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Tightening Sanctions on Russia
Commentary
With Congress actively debating new sanctions on Russia, the United States may be poised to enact the first significant increase in economic pressure on Russia since Congress ...
By Peter Harrell & Elizabeth Rosenberg
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The Trump administration's Iran strategy may be high-cost, low-return
Commentary
The U.S. administration’s signals that it will take a tough line on the reimposition of Iran oil sanctions in November, notwithstanding indications that it may consider some e...
By Rachel Ziemba, Edoardo Saravalle & Elizabeth Rosenberg
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The China Challenge
Commentary
[remarks as prepared for delivery at the CNAS Annual Conference, June 21, 2018] [Ely Ratner] Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for being here today. My name is Ely Ratner...
By Ely Ratner, Elizabeth Rosenberg & Dr. Daniel Kliman
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North Korea Must Come Clean About Its Dirty Money
Commentary
With the June 12 summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un having concluded with a joint statement establishing the mutual desire for the “denuclearization of the Korean pen...
By Neil Bhatiya & Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Leaving the Iran Nuclear Deal Will Have Unintended Consequences
Commentary
President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Iran nuclear deal and reinstate all U.S. sanctions won’t deliver punishing economic pressure capable o...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Don't Let Up on North Korea Now
Commentary
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump may or may not be right in thinking that its “maximum pressure” campaign has brought North Korea to the bargaining table. Wha...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg & Neil Bhatiya
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Congress should kickstart the response to virtual currencies
Commentary
Bitcoin and other virtual currencies are no longer just a technological novelty or a speculative bubble. They are affecting U.S. national security. To face their potential thr...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg & Edoardo Saravalle
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How to Save the Iran Nuclear Deal
Commentary
After a year of complaining about the Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), U.S. President Donald Trump finally resorted to thre...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg & Ilan Goldenberg
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Trump must send Russia powerful message through tougher actions
Commentary
The Trump administration took several actions last week to implement U.S. sanctions on Russia that Congress passed last year. However, while the Trump administration’s actions...
By Peter Harrell & Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Trump’s Use of Sanctions May Be Unsustainable
Commentary
A year into his presidency, President Donald Trump has become an aggressive practitioner of economic sanctions. So far, the Treasury Department has added over 700 people, comp...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg & Peter Harrell
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CNAS Commentary: Trump Administration Implementation of U.S. Sanctions on Russia and Next Steps in Russia Policy
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On January 29, the Trump administration published a list of Russian oligarchs and senior Russian government officials and issued a public statement describing diplomatic effor...
By Peter Harrell & Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Bitcoin can help terrorists secretly fund their deadly attacks
Commentary
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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Middle East Security Forum 2017
Commentary
In a region long known for its complexity, the Middle East landscape seems to grow more complicated by the week. To help unpack the latest developments—about Iran’s nuclear pr...
By Michèle Flournoy, Elizabeth Rosenberg, Ilan Goldenberg & Nicholas Heras
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If Trump Won’t Certify the Nuke Deal, He Should Do This Instead
Commentary
Despite assessments by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and the secretary of state that Iran is in compliance with the 2015 nuclear de...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Elizabeth Rosenberg
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The Legal Steps and Policy Challenges of Reimposing Sanctions on Iran
Commentary
Under the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (INARA), a 2015 statute designed to give Congress oversight over the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear agreement w...
By Peter Harrell & Elizabeth Rosenberg
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The Untapped Geopolitical Power of U.S. Natural Gas
Many in the United States and among our foreign allies are deeply disappointed by President Trump’s retreat from global leadership. What is equally depressing is how the admin...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg & Neil Bhatiya
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The War Over Who Controls U.S. Foreign Policy Has Begun
The unprecedented, massive new sanctions bill that Congress sent to President Donald Trump on Thursday is a statement of outrage by legislators over the president’s failure to...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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The Maximum Financial-Pressure Strategy for North Korea
The Trump administration has said that the maximum-pressure approach to address North Korea’s destabilizing nuclear and missile activities includes sanctions. That’s just the ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Congress, Trump need a united front to face down Iran
Iran policy has been one of the most divisive foreign policy issues in recent years. The Obama administration’s nuclear deal passed Congress without a single Republican vote, ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg, Richard Fontaine & Ilan Goldenberg
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The Wrong Move on Russia Sanctions Could Have Dire Consequences for the U.S.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested he would consider removing U.S. sanctions on Russia in order to improve ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin. On Thursday...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
