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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?
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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7 Things America Can Do to Counter International Nuclear Threats
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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U.S. Russia Policy: Moving Beyond Sanctions
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By 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
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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
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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...
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Europe and the United States: A Diverging Approach Toward Russia?
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By Rachel Rizzo: Over the course of the past two years, the U.S.-European relationship has gone from bad to worse. President Trump has repeatedly derided NATO allies, called ...
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Russia Sanctions in 2019: Clarifying a Strategy
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By Edward Fishman: During the first two years of the Donald J. Trump administration, the central theme of U.S. sanctions policy toward Russia was preservation. President Trum...
