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Sanctions by the Numbers: Comparing the Trump and Biden Administrations’ Sanctions and Export Controls on China
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Executive Summary The Biden administration has exceeded the Trump administration in the number of financial sanctions and entity-based export controls placed on Chinese person...
By Eleanor Hume & Rowan Scarpino
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Sanctions by the Numbers: 2023 Year in Review
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In 2023, the Biden administration continued to prioritize sanctions as a key tool to support U.S. national security and foreign policy objectives....
By Rowan Scarpino & Jocelyn Trainer
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Sanctions by The Numbers: The Russian Energy Sector
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Since 2014, the United States, the European Union (EU), and other like-minded nations have targeted the Russian energy sector with increasingly significant coercive economic m...
By Jocelyn Trainer, Nicholas Lokker, Kristen Taylor & Uliana Certan
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Sanctions by the Numbers: 2022 Year in Review
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In 2022, the United States added 2,275 persons (individuals and entities) to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) list—a significant escalation in the ...
By Michael Frazer & Jocelyn Trainer
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Sanctions by the Numbers: SDN, CMIC, and Entity List Designations on China
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The United States has progressively expanded the scope of sanctions and entity-based export controls on Chinese persons (i.e., individuals and entities), primarily through the...
By Emily Kilcrease & Michael Frazer
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Sanctions by the Numbers: Economic Measures against Russia Following Its 2022 Invasion of Ukraine
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Following the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February, the United States and its allies have unleashed an impressive array of economic measures against Moscow,...
By Emily Kilcrease, Jason Bartlett & Mason Wong
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Sanctions by the Numbers: 2021 Year in Review
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The first year of President Joe Biden’s administration witnessed major developments in U.S. sanctions strategy, including a general review of all sanctions programs under the ...
By Jason Bartlett & Euihyun Bae
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Sanctions by the Numbers: Transnational Crime and Drug Trafficking
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Transnational organized crime poses a significant and growing threat to national security, with direct impacts on public safety and health, democratic institutions, and econom...
By Jason Bartlett & Megan Ophel
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Sanctions by the Numbers: Spotlight on Afghanistan
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The United States has imposed sanctions on the Taliban since 1999, with the severity and breadth of sanctions designations rising markedly since 2001 as part of the response t...
By Jason Bartlett
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Sanctions by the Numbers: U.S. Secondary Sanctions
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Over the past decade, secondary sanctions have emerged as a critical—and sometimes controversial—tool to increase the effectiveness and reach of U.S. primary sanctions program...
By Jason Bartlett & Megan Ophel
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Sanctions by the Numbers: Spotlight on Venezuela
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As Venezuela battles a protracted financial and humanitarian crisis, U.S. sanctions on the country have emerged as controversial. This has sparked debate on whether the increa...
By Jason Bartlett & Megan Ophel
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Sanctions by the Numbers: Spotlight on Cyber Sanctions
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Cyberattacks pose a serious threat to U.S. national security and the integrity of the global commerce and financial system, especially when state-sponsored actors conduct and/...
By Jason Bartlett & Megan Ophel
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Sanctions by the Numbers: Spotlight on Human Rights and Corruption
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Over the past five years, the U.S. government has imposed an unprecedented number of human rights and corruption-related sanctions....
By Jason Bartlett & Megan Ophel
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Sanctions by the Numbers: Spotlight on North Korea
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The U.S. government has used a variety of coercive economic measures to combat the North Korean security threat....
By Jason Bartlett & Francis Shin
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Sanctions by the Numbers: Spotlight on Russia
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Russia is the second-most sanctioned state by the United States in the past decade, with 742 designations....
By Francis Shin
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Sanctions by the Numbers: 2020 Year in Review
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Sanctions designations remained high in 2020, with 777 designations compared to 785 in 2019....
By Sam Dorshimer & Francis Shin
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Sanctions by the Numbers: Spotlight on China
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The United States has significantly increased its sanctions designations on Chinese individuals, entities, and ships in 2020. While the United States has imposed sanctions on ...
By Francis Shin
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Sanctions by the Numbers: Spotlight on Iran
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This edition of Sanctions by the Numbers explores Iran sanctions, tracking how designations and delistings have evolved over time, the dozens of countries affected by Iran-rel...
By Abigail Eineman
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Sanctions by the Numbers: The Geographic Distribution of U.S. Sanctions
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In February, CNAS launched Sanctions by the Numbers, a project to track U.S. sanctions designations and delistings. In this second installment, heat maps show the most heavily...
By Abigail Eineman
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Sanctions by the Numbers: U.S. Sanctions Designations and Delistings, 2009–2019
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The United States uses financial sanctions as a prominent tool of foreign policy. While this tool is used with increasing frequency and popularity, there is relatively limited...
By Johnpatrick Imperiale
