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How Trump Could Dethrone the Dollar
Commentary
Commanding as the dollar may be, Trump’s return to office has created a genuine threat to its status for the first time in generations....
By Edward Fishman
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This Secret Deal Cemented U.S. Economic Power. Donald Trump Could Squander It.
Commentary
The paradox of economic warfare is that sanctions and tariffs are only effective if you can first pull others in — and keep them there....
By Edward Fishman
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Going it Alone
Commentary
The penalties were not designed to change behavior but to downsize China’s role in the world economy....
By Edward Fishman
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How America Wasted Its Most Powerful Economic Weapon
Commentary
As Donald Trump embarks on his much-anticipated peace negotiations, they will provide important leverage—Putin will be desperate to recover them, while Ukrainian President Vol...
By Edward Fishman
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The World Has Changed Since Trump’s First Trade War. Other Countries Are Ready to Fight Back.
Commentary
With so many countries armed and ready, the challenge for Trump will be to use economic weapons to advance U.S. interests without leaving America isolated or ruining the world...
By Edward Fishman
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Biden’s Gloves Can Finally Come Off to Help Trump End the Ukraine War
Commentary
The Biden administration’s reasons to treat Russian oil with kid gloves, in other words, no longer apply....
By Edward Fishman
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How Donald Trump Could Undermine the U.S. Dollar
Commentary
The point here isn’t that sanctions can’t hurt the dollar — they can. But the real danger is misuse rather than overuse....
By Edward Fishman
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Putin Needs to Feel the Pain
Commentary
In the wake of Alexei Navalny’s suspicious death in an Artic prison and to mark the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Biden administration on ...
By Edward Fishman & Kevin Brunelli
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The U.S. Needs an Economic War Council for China
Commentary
This week, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen met with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Southern California. It’s the second time i...
By Charles Edel & Edward Fishman
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A Tool of Attrition
Commentary
Sanctions are more of a marathon than a sprint, and the long-term picture looks much more promising than the short-term one....
By Edward Fishman
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What Success or Failure Would Look like for the Price Cap on Russian Oil
Commentary
This initial price cap is just one arrow the G7 has in its quiver when it comes to depriving the Kremlin of its oil riches....
By Edward Fishman
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How the Price Cap on Russian Oil Will Work in Practice
Commentary
The price cap on Russian oil is a policy backed by the G7 designed to curb Moscow’s oil revenues. Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February, the G7 has imposed...
By Edward Fishman
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Time to Unleash Congress on Putin
Commentary
Congress has played a major role in providing support to Ukraine’s war effort. But it has largely held back on Russia sanctions. For the West’s campaign against Russia’s oil s...
By Edward Fishman
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The Right Way to Sanction Russian Energy
Commentary
Allied states must figure out how to slash Russian energy revenue without damaging the global economy....
By Edward Fishman & Chris Miller
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Time for Even Tougher Sanctions on Russia
Commentary
The only way to keep the pressure on Putin is to ratchet up sanctions....
By Edward Fishman & Chris Miller
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The New Russian Sanctions Playbook
Just because threatening sanctions failed doesn’t mean the United States should abandon them altogether....
By Edward Fishman
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For Biden, Wreaking Havoc on Russia’s Economy Is the Least Bad Option
Commentary
This is a crisis of Putin’s making, and there are no cost-free options; the least bad option is to prepare sanctions that can sow chaos in Russia’s economy if Putin invades....
By Edward Fishman
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The Russia Sanctions That Could Actually Stop Putin
Commentary
Bending Russia’s macroeconomic fortunes — and Putin’s calculus — will require targeting the country’s financial system as well as key exports such as oil....
By Edward Fishman & Chris Miller
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Sanctions Won’t Stop Nord Stream 2. Diplomacy Will.
The solution most are pushing for—sanctions—is not the answer....
By Edward Fishman
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Biden Must Rally Europe to Stand Up to Putin
Commentary
Biden needs to rally America’s allies in a new diplomatic push to pressure the regime of Vladimir Putin....
By Edward Fishman & Max Bergmann
