Michael Wain on How Sanctions Really Work (Or Don't)
Oct. 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Rouss Robertson 223 (McIntire)
A UVA alum (B.A. Japanese Language & Literature) who also worked in the State Department, Michael Wain just spent six years helping run the U.S. Treasury Department's economic sanctions on Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran. How do sanctions really work behind closed doors, when companies and countries lobby, and when the stakes are high?
Hosted by The Blue Ridge Center & co-sponsored with UVA Econ Club