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U.S. May Release More Guidance Alongside Sanctions Following Court Ruling, Experts Say
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A recent ruling by a U.S. federal judge in a closely watched lawsuit could spur more clarity from the U.S. Treasury Department as it rolls out sanctions, experts say. The Dec...
By Peter Harrell
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Killing of Top Iranian General May Raise Risk for Mideast Shipping
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Forces with U.S. Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) have killed Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, a leading Iranian political figure and the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Gu...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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U.S. Seeks to Squeeze Shipping, Metals in Iran Sanctions Bid
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The Trump administration plans to strengthen enforcement of Iran sanctions now that it’s driven oil exports down to unprecedented lows, with a plan to increase pressure on glo...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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ISIS Is Experimenting with This New Blockchain Messaging App
The Islamic State has discovered blockchain. The technology that powers cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum promises to revolutionize almost all facets of society, fro...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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U.S. lawmakers take action on legislation to sanction Turkey
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After months of strained relations with Turkey, U.S. lawmakers moved forward on two pieces of legislation this week that would punish Turkey for purchasing S-400 missile syste...
By Peter Harrell
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CNAS Delivers Congressionally Mandated Study on U.S. Strategy in the Indo-Pacific to the Department of Defense
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) today delivered an independent assessment—Rising to the China Challenge: Renewing American Competitiveness in the Indo-Pacific—to...
By Cole Stevens
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Could Iran’s Revolution Unravel Over a Four-Cent Price Hike?
In mid-November, in a surprise overnight announcement, the revolutionary regime in Iran hiked the price of gasoline. By standards anywhere else in the world, it is still pitif...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Trump Moves Toward Labeling Mexican Cartels as Terrorist Groups
The Trump administration is moving forward on calls to classify Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations after the killing of nine U.S. citizens in Mexico, with top off...
By Peter Harrell
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The Madcap Scheme to Take Syria's Oil
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A retired Army intelligence officer, a successful Kurdish-American businessman, a former Syrian diplomat, and an eccentric entrepreneur from New Jersey met in January over foo...
By Peter Harrell
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Donald Trump has shown a surprising enthusiasm for sanctions
In December 2017 the Democratic Republic of Congo was in ferment. Joseph Kabila, then the president, seemed to be weighing whether or not to stand in an election, even though ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Is Turkey becoming a haven for terrorist financing?
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New U.S. sanctions on Islamic State (ISIS) operatives based in Turkey have brought questions about Ankara’s counterterrorism priorities and raised the prospect that the countr...
By Peter Harrell
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U.S. Commerce Department Proposes Reviews of Sensitive Technology Supplier Transactions
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The U.S. issued a proposed rule on Tuesday that would give Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross the ability to review transactions involving communications networks and their supply...
By Peter Harrell
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Trump’s Embrace of Sanctions Irks Allies and Prompts Efforts to Evade Measures
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President Trump’s increasing reliance on economic sanctions to solve foreign policy problems is fueling concern that the United States is abusing its financial power and promp...
By Peter Harrell
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CNAS and Defense One Partner for Year-Long Editorial Series: "The American Readiness Project"
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With original reporting, research, and a body of expert commentary, the American Readiness Project will chronicle the nation’s desire, willingness, and capability for the U.S....
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The Shady Cryptocurrency Boom on the Post-Soviet Frontier
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At the edge of a lake on a fault line of the new Cold War stands a building that, depending on how you look at it, is either a relic of a failed revolution or the beating hear...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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US Humanitarian Trade Channel for Iran Gets Positive British Response
A U.S. proposal to boost global humanitarian trade with Iran in accordance with U.S. sanctions has sparked a positive British response and a debate about whether the plan’s go...
By Peter Harrell
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The Trump Administration Has Only One Move
Turkey had to have seen this coming. Granted, it didn’t feature in the phone call last week where Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan informed his American counterpart of ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Venezuelan oil output could be halved without Chevron waiver extension: analysts
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Venezuelan oil production, already averaging a historic low near 600,000 b/d, could quickly plummet below 300,000 b/d if the Trump administration allows a waiver for Chevron a...
By Neil Bhatiya
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Trump’s Top Sanctions Official Will Depart
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The Trump administration’s top sanctions official will depart the Treasury Department this month, leaving a void in President Trump’s national security team as he ramps up a m...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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WTO to back U.S. tariffs on Europe in clash over Airbus subsidies
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The United States won approval on Wednesday to impose tariffs on $7.5 billion (£6.12 billion) worth of European goods over illegal EU subsidies handed to Airbus, threatening t...
By Peter Harrell
