctions, and institutional influence that constrain the choices of Latin American states. This shift from direct control to indirect pressure…

  • Maximum Pressure Iran: How U.S. Strategy Accelerated the Nuclear Crisis

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    Maximum Pressure Iran was designed as a strategy of coercion, aiming to force Tehran into submission through sanctions, isolation, and military pressure. Instead, it produced the opposite effect. Iran expanded its nuclear programme, strengthened hardline factions, and reduced its breakout time to weeks. What began as an attempt to secure a stronger deal ultimately dismantled…

  • Sanctions on Iran: Power, Limits, and Escalation to War

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    Sanctions on Iran have long been a central tool of U.S. foreign policy, designed to curb nuclear development, limit regional influence, and pressure the regime toward negotiation. Yet their impact extends far beyond State strategy, shaping the everyday lives of millions of Iranians while influencing global energy markets and geopolitical stability. As tensions escalated between…