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Global Supply Chains, Economic Decoupling, and U.S.-China Relations, Part 2: The View from the People’s Republic of China
Commentary
Introduction: The World As Beijing Sees It U.S. economic policy is not the only force at play threatening to disrupt the deep economic ties between the People’s Republic of C...
By Sagatom Saha & Ashley Feng
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U.S. Sanctions and COVID-19
Commentary
On April 17, the CNAS Energy, Economics, and Security (EES) program held a live discussion on U.S. sanctions policy and the COVID-19 pandemic. EES Program Director and Senior ...
By Abigail Eineman
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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
Sharper: The 5G Future5th Generation (5G) telecommunications promises to be a foundational next-generation technology—and vital to enabling the next industrial revolution. The stakes in 5G are high...
By Megan Lamberth, Chris Estep & Cole Stevens
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The Geo-economic Fallout of COVID-19 for the Middle East
Commentary
As the global novel coronavirus 2019 pandemic nears the end of its third month, the economic fallout from COVID-19 represents nothing less than the gravest crisis since the 19...
By Neil Bhatiya
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Negative oil prices: Why Asian nations may struggle to take advantage
Commentary
On 20 April, US oil futures closed in negative territory for the first time, implying that no one was willing to take physical delivery of some barrels of oil. While the unpre...
By Rachel Ziemba
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COVID-19 and Illicit Finance in the Cyber Domain
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major economic disruptions and forced large amounts of financial activity online. Illicit actors are likely to take advantage of the rapid shi...
By Yaya J. Fanusie & Sam Dorshimer
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China’s Economy and COVID-19
On April 2, the CNAS Energy, Economics, and Security (EES) program held a Twitter conversation on the impact of COVID-19 on China’s economic performance, priorities, leverage,...
By Sam Dorshimer & Ashley Feng
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Is U.S. Policy Towards Venezuela at a Turning Point?
On March 31, the Trump administration announced a pivot in U.S. policy towards Venezuela. The United States has spent more than a year backing opposition leader Juan Guaido, w...
By John Hughes & Peter Harrell
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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
Global Supply Chains, Economic Decoupling, and U.S.-China Relations, Part 1: The View from the United StatesThe trade war has defined the current adversarial relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China (PRC). While President Donald J. Trump has at times...
By Sagatom Saha & Ashley Feng
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Cryptocurrency Laundering Is a National Security Risk
Commentary
On March 2, the U.S. Department of Justice indicted two Chinese nationals for allegedly laundering cryptocurrency on behalf of North Korea. The laundering scheme ferreted away...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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Commentary
Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
Banks Are Most Likely Exposed to Crypto-Assets UnknowinglyU.S. financial regulators are watching closely to see how financial institutions’ exposure to the crypto-asset industry is affecting their bank anti-money laundering complianc...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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How an ease of sanctions may combat the coronavirus crisis
Commentary
Pressure is increasing to ease sanctions on Iran and Venezuela in response to the coronavirus crisis. Prominent Democrats in Congress have called on the administration to lift...
By Peter Harrell
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Commentary
Energy, Economics & Security / National Security Law
The Right Way to Reform the U.S. President’s International Emergency PowersThere is growing discussion in Washington about potential reforms to presidential emergency powers, a debate that will only intensify as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. ...
By Peter Harrell
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Fallout from the New Oil War
Commentary
On the back of Covid-19–related economic declines and a corresponding fall in demand for energy, oil markets have collapsed in recent days. This has contributed to a massive m...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg & Neil Bhatiya
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The Economic Impacts of Covid-19
On March 19, the CNAS Energy, Economics, and Security (EES) program held a Twitter conversation on the impact of Covid-19 on economic and financial markets. EES Program Direct...
By Sam Dorshimer & Ashley Feng
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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
How China set forth the global coronavirus crisis into motionAs the shroud of crisis began to lift at the center of the coronavirus epidemic in China, Beijing launched a campaign to project an image of global leadership while the United...
By Kristine Lee & Ashley Feng
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Could the U.S. Sanction the International Criminal Court?
Commentary
The International Criminal Court’s (ICC’s) March 5 decision to authorize its top prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, to pursue an investigation into alleged U.S. war crimes in Afghani...
By Peter Harrell
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Busting North Korea’s Sanctions Evasion
Commentary
North Korea is the most sophisticated, creative, and dangerous actor when it comes to stealthy and skillful methods of financing illicit nuclear and missile proliferation. Whi...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg & Neil Bhatiya
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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
America and Europe will lose to China in transatlantic trade warIf the United States escalates a trade war with Europe, only China will come out as a winner....
By Carisa Nietsche & Sam Dorshimer
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Bitcoin and Terrorism – How Compliance Will Shape Cryptocurrencies
Podcast
Many within the cryptofinance industry have been patiently waiting for regulatory oversight to deliver the clarity required for institutional adoption. Recent updates by the F...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
