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The Little Sanctions Office That Could

The Little Sanctions Office That Could

FromBig Take DC


The Little Sanctions Office That Could

FromBig Take DC

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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Feb 8, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

America’s use of sanctions has grown by almost 1,000% since 9/11. So why isn’t Congress giving the office in charge of them more resources?Today on the Big Take DC podcast, host Saleha Mohsin talks to John Smith, a former director of the US Office of Foreign Assets Control, and Bloomberg National Security editor Nick Wadhams about OFAC’s scrappy operation and why lawmakers aren’t giving it more to work with.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Feb 8, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (23)

Bloomberg’s Saleha Mohsin shares one reported story a week about how money, politics, and power shape Washington — and the consequences for people in America and all over the world.