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Sharper: Iran
Commentary
While President Biden has publicly committed to reengaging Iran, his administration faces immediate challenges....
By Kaleigh Thomas, Chris Estep & Cole Stevens
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Sharper: 2020
Commentary
2020 featured an ever-evolving series of national security challenges....
By Sam Dorshimer, Nathalie Grogan, Emily Jin, Chris Estep & Cole Stevens
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How Harsh U.S. Sanctions Are Advancing Chinese and Russian Interests Abroad
Commentary
Harsh U.S. sanctions have pushed Venezuela and Iran further into the arms of traditional U.S. adversaries....
By Jason Bartlett & Emily Jin
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How US Sanctions Are Pushing Iran, Venezuela, and North Korea Closer Together
American policymakers should consider how to adapt sanctions implementation to undercut the hostile coalition of sanctioned nations....
By Jason Bartlett & Emily Jin
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A Financial Alliance Won’t Help China and Russia Dethrone the US Dollar
Commentary
The U.S. dollar has the incumbent advantage in facilitating global trade....
By Francis Shin
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Don’t Sleep on China’s New Blockchain Internet
The CCP is progressing unfettered in a parallel technological campaign: expanding global blockchain infrastructure....
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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Episode Two: What’s in Store for Sanctions?
No matter who wins, the US sanctions strategy is sure to be impacted by the upcoming election. How will the results affect Washington’s current favoured foreign policy tool? E...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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How can the EU strike back? The way towards higher economic resilience
Podcast
European countries are increasingly coming under threat of economic coercion from great powers, as outlined in the latest ECFR’s policy brief. But what do we mean by economic ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Following Fresh US Sanctions, Will China Bail out Iran?
Commentary
Iran has increasing economic and political motivation to lean into its strategic partnership with China....
By Emily Jin
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The Untapped Power of Trump’s Leverage
Commentary
The Trump administration would bequeath a stock of leverage to its successor....
By Richard Fontaine
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Local Interests, Chinese Ambitions, and an Intelligent American Response
Commentary
Review of Daniel Markey, China’s Western Horizon: Beijing and the New Geopolitics of Eurasia (New York: Oxford University Press, 2020). In his book China’s Western Horizon: Be...
By Emily Jin
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Sharper: The Future of U.S. Sanctions Policy
Commentary
Sanctions are increasingly common in U.S. foreign policy and economic statecraft. But they are not a cure-all....
By Kaleigh Thomas, Cole Stevens & Chris Estep
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Shaping the Fourth Offset
Commentary
In pursuit of a Fourth Offset, export regulations may be radically reimagined to alter U.S. industry culture and commercial strategies....
By Theodore W. Kassinger
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China’s View of the United States’ Expanded Use of Export Controls
Commentary
China will respond by strengthening its self-sufficiency in critical technologies and safeguarding its core national interests....
By Ashley Feng
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Designing for Export: Industry and Government Roles
The United States should enhance the exportability of U.S.-produced platforms and systems to U.S. allies....
By Tina Kaidanow
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As Warfighting Becomes High-Tech, Export Controls are the Front Line
Export controls are effective in supporting the core U.S. policy goal of protecting U.S. military might....
By F. Amanda DeBusk
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To Protect America’s Edge, Focus on Tech Indigenization
Commentary
The best application of technology-focused export controls are ones that directly address the pursuit of indigenization....
By Martijn Rasser
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Export Controls Will Become More Effective When They Include Plurilateral Controls
Commentary
Use of export controls to accomplish purely economic or trade policy objectives compromises the effectiveness of both the export control and the international trade systems....
By Kevin Wolf
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For Effective Controls, Build Coalitions
Commentary
As strategic concerns about China and its industrial policy become more widespread, opportunities to build coalitions are expanding....
By Martin Chorzempa
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Trade Controls are a Limited Tool of Foreign Policy
Commentary
If the goal is to ensure our adversaries acquire nothing that they need, we are doomed to failure....
By William A. Reinsch
