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The Dawn Of The Post-Trump Era
Donald Trump remains in the White House, but the midterms have made him a lame duck.
November 5, 2026
Published August 18, 2025
Sanctions can be a formidable instrument of national power — advancing security, deterring aggression, and promoting liberty. Their success depends on integration within a coherent strategy, rigorous targeting, and timely execution. Historical successes and failures — from the Cold War to Venezuela — demonstrate that sanctions, when precisely targeted and applied with strategic discipline, can weaken authoritarian regimes while limiting harm to civilian populations. Properly conceived and enforced, they remain an indispensable pillar of U.S. foreign policy.
Check out more from H.R. McMaster:
- Watch the Battlegrounds podcast with H.R. McMaster here.
- Read "Sanctions as a Tool of Economic Statecraft" by H.R. McMaster here.
- Read "Lessons for Israel from the American War on al-Qaeda" by H.R. McMaster here.
Learn more about H.R. McMaster here.
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