Sanctions in the Balkans - The War of the Strayed Dog

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Two incidents to small border wars in the balkans at that time, yuguslavia, albania and then greece. The league of nations threatened to use sanctions if they didn't restrain themselves. And both of those times, that seemed to work, and the situation was quickly deescalated. But, you know, sort of small skale incidents, but they had a powder keg potential. They could set off another war.

The US hopes the threat of sanctions will dissuade Russia from invading Ukraine. Historian Nicholas Mulder explains the surprising history of economic penalties as a weapon of war.

This episode was produced by Amina Al-Sadi, edited by Matt Collette and Sean Rameswaram, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Noel King.

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