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The Humanitarian Harms of Sanctions: Measurement and Mitigation

Bologna Sanctions Relief Initiative

Jointly organized by Johns Hopkins University and Alma Mater Studiorium Università di Bologna
hosted by Professor Esfandyar Batmanghelidj

Emanuela Carbonara

Professor, University of Bologna

Joy Gordon

Professor, Loyola University

Rachel Lyngaas

Senior Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation

Nicholas Mulder

Assistant Professor, Cornell University

Francisco Rodriguez

Senior Fellow, Center for Economic and Policy Research

IN PERSON ONLY

SANCTIONS FINAL Poster.pdf

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