
The Sanctions Age is a podcast that explores how sanctions are changing the world.
Twenty years ago, the U.S. Department of Treasury had imposed sanctions on fewer than 1,000 companies and individuals. Today, more than 10,000 entities have been targeted.
Leaders around the world are imposing sanctions in response to wars, nuclear proliferation, terrorism, human rights violations, and technolog... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 29 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | PoliticsNews | |||

Edward Fishman on how to fight an economic war.
It has been an extraordinary year in American economic statecraft and economic warfare. When today’s guest last appeared on the show, it was April 2025. We spoke just days after Trump’s so-called “Libe... more
Lisa Neal on understanding sanctions as a form of structural violence.
Debates about sanctions tend to follow a familiar script. Who is being targeted? Will the measures change behavior? What are the economic costs to the sender country? These are l... more
Sascha Lohmann on the impact of tariffs and sanctions on the German economy.
Since the end of the Second World War, the world economy has operated on a set of shared assumptions: trade is mutually beneficial, interdependence engenders stability, and... more
Julia Grauvogel and Hana Attia on the challenges of sanctions termination.
When sanctions make the news it is usually because new measures are being imposed on a country, company, or individual. But sometimes, the news is that sanctions are being li... more
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The episodes cover how sanctions reshape economies, technology, and global policy. Conversations frequently center on who bears the costs of sanctions, how regimes adapt to export controls, and how financial and legal mechanisms interact with geopolitics. Notable themes include the humanitarian implications of unilateral measures, the shifting power of major economies under sanctions regimes, and the ways sanctions intersect with technology, energy markets, and international diplomacy. The roster of guests is anchored by economists, policy researchers, journalists, and legal experts who analyze sanctions from multiple angles—economic, legal, and humanitarian—often tying specific cases (Iran, Syria, China, Russia, Latin America) to broader s... more
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Recent guests on The Sanctions Age include:
1. Sascha Lohmann
2. Julia Grauvogel
3. Hana Attia
4. Vittorio Maresca di Serracapriola
5. Alistair Millar
6. Alexandra Prokopenko
7. Eva Dou
8. Esfandyar Batmanghelidj
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