U.S. Sanctions on Cambodia

The Hereditary Dictatorships of North Korea, Cambodia Have Shared Soviet Roots

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The Hereditary Dictatorships of North Korea, Cambodia Have Shared Soviet Roots

The responses to my article “US Sanctions and Rallying Around the Flag in North Korea and Cambodia,” published in The Diplomat on February 16 merit further elaboration. The article was the result of a discussion between myself and the U.S. economist Steve Hanke over whether there should be any exceptions to his blanket position of … Read more

US Sanctions and Rallying Around the Flag in North Korea and Cambodia

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US Sanctions and Rallying Around the Flag in North Korea and Cambodia

Steve Hanke was an economic advisor to President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s and has worked with governments around the world in the decades since. He is now a professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University in the U.S., and an influential proponent of the idea that the U.S. should not – in any … Read more