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Why Turkey’s reliance on Trump for S-400 sanctions waiver appears misguided
In The News
Turkish officials appealed directly to President Donald Trump this week to waive potential US sanctions if Turkey takes delivery of the Russian S-400 air defense system. But a...
By Neil Bhatiya
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U.S. Allies Challenge Trump’s Reversal on Property Seized in Cuba
In The News
President Donald Trump’s move to let U.S. citizens file lawsuits over property confiscated in Cuba during the 1959 revolution angered European allies who vowed to challenge th...
By Peter Harrell
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Trump to Allow U.S. Lawsuits Over Seized Property in Cuba
The Trump administration will allow U.S. citizens to file lawsuits over property confiscated in Cuba during the 1959 revolution, a move that reverses two decades of policy and...
By Peter Harrell
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Trump botches North Korea sanctions announcement, sparking widespread confusion
In The News
President Trump sparked confusion across Washington on Friday by calling off an upcoming round of large-scale economic sanctions against North Korea in a dashed-off tweet. The...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Russian oligarch and Putin ally sues Treasury, demands lifting of U.S. sanctions
Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska sued the Treasury Department and Secretary Steven Mnuchin in U.S. federal court to demand the lifting of remaining U.S. sanctions against hi...
By Peter Harrell
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The Financing of WMD Proliferation: Conducting Risk Assessments
Preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction is a critical priority for the international community. Global financial institutions are important players in this effort...
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The Next U.S. Clash With China Will Be All About Iran’s Oil
In The News
As if they needed it, U.S.-China relations face a new flashpoint on Nov. 4, when Washington’s new sanctions on Iran take full effect with the stated objective of cutting Tehra...
By Peter Harrell
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There's A Showdown Coming Between The U.S. And Countries Doing Business With Iran
Iranian oil exports are tumbling ahead of the reimposition of sanctions in early November by the Trump administration. But Iran's biggest oil customer, China may try and circu...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Countering North Korea's Financing of its Weapons Programs
Military solutions to containing and potentially reversing North Korea’s weapons programs have dominated the discussion, but there are other means available to the United Stat...
By Neil Bhatiya
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U.S. Sanctions Weapon Is Under Threat — but Not From Bitcoin
Venezuela’s announcement that it will soon launch its own virtual currency, “El Petro,” with the express idea of evading U.S. financial sanctions, set alarm bells ringing in W...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Elizabeth Rosenberg on NPR: Protests In Iran Continue
Violent protests in Iran are continuing since they began six days ago, highlighting economic problems and the question of what impact U.S. sanctions have on Iranians. C...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Bitcoin And Its Competitors Are Becoming A Problem For US Sanctions
As bitcoin sees its value skyrocket, some financial experts and cyber analysts are beginning to worry that the digital cryptocurrency is prime to be exploited by countries lik...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Trump’s North Korea policy could trigger famine, experts warn
The Trump administration's primary North Korea strategy would do little to curb the country's nuclear program and could trigger a famine, according to experts. After spearhead...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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CSIS Podcast: "Sanctions: Energy and Politics"
Iran, Russia, Venezuela, and North Korea, individually and collectively, present complex challenges to U.S. policymaking and national security. Each country lies at the center...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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U.S. sanctions 13 Chinese and North Korean organizations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on 13 Chinese and North Korean organizations Washington accused of helping evade nuclear restrictions aga...
By Peter Harrell
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Asian and European banks are still shunning Iran — and Tehran blames the U.S.
Senior fellow Elizabeth Rosenberg discusses the economic risks of doing business with Iran in the Washington Post...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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CNAS Releases “The New Tools of Economic Warfare: Effects and Effectiveness of Contemporary U.S. Financial Sanctions”
As targeted financial sanctions become an ever-larger piece of the U.S. national security tool kit, the Center for a New American Security has released a new report, “The New ...
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So you want to know more about economic sanctions…
In the Washington Post, Tufts University Professor Dan Drezner featured a new CNAS report on sanctions co-authored with CNAS experts Elizabeth Rosenberg and Zachary Goldman, a...
By Dr. Daniel Drezner, Elizabeth Rosenberg, Julia Solomon-Strauss & Zachary K. Goldman
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Top Treasury Official Warns Against Over-Reliance on Sanctions
Foreign Policy features a CNAS event on U.S. sanctions and national security, co-hosted by NYU School of Law's Center on Law and Security....
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With Cuba move, Obama doubles down on strategy of engagement
Senior Fellow Julianne Smith discusses President's Obama's decision to restore diplomatic ties to Cuba with the Los Angeles Times....
By Julianne Smith
