So far, Russia sanctions get a C+ for effectiveness

<p>Nearly a year on from Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine, the sanctions regime imposed on Vladimir Putin&#8217;s regime by the West and its allies looks to be less effective than initially hoped. According to Brooke Harrington, a professor at Dartmouth, that&#8217;s been due in part to the difficulty of sanctioning assets that are being held in the nebulous world of international offshore wealth management. And, a look at what the potential ramifications of a U.S. debt default could be if the federal government fails to raise the nation&#8217;s debt ceiling.</p>