Ilhan Omar is actually write about the inefficacy of *most* sanctions, and it’s important to understand why, but her extension of that heuristic to Russia is an error.
Matthew Downhour
“After years of budget surpluses, the war and accompanying sanctions have brought about a steep federal deficit in Russia, in addition to high inflation and interest rates. Reducing the cash available for the Russian government is crucial to limiting its ability to continue the war.”
The question of sanctions is not whether they are morally justified, but whether they are causally efficacious.
