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Barak M. Seener

Barak M. Seener is an Associate Research Fellow at the Henry Jackson Society and the founder of Strategic Intelligentia and the Gulf Futures Forum. Barak also co-hosts The Geo-Godfather Wars podcast on geopolitical affairs.

    Opinion

    For all the hype sanctions rarely deliver the results, we must learn from our past mistakes

    There is a strange irony in that sanctions are the most overused tool in the policy kit despite being ineffective when unaccompanied by other measures. Russia, Iran, Venezuela, Cuba and North Korea are all under Western sanctions. The goal: to tie the

    by Barak M. Seener
    September 25, 2025
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