Sanctions ? What Sanctions?Sanctions – can they work? Will they work? Maybe but what are they? Does the international community agree that they are really necessary? Who will be affected by them? Sure the Iranians but who else? If Iran is the bad actor as a nation in this play why can’t the world force them to play be its rules? Is the United States’ position really clear on this issue or is it confusing? Be sure and read Michael Soussan’s article on this subject to understand what is happening and how to effectively combat Iran’s nuclear challenge. Sanctions? What Sanctions?Responding to Iran’s Nuclear ChallengeBy Michael Soussan Faced with Tehran’s categorical refusal to back down from the pursuit of nuclear weapons, the world’s democracies have little choice but to make good on their long-brandished threat of imposing more stringent sanctions on the Islamic republic. What options are on the table and how effective can we expect them to be? As we review the inherent limitations and the dilemmas involved in pursuing a policy of ever more stringent sanctions against Tehran, we must first assess the impact of past efforts in this direction. If the international community’s approach to date had proved effective, of course, there would be no need to consider radical changes in strategy. But as things stand today, at the onset of President Obama’s second year in office, there is no escaping the alarming prospect that, if no effective policy emerges in coming months, we will soon have to contend with a nuclear armed Iran.
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