The Brian Lehrer Show

Newsmakers meet New Yorkers as host Brian Lehrer and his guests take on the issues dominating conversation in New York and around the world. This daily program from WNYC Studios cuts through the usual talk radio punditry and brings a smart, humane approach to the day's events and what matters most in local and national politics, our own communities and our lives. WNYC Studios is a listener-supported producer of other leading podcasts including Radiolab, On the Media, Death, Sex & Money, Nancy, and many others.

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Do Sanctions Work?


Last week President Trump announced he would not lift sanctions on Cuba, rolling back   parts of former President Barack Obama’s historic opening to Havana. In the same week the U.S. Senate approved a new round of sanctions on Russia in response to the nation’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as their involvement in Syria.

Carla Robbins, adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, talks about how sanctions are used by Washington a foreign policy weapon and political resistance. 


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 June 19, 2017  22m