Sanctions
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Russia-Ukraine conflict: US Treasury official says Russia trying to bypass sanctions through Turkey
The US Treasury said over the weekend that Russia was using Turkey to evade the sanctions imposed by the West.…
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A Minnow in Troubled Waters
Washington officials and heads of state are nation-hopping to convince governments follow a unified front on sanctions against Russia Andreas…
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In War, the Economic Weapon Is No Silver Bullet
Nicholas Mulder, The Economic Weapon: The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War (New Haven: Yale University Press). 448 pp.,…
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Germany shelves Nord Stream 2 pipeline
Germany is halting the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline in light of Russia’s incursion into Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said.…
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US, Russia and Israel support energy supply despite Caesar Act
The U.S., Russia and Israel are gearing up for major gains from delivering natural gas via reviving the Arab Gas…
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Raisi says Iran backs moves to lift sanctions, but won’t bow to pressure
Raisi, who won a June 18 election marked by record abstention, takes office with Iran facing an economy battered by…
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Countries that commit ‘egregious’ human rights abuses to face financial sanctions, travel bans from Australia
Backbenchers from across the parliament have been pressing the government to introduce its own version of the US Magnitsky Act,…
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Israel threatens legal action over Ben & Jerry’s boycott
Israel warned the consumer goods giant Unilever on Tuesday that it was considering a legal response against one of its…
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If sanctions failed to solve Nicaragua’s crisis, will more sanctions succeed?
Before excusing himself to join his daughter’s graduation, he told me that if President Daniel Ortega were to win elections…
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Biden-Putin Summit: The View from Moscow
President Joe Biden and Russian president Vladimir Putin will hold their first-ever summit on Wednesday in Geneva, Switzerland. Dimitri Alexander Simes The…
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Australia examines modern slavery laws amid concerns over products linked to Uyghur abuse
The Australian government has left the door open to toughening up the nation’s laws against modern slavery amid concerns about…
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UK braced for Chinese retaliation over Uighur abuse sanctions
The UK government is bracing itself for retaliatory action by China over its decision to impose sanctions on four Chinese…
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David Sassoli to China: Europe is no ‘punching bag’
Europe is not China’s “punching bag,” European Parliament President David Sassoli told POLITICO on Tuesday, vowing retaliation against Beijing a…
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Bringing the U.S. and Iran out of Suspended Animation
Despite the new U.S. administration’s pledge to rejoin it, Trump-era sanctions remain in place as Washington and Tehran go around…
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US concludes Russia poisoned Navalny, joins EU in sanctions
In his first major action against Russia since taking office, President Joe Biden’s administration said it was freezing any U.S. assets and criminalizing…
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Joe Biden’s Risky Russia Sanctions Game
The Biden administration has announced sanctions on Russian officials and entities in response to the poisoning and then arrest of…
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