David Cohen Discusses Growing Importance And Complexity Of Sanctions On C-SPAN

Partner David Cohen, former deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency who also served as Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, fielded questions about the use of financial and economic sanctions against Russia, North Korea and Venezuela during a recent discussion at Georgetown University Law Center. The September 11, 2017, session, carried by C-SPAN, highlighted Cohen's combination of national security and economic policymaking experience as a top official in the Obama Administration. During the forum, he displayed the directness and grasp of nuance that helped him become a key player in US national security circles.

Cohen noted that financial and economic sanctions have grown in both complexity and pervasiveness as they have become part of the standard playbook of responses intended to persuade rogue nations and illicit actors toward better behavior. "It was something that during the Obama Administration, and really,