The UN Security Council was set to vote this morning on new sanctions/strengthening existing sanctions targeting Iran. The US administration seems to be keen on building up just how tough these new sanctions are. I have to wonder how much of this is simply rhetorical and how much reflects an actual belief in the efficacy of sanctions within the Obama administration.
Michael Flynn is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Kansas State University. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Binghamton University in 2013. His research focuses on the political economy of foreign policy with a specific focus on security cooperation and military deployments.