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Venezuela's violent uprising: Will Guaido prevail over Maduro?
Commentary
Juan Guaido ramped up his efforts to topple the Venezuelan regime this week. Where does the country stand now? CNAS' Peter Harrell joins Fox News to discuss.Watch the intervie...
By Peter Harrell
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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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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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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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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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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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How to Successfully Sanction North Korea
The North Korean nuclear crisis has placed a premium on the ability of sanctions to avert war, and the past two years have seen an important increase in U.S. and international...
By Peter Harrell & Juan Zarate
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The Missing Piece in the World’s North Korea Strategy
Last Wednesday, the United States Treasury added to its economic pressure campaign against North Korea, sanctioning a variety of entities the Kim regime uses to evade internat...
By Neil Bhatiya
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Bitcoin can help terrorists secretly fund their deadly attacks
One of the latest tools terrorists are using isn’t a new kind of bomb, gun, suicide vest or other device that can kill and maim. The tool is bitcoin, the virtual currency crea...
By Edoardo Saravalle & Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Give Bad Faith a Chance in North Korea
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said this week that the U.S. was “ready to talk” to North Korea. The White House and State Department walked back that statement, but Mr. Till...
By Peter Harrell
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Trump must stop Venezuela from sliding toward total dictatorship
The Trump administration’s sanctions on Venezuela have succeeded in creating a cash crunch in Caracas. But with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro getting close to defaulting...
By Peter Harrell
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Iran's Post-Sanctions Financial Windfall Was Overstated. What Does That Mean for Policy?
Commentary
The Trump administration seems poised to scuttle the Iran nuclear agreement, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Agreement (JCPOA). If it does, this decision will be a triumph for...
By Edoardo Saravalle & Neil Bhatiya
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How Will America React When One of Its Companies is Sanctioned?
For the past decade, the United States has led an unprecedented revolution in the use of targeted sanctions. Over the past week alone, President Obama has emphasized the poten...
By Peter Harrell
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Swift Sanctions
With the potential unraveling of the second ceasefire agreement between Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists, U.S. and EU policymakers are searching for new ways to convince...
By Eric Lorber
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America Needs Economic Statecraft in Asia
Few U.S. national security officials pay much attention to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum or economic statecraft in general. But they should. The APEC meet...
By Patrick M. Cronin
