A recent article published on the Atlantic Council blog has suggested that the Caesar Act, a US financial sanctioning tool against Syria’s Assad regime, is harming civilians whilst having little effect in deterring the regime from harming its citizens. Al Bawaba News spoke to the author of the article, Qussai Jukhadar, and asked how the Act is causing harm to ordinary Syrians and what can be done instead?
The sanctions came into effect on June 17 this year. Signed by