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Deadline For Iranian Oil Waivers
The Trump administration says today marks a new chapter in efforts to drive Iran's oil sales down to zero. It wants China and India to stop importing Iranian crude or face san...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Preserving the Power of US Economic Statecraft
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On April 30, 2019, former Secretary of the Treasury Jacob J. Lew delivered keynote remarks at an event marking the release of a new report by the Center for a New American Sec...
By Jacob J. Lew
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Event Transcript: The Future of U.S. Coercive Economic Measures
On April 30, 2019, the Center for a New American Security hosted an event marking the release of a new report: Economic Dominance, Financial Technology, and the Future of U.S....
By Jacob J. Lew, Elizabeth Rosenberg, Peter Harrell, David Cohen, Dr. Gary M. Shiffman, Daleep Singh & Adam Szubin
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Sanctions Can’t Spark Regime Change
Commentary
In the last several decades, financial and economic sanctions have become a key tool of U.S. foreign policy. The Trump administration has made particularly heavy use of this t...
By David Cohen & Zoe Weinberg
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Maximum Pressure on Iran Won’t Work
Commentary
This week, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo moved to end sanctions waivers on Iranian oil—a major step to increase financial pressure on Tehran. The new policy, once it goe...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Canada and the World, Ep. 38: Preparing for economic crisis
Podcast
What keeps global economy experts up at night? Is it Brexit, Chinese debt, the impact of technology on work, or the “unknown unknowns” — those issues we haven’t yet anti...
By Rachel Ziemba
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The Impact of U.S. Sanctions on Iranian Oil
This conversation originally appeared in The Iran Primer. On April 22, the Trump Administration announced that it will stop providing sanctions exemptions to countries that im...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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China could skirt US sanctions on Iranian oil: Expert
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Ashley Feng of the Center for a New American Security explains why she agrees that there's "definitely" pressure on China to continue evading oil sanctions. View the full con...
By Ashley Feng
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Trump Administration Designates Part Of Iran's Military As Foreign Terrorist Group
The U.S. moved to list the Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corp as a terrorist group — an escalation of anti-Iran moves that critics say could leave U.S. forces vulnerable to...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Operation Obstacle Course: How China Has Disrupted Negotiations with North Korea
Commentary
As the United States pushes North Korea toward denuclearization, it should focus more on the Chinese lifeline to this rogue regime. An ally and neighbor of North Korea, China ...
By Ashley Feng
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Why Trump’s sanctions aren’t working
Commentary
On March 22, President Trump tweeted that he ordered the “withdrawal” of North Korea sanctions. It is still unclear whether he pulled back an upcoming package of North Korea s...
By David Cohen
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Five Years after Crimea, What have We Learned About Sanctioning Russia?
Commentary
In March 2014, then-President Barack Obama signed the first tranche of executive orders imposing sanctions against the Russian Federation for its illegal invasion and annexati...
By Neil Bhatiya
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Fintech Is Booming, While Posing New National Security Risks for the U.S.
Commentary
New financial technology—so-called fintech—has rapidly become an important part of the financial industry, from mobile payment systems to cryptocurrencies. But it also represe...
By Sam Dorshimer
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Cuba: The Next Rift in the Transatlantic Relationship?
Commentary
The Trump administration is poised to open a significant new rift in the transatlantic relationship, this time regarding Cuba. With the administration’s announcement on March ...
By John Hughes
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U.N.: North Korea is avoiding sanctions
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According to a new United Nations report, North Korea is violating sanctions through ship-to-ship transfers, cyber attacks and building nuclear weapons. Neil Bhatiya, an assoc...
By Neil Bhatiya
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The Hanoi Summit – We Asked Neil Bhatiya What Happens Next in U.S.-North Korea Relations
Commentary
With the suspension of the summit in Hanoi between President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim Jong-un, the diplomatic process to resolve the status of North Korea’s dangerous wea...
By Neil Bhatiya
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Congress Should Make Financial Transparency a U.S. National Security Priority
Last month, a bipartisan group of senators reintroduced a bill designed to expand the range of coercive measures the United States can impose on Russia for its broad range of ...
By Neil Bhatiya
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The EU Needs a Better Way to Screen Chinese Investment. It Should Look to France.
Commentary
From the United States to Australia, countries are tightening restrictions on investment in strategic sectors like energy and defense, with a wary eye toward China. There are ...
By Ashley Feng & Sagatom Saha
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We Can’t Tell if Chinese Firms Work for the Party
Commentary
On Jan. 28, the U.S. Justice Department announced two indictments against China’s largest telecommunications company, Huawei, alleging that the company tried to steal informat...
By Ashley Feng
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North Korea and America’s Second Summit: Here’s What Ashley Feng Thinks Will Happen
Commentary
At the end of February, U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un will reportedly meet for the second time. The summit promises to be much like the fir...
By Ashley Feng
