In the second lesson of the new school year, our host Anila Haleem, Sanctions Policy Manager at UK Finance, is joined by Neil Whiley, Director of Sanctions at UK Finance to explore the history of sanctions. From the Megarian Decree – the earliest recorded instance of sanctions in 432 BC – to the third ever US president Thomas Jefferson’s embargo against Haiti, the origin of the Trading with the Enemy Act in 1914 and the US sanctions imposed on Cuba, in this episode we explore the impact of sanctions throughout history and those enforced today.