Sanctions, Tariffs, and the Global Backlash: Why the West Keeps Losing

International Flavor: Where the Truth Tastes Better · Sep 16, 2025 · 1h 30m · transcript

In this episode of International Flavor: Where the Truth Just Tastes Better, Samuel Trapp dissects the EU’s 19th package of sanctions against Russia and asks the hard question: if sanctions worked, why do we need nineteen of them? From frozen assets in Brussels to Trump’s tariff threats, from India’s defiance to China’s booming alternative payment systems, the show explores how the West’s tools of financial coercion are unraveling global trust. Join the conversation as Samuel explains why money always finds a way—and why telling nations “no” only pushes them further away. Thanks for listening…