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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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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
U.N.: North Korea is avoiding sanctionsAccording 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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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
The Hanoi Summit – We Asked Neil Bhatiya What Happens Next in U.S.-North Korea RelationsWith 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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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
North Korea and America’s Second Summit: Here’s What Ashley Feng Thinks Will HappenAt 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
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7 Things America Can Do to Counter International Nuclear Threats
Commentary
Fifteen years ago, the global effort to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons was dealt an enormous shock. In the aftermath of the dismantling of Libya’s nuclear weapons progr...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg & Neil Bhatiya
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Here’s How Trump Can Make Better Use of Corporate Sanctions
Commentary
The Trump administration’s decision, which went into force on Jan. 27, to lift sanctions on several companies owned by the influential Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, has pro...
By Peter Harrell
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Up First: Tuesday, January 29th, 2019
Podcast
Former Trump adviser Roger Stone will be arraigned in federal court today. Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei faces U.S. charges for stealing trade secrets, lying to bank...
By Peter Harrell
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Considering Sanctions on Russian Sovereign Debt
Commentary
As the new Congress begins, legislators will have to decide whether to place sanctions on new issuance of Russian sovereign debt. Last year, the Senate considered sanctioning ...
By Sam Dorshimer
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Russia’s Resiliency Toolkit
Commentary
By Rachel Ziemba: Russian authorities have loudly proclaimed their preparedness to face new sanctions, maintaining a defensive economic policy stance. If Russians are committ...
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China-Russia Cooperation Presents a Fresh Threat to the United States
Commentary
By Ashley Feng: In early November, at the longstanding annual meeting of the Russian and Chinese foreign ministers, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in order to co...
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What Pressuring Russian Oligarchs Accomplishes
Commentary
By Neil Bhatiya: As Congress and the administration consider measures to push back on Russian malign activity in 2019, they need to understand what little influence oligarchs...
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Commentary
Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
U.S. Russia Policy: Moving Beyond SanctionsBy Andrea Kendall-Taylor: As long as he is in power, Russian President Vladimir Putin is unlikely to substantively change his strategic calculus, despite Western economic pre...
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The United States and Europe May Return to Common Sanctions Policies on Russia
Commentary
By John Hughes: In the past two years, the United States and European Union have diverged from their unified approach to Russia sanctions, exemplified by the close coordinati...
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U.S. Policy Toward Russia and a Deepening Transatlantic Divide
Commentary
By Elizabeth Rosenberg: The new U.S. Congress is considering whether to impose fresh sanctions on Russia for its intrusions into U.S. democratic processes, its attacks on sov...
