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The policy debate about sanctions has been repeated almost every decade since the [League of Nations] was created in the wake of World War I. At its core has been the perennial question: do economic sanctions work? While the success rate differs depending on the objective, the historical record is relatively clear: most economic sanctions have not worked. In the twentieth century, only one in three uses of sanctions was “at least partially successful.” More modest goals have better chances of su
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― The Economic Weapon: The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War
― The Economic Weapon: The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War
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Scaling a solution that saves or improves the lives of eight-year-olds instead of eighty-year-olds has a bigger cumulative impact over time and thus arguably calls for a larger slice of the budget.
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― The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale
― The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale
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