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Biden to Temper U.S. Use of Sanctions Weapons, Officials Say
The Biden administration is revamping the way the U.S. uses punitive sanctions, aiming to stem sweeping pressure campaigns, avoid collateral economic damage and act jointly wi...
By Jason Bartlett
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China on Cusp of Eliminating Cash, Pushing the World Toward Total Government Surveillance
The Chinese were the first in the world to invent paper money back in the 7th Century. Now, more than 1,400 years later, China is again on the cusp of creating a new form of g...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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Memes, NFTs, sanctions: North Korea and the evolving world of cryptocurrencies
As the market for cryptocurrency grows and the wider public engages with the technology behind it, there are new opportunities for illicit actors like North Korea to take adva...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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Russia Stumbles in Bid to Fight Global Price Surge With Duties
Russia’s answer to the surge in global commodity prices has been a mass experiment with duties, export curbs and price controls. It’s not working. Inflation has spiked to the ...
By Elina Ribakova
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The future of money: The digital currency revolution is here, and may sweep away 5,000 years of monetary history
There is a coming storm in the world of finance as governments around the world engage in a global contest to digitize their currenciesRead the full article and more from The ...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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Russia Cuts Dollar Holdings From $119 Billion Wealth Fund Amid Sanctions
Russia said it will eliminate the dollar from its oil fund to reduce vulnerability to Western sanctions just two weeks before President Vladimir Putin holds his first summit m...
By Elina Ribakova
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Biden signs order banning investment in dozens of Chinese defence and tech firms
US President Joe Biden on Thursday (June 3) barred Americans from investing in dozens of Chinese companies in the defence sector or whose surveillance technology aids in serio...
By Martijn Rasser
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Sovereign funds pile into U.S. assets at fastest since at least 2005
Sovereign wealth funds stampeded into U.S. equities and fixed income in the first quarter, with inflows at the highest in at least 16 years, data from eVestment showed. Net fl...
By Rachel Ziemba
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The Hackers Next Door
When Lazarus, the notorious North Korean hacker group, needs help, it knows where to turn. Whether it wants to find a place to station hackers, hire money launderers to funnel...
By Jason Bartlett
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Beijing Tries to Put Its Imprint on Blockchain
China, home of the Great Firewall, is trying to bring order to a scrappy corner of cyberspace—and in the process put its mark on the next-generation internet. A Beijing-backed...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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Australia Draws A Line on China
Australian defense officials and politicians alike are striking an increasingly hawkish tone on China. This week, it was revealed that a former top general warned his troops l...
By Tom Shugart
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Digital Yuan Gives China a New Tool to Strike Back at Critics
Even as China grows in economic and military power, perhaps nothing reveals Beijing’s weaknesses more than the U.S.’s control of the global financial system.China has recently...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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US Policy Adviser Rebuts Peter Thiel: Bitcoin Won’t Undermine USD
A member of a Congressional group tasked with looking at the national security implications of the U.S.’s economic relationship with China said Thursday that bitcoin (BTC, -1....
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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U.S. Slaps Wide-Ranging Sanctions on Moscow—but Stops Short of Killer Blow
The Biden administration announced a sweeping package of sanctions on Russia on Thursday, including further restrictions on Moscow’s ability to tap capital markets and fresh d...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Biden administration imposes significant economic sanctions on Russia over cyberspying, efforts to influence presidential election
The Biden administration on Thursday imposed the first significant sanctions targeting the Russian economy in several years in order to punish the Kremlin for a cyberespionage...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Edward Fishman
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China’s Digital Currency: Implications for the US
Trans-Pacific View author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S...
By Emily Jin
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Money Laundering Might Taint NFTs Too, Prepare For Tighter Controls
While non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are certainly the big thing in crypto at the moment, they aren’t without their problems. Aside from accusations of hype and faddishness, NFTs ...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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CNAS Launches ‘Sanctions by the Numbers’ Newsletter
Washington, March 25, 2021—The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) today announced the launch of the Sanctions by the Numbers email newsletter. The first edition of the ...
By Chris Estep
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CNAS Responds: Washington, Beijing Clash at First Meeting
Richard Fontaine, Chief Executive Officer: "Those fearing a U.S.-China reset can rest easy. Where Henry Kissinger and Zhou Enlai once jawed over the French Revolution, in Alas...
By Richard Fontaine, Lisa Curtis, David Shullman, Carisa Nietsche, Jason Bartlett & Katie Galgano
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What China's five-year plan could mean for venture capital's tech sectors
China recently unveiled its strategic economic vision for the next five years in a lengthy plan that could help shape the direction of high-tech industries laden with venture ...
By Jordan Schneider