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Maximizing the Effectiveness of GloMag Sanctions
Submitted Written TestimonyI. Strategic Assessment Co-Chairs McGovern and Smith and distinguished members of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, thank you for the opportun...
By John Hughes
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China's New Digital Currency Is Easy to Use but You'll Be Watched
Yaya Fanusie comments on the growing usage of digital currency in China and the implications for personal data and international businesses. Watch the full video from The Wal...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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Mun Chol Myong: The First-Ever North Korean Criminal Facing Extradition to the US
Southeast Asia will most likely continue to grapple with North Korean sanctions evasions and financial crime, but now the region has a new precedent to build upon....
By Jason Bartlett
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Economic defence alliances may help deter economic warfare
China is also using its economic power to achieve geopolitical ends through the threat and execution of unilateral, punitive tariffs and other coercive methods....
By Anthony Vinci
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Sharper: Iran
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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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To Protect America’s Edge, Focus on Tech Indigenization
The best application of technology-focused export controls are ones that directly address the pursuit of indigenization....
By Martijn Rasser
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Shaping the Fourth Offset
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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Export Controls Will Become More Effective When They Include Plurilateral Controls
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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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