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U.S. Unilaterally Reinstates Sanctions On Iran In Attempt To Change Its Behavior
In The News
The Trump administration says it will be relentless with its sanctions against Iran until it's a "normal country," but still giving major importers of Iranian oil a chance to ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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US gives waivers to Iran's top oil buyers to avoid price shock: Trump
In The News
The goal of keeping oil prices in check was central to the US decision to grant waivers to the top importers of Iranian crude, President Donald Trump said Monday, as his admin...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Expert Seminar Addressing China’s Belt and Road Strategy: Perspectives from the United States, Japan, and Southeast Asia
The Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) Japan-US Program sponsored an expert seminar on October 25, 2018, to present the report “Power Play: Addressing China’s Belt and Road Strat...
By Abigail Grace
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Foreign interference in the democratic process: countdown to the midterms
U.S. political philosophy has always encompassed a deep-rooted aversion to any form of foreign interference against the countrys democratic institutions. But today, the threat...
By Shawn Turner
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North Korea issues nuclear threat ahead of high-level talks with US
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As the United States and North Korea prepare for another round of high-level talks this week, Pyongyang's increasingly heated rhetoric has analysts worried that the stalemate ...
By Duyeon Kim
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Two Capitals, One Russian Oligarch: How Oleg Deripaska Is Trying to Escape U.S. Sanctions
In The News
This spring, a British lord with deep ties to the governing Conservative Party and a reputation as a do-gooder environmentalist arrived in Washington on an unlikely mission: t...
By Peter Harrell
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Kurdish SDF caught between Turkish, US aims in Syria
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The Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) finds itself torn between competing war aims of its US allies and Turkish opponents as the SDF declared a pause in the bat...
By Nicholas Heras
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Trump’s border deployments could cost $200 million by year-end
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The total price of President Trump’s military deployment to the border, including the cost of National Guard forces that have been there since April, could climb well above $2...
By Susanna V. Blume
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Syrian Kurds says US not pleased with Turkish cross-border shelling
Aldar Xelil, a Diplomatic Relations spokesperson for the Democratic Society Movement (TEV-DEM), says the US is unhappy with Turkey’s cross-border shelling which began on Tuesd...
By Nicholas Heras
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U.S. Reimposes Sanctions on Iran but Undercuts the Pain With Waivers
The Trump administration announced on Friday that it was exempting eight countries from bruising sanctions that the United States was reimposing against Iran, undercutting its...
By Peter Harrell
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Trump administration to reimpose sanctions on Iran
In The News
Senior US officials have warned that Washington will next week reimpose all sanctions on Iran that were lifted by the Obama administration after the 2015 nuclear agreement. D...
By Peter Harrell
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Asia's meth boom
In The News
From the jungles of Myanmar to the streets of Hong Kong, police throughout Asia are fighting a war against methamphetamine. By many indications, they're losing. Demand for bo...
By Peter Harrell
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Khashoggi crisis may tip Middle East power balance towards Turkey
The murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi could alter the power dynamic in the Middle East by strengthening Turkey's influence at Saudi Arabia's expense as they compete for lea...
By Nicholas Heras
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China may be biggest hurdle to US maximum pressure campaign on Iran: analysts
During a roughly 20-minute call with reporters Friday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin mentioned the Trump administration's "maximum press...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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It's Crunch Time for Trump Versus the World on Iran Sanctions
In The News
In the six months since President Donald Trump quit the Iran nuclear deal, he’s been demanding that Tehran -- and the rest of the world -- bend to his will. Come Monday mornin...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Upcoming Iran Sanctions: Likely Impact and Response from Iran
Press Note
On November 5, the United States will reimpose an array of powerful sanctions on the most important economic institutions in Iran, including its central bank and national oil ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg, Ilan Goldenberg & Eric Brewer
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Two Eurocrats and Their Trans-Atlantic Quest to Woo Idaho
Henne Schuwer’s job is to understand Washington, D.C. Which is how he found himself in Boise, Idaho, last month. Schuwer, a towering figure with a bushy beard and a wry sense...
By Rachel Rizzo & Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Post-9/11 Vets' Groups Poised to Out-Raise Legacy Organizations, Report Finds
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Organizations founded to serve veterans following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks are raising money more quickly than their pre-9/11 counterparts, save at higher rates, ...
By Emma Moore
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Joint US-Turkish patrols start near Manbij after days of Turkish cross-border attacks
The United States-led Coalition against the Islamic State (IS) on Thursday confirmed the start of joint Turkish-American patrols near Manbij. “Coalition and Turkish military ...
By Nicholas Heras
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Coalition working to ease tensions between Turkey, Syria Kurds
Turkish and US troops began joint patrols Thursday in the Syrian city of Manbij as the US-led coalition against the Islamic State group sought to calm renewed tensions between...
By Nicholas Heras
