Video and Multimedia

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Millennium Villages Project from Marginal Revolution University

Description: This brief lecture describes the evidence of success and failure of Jeffrey Sachs’ Millennium Villages Projects – a demonstration project for targeted, comprehensive aid. Marginal Revolution is a website run by economists Tyler Cowen and Alex Taborrak.

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Sanctions Against Russian Oligarchs Unlikely to Have Desired Impact

Description: This NPR story describes 2018 sanctions placed on Russia by the United States and why they are unlikely to succeed.

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The Debate Over UN Sanctions

Description: Frontline has a collection of links and resources discussing the Iraqi sanctions regime that existed prior to the overthrow of the Hussein regime. The comprehensive resources on this page look at the humanitarian aspects of the sanctions as well as the manner in which they were implemented.