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On the recordDecember 5, 2024
My analysis, kind of--you know, inchoate analysis of sanctions in the 12 years I have been here is that we have been better at using sanctions to impose pain and not so good at using sanctions to change behavior.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine reflects on the effectiveness of sanctions in changing behavior over the years.

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