Morning Jolt: Putin Couldn’t Care Less about Biden’s Sanctions

On the menu today: The Biden administration brought economic sanctions to a gunfight; Vladimir Putin makes it clear that his biggest beef isn't NATO expansion or territorial disputes but with the way the Cold War ended; also, fresh from a jaunt to Austin, I preview next week's Texas primaries — and note that even allies of Beto O'Rourke think he can't just pretend he never made his pledge to seize lawfully purchased guns.

Some Men Can't Be Deterred by Economic Sanctions

One of the problems with using economic sanctions as your primary tool of deterrence in foreign policy is that eventually you'll run into a hostile foe or force that does not care about trading with the U.S. or even money at all. In fact, it is fair to wonder how much money motivates any of America's current foes.

The Taliban certainly don't particularly care about money; they think they're on a mission from Allah. Iran has been hit with just about every sanction in the book, and no doubt it's had an impact on the Iranian ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY February 22 2022 WITH JIM GERAGHTY February 22 2022 Putin Couldn't Care Less about Biden's Sanctions On the menu today: The Biden administration brought economic sanctions to a gunfight; Vladimir Putin makes it clear that his biggest beef isn't NATO expansion or territorial disputes but with the way the Cold War ended; also, fresh from a jaunt to Austin, I preview next week's Texas primaries — and note that even allies of Beto O'Rourke think he can't just pretend he never made his pledge to seize lawfully purchased guns. Some Men Can't Be Deterred by Economic Sanctions One of the problems with using economic sanctions as your primary tool of deterrence in foreign policy is that eventually you'll run into a hostile foe or force that does not care about trading with the U.S. or even money at all. In fact, it is fair to wonder how much money motivates any of America's current foes. The Taliban certainly don't particularly care about money; they think they're on a mission from Allah. Iran has been hit with just about every sanction in the book, and no doubt it's had an impact on the Iranian ...   READ MORE

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