Nicholas Mulder

Juan Zarate, a former US counterterrorism official and sanctions expert, joins Nicholas Mulder, a Cornell professor and author of 'The Economic Weapon.' They dive deep into the resilience of the Russian economy despite significant sanctions amid the Ukraine conflict. The duo explores how nations evade sanctions, the moral complexities of enforcement, and the evolution of sanctions as diplomatic tools. They also discuss potential strategies for utilizing frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine and the dynamic nature of financial warfare.

Exploring the effectiveness of financial warfare through sanctions on Russia, challenges in enforcing sanctions, impact on international policy, historical evolution of sanctions, middle-income countries' role in relief amidst sanctions, US push for seizing Russian assets in Europe, and humorous economic proposals

Nicholas Mulder, economic historian of sanctions; Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, policy expert on Gulf economics; and Aslı Bâli, international law scholar. They probe economic warfare around the US‑Israeli conflict with Iran. They trace sanctions historically, analyze choke points like Hormuz, discuss asymmetric tactics, countermeasures such as de‑dollarization, and the geopolitical and humanitarian fallout.

Nicholas Mulder, a historian and writer at Weltinnenpolitik, dives into Trump’s tariff strategies and their impact on global economics. He examines how Trump's policies avoid taxing finance while increasing costs for U.S. allies. Mulder describes this approach as a 'subscription model' of empire rather than a solid industrial strategy. He also discusses the unintended consequences in countries like India and Europe, and how economic coercion has affected immigration policies and partnerships. The conversation reveals the complexities of U.S. economic influence in a shifting global landscape.

Nicholas Mulder, an economic historian of sanctions; Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, a West Asia development researcher and professor; and Aslı Bâli, a public international law and human rights scholar. They discuss economic warfare in the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. Short takes cover sanctions' historical role, choke points and hybrid tactics, semiconductor controls, asymmetric strategies, and the geopolitical fallout for global finance and regional integration.