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Five Years after Crimea, What have We Learned About Sanctioning Russia?
Commentary
In March 2014, then-President Barack Obama signed the first tranche of executive orders imposing sanctions against the Russian Federation for its illegal invasion and annexati...
By Neil Bhatiya
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The EU Can’t Avoid U.S. Sanctions on Iran
Commentary
Late last month, the European Union and China announced that they intended to set up a special global payments system to allow companies to continue to trade with Iran despite...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Want to really hit Russia’s oligarchs? Shine a light on their money
Commentary
On Tuesday the U.S. intelligence community testified to the Senate that Russia would continue to try to interfere in U.S. elections. The testimony once again drew attention to...
By Neil Bhatiya
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Trump must send Russia powerful message through tougher actions
The Trump administration took several actions last week to implement U.S. sanctions on Russia that Congress passed last year. However, while the Trump administration’s actions...
By Peter Harrell & Elizabeth Rosenberg
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CNAS Commentary: Trump Administration Implementation of U.S. Sanctions on Russia and Next Steps in Russia Policy
Commentary
On January 29, the Trump administration published a list of Russian oligarchs and senior Russian government officials and issued a public statement describing diplomatic effor...
By Peter Harrell & Elizabeth Rosenberg
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U.S. Sanctions Abet Iranian Internet Censorship
Commentary
President Donald Trump has threatened to pull out of the Iran nuclear agreement if Tehran does not agree to renegotiate its terms this spring. But rather than tear up the nucl...
By Peter Harrell
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Breaking the Iran Deal and Imposing New Sanctions Would Hurt Iranian Protesters Most
The popular demonstrations that erupted in Iran in late December, the largest since the Green Movement protests in 2009, have created a pretext for the Trump administration to...
By Neil Bhatiya & Edoardo Saravalle
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Why ditching the Iran nuclear deal would be bad for China, India and the rest of Asia
Now that US President Donald Trump has declared that Iran is not in compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the status of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action depends on...
By Neil Bhatiya
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Trump, U.S. allies disagree on Iran nuclear deal
Commentary
Ilan Goldenberg joins CBSN to explain what President Trump's decision to not recertify the Iran nuclear deal means for U.S. foreign relations, as key allies France, Germany an...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Trump Kicks Iran Deal to Congress
Commentary
Ilan Goldenberg joins MSNBC to break down Trump's decision to not recertify the Iran nuclear and the role that Congress will now play in determining its future. Watch the segm...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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PODCAST: Trump decertifies Iran nuclear deal: What happens now?
CNAS experts Julie Smith, Ilan Goldenberg and Elizabeth Rosenberg discuss President Trump’s decision to decertify the Iran nuclear deal. The discussion breaks down what the mo...
By Ilan Goldenberg, Elizabeth Rosenberg & Julianne Smith
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CNAS Commentary: Legislative Options to Strengthen JCPOA
Washington, October 12 – With President Trump poised to withhold certification that Iran is adhering to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Center for a New Americ...
By Zachary K. Goldman
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If Trump Won’t Certify the Nuke Deal, He Should Do This Instead
Despite assessments by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and the secretary of state that Iran is in compliance with the 2015 nuclear de...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Elizabeth Rosenberg
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The best course of action for Congress on Iran? Do nothing
Commentary
This week, President Trump is expected to decertify that Iran is complying with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the landmark 2015 nuclear agreement. The Trump ...
By Peter Harrell
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Iran's Post-Sanctions Financial Windfall Was Overstated. What Does That Mean for Policy?
Commentary
The Trump administration seems poised to scuttle the Iran nuclear agreement, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Agreement (JCPOA). If it does, this decision will be a triumph for...
By Edoardo Saravalle & Neil Bhatiya
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Elizabeth Rosenberg Testifies before the House Financial Services Committee
Congressional Testimony
North Korea’s alarming and dangerous recent expansion of provocations, including more ballistic missile launches and a sixth, powerful nuclear test, highlight the need for muc...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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The Legal Steps and Policy Challenges of Reimposing Sanctions on Iran
Commentary
Under the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (INARA), a 2015 statute designed to give Congress oversight over the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear agreement w...
By Peter Harrell & Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Recommendations for Implementing Sanctions on Russia
Commentary
The new sanctions that Congress passed against Russia on July 27 have the potential to increase economic and political pressure on Moscow and represent an important U.S. respo...
By Peter Harrell
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Congress’s Options to Punish Russia and Deter Interference in Western Elections
Commentary
Russia’s aggressive campaign to interfere in U.S. and Western elections poses a major threat to the basic rules of U.S. democracy. In the United States, Russia’s campaign agai...
By Peter Harrell
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Elizabeth Rosenberg before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Congressional Testimony
Chair Ros-Lehtinen, Ranking Member Deutch, distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the topic of IRGC and Iran ballistic missi...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
