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Can Tariffs and Sanctions Lead to a Better Climate Change Strategy?
A little more than two years since he announced in the Rose Garden that the United States was “getting out” of the Paris climate change agreement, President Donald Trump was i...
By Neil Bhatiya
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Reforming National Security Tariff Tools: Issues and Recommendations for Policymakers
Introduction President Trump’s late-May threat to impose tariffs on U.S. imports from Mexico in response to illegal immigration, and ongoing threat of tariffs against U.S. aut...
By Peter Harrell
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Trump Keeps ‘Maximum Pressure’ on Iran, Even Though It Is Failing in Venezuela
Escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf peaked last week when President Donald Trump abruptly canceled U.S. airstrikes against Iranian military assets, after Iran shot down an...
By Neil Bhatiya
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Sanctions, insults and threats: the state of U.S.-Iran relations
President Trump imposed new sanctions on Tuesday aimed at Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and threatened the Republic by saying an attack by Iran on “anything Am...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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The Key to Success with North Korea: A ROK-Solid Alliance
When President Trump meets South Korean President Moon Jae-in after the G-20 Summit next week, he will have a golden opportunity to jump-start diplomatic engagement with North...
By Kristine Lee & Neil Bhatiya
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No Cheese, Extra Pickles
If you want to know how sanctions are playing out in Iran — look no further than the classified ads. You’ll find folks selling unused cosmetics, pets, and… someth...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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National Security Lightning Talks and Roundtables
CNAS experts pitch their solutions to top national security challenges....
By Loren DeJonge Schulman, David Zikusoka, Cristina Killingsworth, Neil Bhatiya, Kristine Lee, Nicole Alexander, Ainikki Riikonen, Megan Lamberth & Elsa B. Kania
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Renewing the National Security Consensus in Congress
Loren DeJonge Schulman discusses bipartisan solutions to complex foreign policy challenges with Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Chris Murphy (D-CT)....
By Loren DeJonge Schulman, Senator Josh Hawley & Senator Chris Murphy
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FinTech and National Security: What’s In Your Digital Wallet?
Experts discuss the threats and opportunities for U.S. national security posed by new financial technologies....
By Kristofer Doucette, Aimen Mir, Zachary K. Goldman, Natasha De Teran, Usman Ahmed & Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Deterrence and Disclosure: The Dual Logics Promoting U.S. Sanctions Compliance
The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is the primary agency responsible for promoting compliance with U.S. economic sanctions. OFAC has a m...
By Bryan Early
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Strengthening Congress’ Role in Sanctions
Congress’ role in U.S. sanctions policymaking is not a new phenomenon, but it has taken on increased resonance in the past decade. The passage of legislation, such as the Iran...
By Neil Bhatiya
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When Do Economic Sanctions Work Best?
With the success of comprehensive financial sanctions against Iran over nuclear proliferation during the Obama administration, policymakers in Washington have grown more confi...
By Dursun Peksen
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The Eroding Value of Nonproliferation Sanctions
Is the threat of sanctions a deterrent to nuclear proliferation? Academic theory suggests deterrence should hold when the potential proliferator believes the threat of sanctio...
By Nicholas L. Miller
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Proliferation Finance: Critical Issues and Priorities for Congress
The lack of effective and universal financial controls to prevent weapons of mass destruction (WMD) proliferation is a gaping security vulnerability for the international comm...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg, Neil Bhatiya, Claire Groden & Ashley Feng
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Early days of the China feud
Richard Fontaine joins The John Batchelor Show to discuss his recent essay in The Atlantic about the likelihood of a trade deal between the United States and China, as well as...
By Richard Fontaine
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Market pressure could drive resolution to trade war, analyst says
Rachel Ziemba, founder of Ziemba Insights, discusses the global economy as trade tensions continue between the U.S. and China. Watch the full conversation on CNBC:...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Tariffs paid 'almost entirely' by American importers: IMF study
The International Monetary Fund is out with a study, stating that U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods have been mostly paid for by American importers. James Liu, Clearnomics Founder...
By Ashley Feng
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The Forever Trade War
America’s relationship with China has taken a turn toward the confrontational. Tariffs are rising, rhetoric is heating up, and both sides are digging in....
By Richard Fontaine
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The U.S. Ratchets Up Sanctions On Iran And North Korea
The Trump administration has been talking about military action against Iran, but it is also taking economic action against companies doing business with Iran, using the U.S. ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Trump Delays Auto Tariffs For 6 Months
Last year, the Trump administration put tariffs on steel and aluminum, citing national security concerns. Yesterday, they lifted those tariffs but only for Canada and Mexico. ...
By Ashley Feng