In this episode of Bad News, Good Lawyers, host Tom Firestone, head of our Government Investigations & White Collar Practice, is joined by Anna Morris, former acting assistant secretary of the US Treasury for terrorist financing and a principal in our Public Policy Practice.
Anna shares her views on the successes and failures in the US war on terror, the role of sanctions in US foreign policy and the future of economic statecraft.
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Key questions addressed in this episode
How has the US Treasury’s terrorist financing function evolved since 9/11?
What have been the main successes and limitations of the war on terror?
Are sanctions an effective tool given that they have failed to produce regime change in Iran, Cuba and Russia?
How can the effectiveness of sanctions be measured if not by regime change?
What were the goals of the price cap on Russian oil?
What is the future of economic statecraft?
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