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

Treasury's War author Juan Zarate joins us to discuss how the US wields its financial power against terrorism, rogue states, and global crime syndicates. What We Discuss with Juan Zarate: Why the Treasury Department became part of the intelligence apparatus of the United States post-9/11 — after resisting such integration for years. Sanctions: what are they good for and how do they work? How and why criminals (whether they're of the independent, organized, or state-sponsored variety) need banks and financial institutions for any major crime to succeed. What the SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications) system is and how it's used to disrupt terrorist financing around the world. For better or worse, what role does cryptocurrency play in all of this? And much more... Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/863  This Episode Is Brought To You By Our Fine Sponsors: jordanharbinger.com/deals  Sign up for Six-Minute Networking — our free networking and relationship development mini course — at jordanharbinger.com/course!  Like this show? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter handle so we can thank you personally!

From May 6, 2017: Three months into the Trump presidency, where does the relationship between the President and the intelligence community stand? Donald Trump is no longer quite so regularly combative in his tweets and public comments about the various intelligence agencies, but the White House-intelligence community relationship is still far from normal under this very unusual presidency. Here to ponder the question are former NSA and CIA director General Michael Hayden, former acting and deputy director of CIA John McLaughlin, and former deputy national security advisor for combating terrorism Juan Zarate, who spoke with the Washington Post’s David Ignatius in a recent event at the Aspen Institute.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris Whipple, author of The Spymasters: How the CIA Directors Shape History and the Future, discusses the role of CIA directors and the potential implications of their independence. Juan Zarate, former Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing, talks about the bad guys' use of cryptocurrencies. They explore the danger of cryptocurrency as a channel for terror financing and the challenges of tracking terrorists. Other topics include the positives and negatives of the CIA's operations throughout history, the importance of good relationships between CIA directors and presidents, and the rise of cryptocurrencies and China's ban on crypto mining.