Sanctions Reform & Human Rights Scholarship-Do you believe that sanctions policy, when carefully designed, can serve as a tool for accountability (or compelling a change in behavior) rather than collective harm? If so, this scholarship might be for you!

Economic sanctions have become an entrenched feature of U.S. foreign policy and a foundational pillar of national security law. Administered primarily through the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), sanctions now shape global financial systems, humanitarian access, diplomacy, corporate compliance, and individual livelihoods. Despite their centrality, sanctions law remains a niche and frequently misunderstood field. The regulatory framework is complex, inaccessible to many, and often discussed in abstract geopolitical terms rather than through its real-world human impact. As a result, sanctions are commonly viewed in binary terms—either as blunt instruments of coercion or as technocratic tools beyond public scrutiny. The reality is more complicated. Like any powerful legal mechanism, sanctions can be misused, overextended, or abused. At the same time, when deployed with coherence, precision, and accountability, sanctions can play a meaningful role in promoting justice, deterring serious wrongdoing, and protecting vulnerable communities—while also shaping domestic political shifts when embedded in a coherent foreign policy strategy.

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