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U.S. Targets Major Russian Banks and Tech Sector with Sweeping Sanctions and Export Controls Following Ukraine Invasion
In The News
President Biden on Thursday announced an unprecedented package of sanctions and export controls coordinated with European and Asian allies to punish Russia for its invasion of...
By Edward Fishman
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Biden Hits Russia With Broad Sanctions for Putin’s War in Ukraine
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President Biden, vowing to turn President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia into a “pariah,” announced tough new sanctions on Thursday aimed at cutting off Russia’s largest banks an...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
CNAS Responds: Assessing the wide-reaching impacts of the Russian invasion of UkraineRichard Fontaine Chief Executive Officer: Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine will produce many casualties. Among them may be Washington’s foremost foreign policy plans. T...
By Richard Fontaine, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Lisa Curtis, Paul Scharre, Edward Fishman, Emily Kilcrease, Samuel Bendett & Ryan Fedasiuk
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Boris Johnson Fires a Barrage of Sanctions Blanks
There is no textbook for how to use the only weapon the West really has — sanctions — to help protect Ukraine’s sovereignty. How much pain should the West try to inflict now, ...
By Elina Ribakova
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North Korea Turns to Crypto Theft to Fund Weapons Programs
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Experts say North Korea is exploiting the lack of global regulatory controls on cryptocurrency to steal digital currencies to fund its nuclear weapons and missile programs. “C...
By Jason Bartlett
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Putin Insulated Russia’s Economy. Will Biden’s Sanctions Hold Him Back in Ukraine?
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When the Obama administration imposed sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine in 2014, American officials were hopeful they would deter President Vladimir V. Putin from furth...
By Edward Fishman
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How a Battery Shortage Could Threaten US National Security
Bob Galyen has spent his career building electric car batteries. And he thinks the United States has a problem. Galyen, who engineered the battery for the General Motors EV1, ...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Digital Yuan Showcases the Real Value of Bitcoin
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The Beijing Winter Olympics are set to conclude on Sunday after two weeks of showcasing the best of human sportsmanship and, of course, controversy. But the event has also bee...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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China Is Showing Off the Digital Yuan at the Olympics. Can the U.S. Compete?
China is competing for more than just medals at the Winter Olympics in Beijing this month. It’s also quietly trying to define the future of money. Although attendees can pay v...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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U.S. Weighs China Factor in Drafting Plans to Punish Russia
The Biden administration, in devising what it vows would be punishing economic penalties if Russia were to attack Ukraine, is factoring in whether China would come to Moscow’s...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Spurning Demand by the Taliban, Biden Moves to Split $7 Billion in Frozen Afghan Funds
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President Biden is starting to clear a legal path for relatives of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to pursue $3.5 billion that Afghanistan’s central bank had deposited ...
By Alex Zerden
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Treasury Urges Closer Watch on Money Laundering in Fine Art
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Fine art isn’t just nice to look at — it’s also attractive to criminals trying to launder money, finance terrorism and trade illegal drugs and arms. And the Treasury Departmen...
By Michael Greenwald
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Putin, Facing Sanction Threats, Has Been Saving for This Day
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Vladimir V. Putin’s posture toward the West through the recent Ukraine crisis seems unusually defiant, even for him. But there may be more behind his confidence than military ...
By Edward Fishman
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
CNAS Responds: U.S. Sanctions on RussiaWith Russian troops amassing on Ukraine's borders, the United States and its allies are stepping up the pressure to deter an invasion, with sanctions playing a key role in the...
By Emily Kilcrease, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Carisa Nietsche, Jim Townsend, Jason Bartlett, Rachel Ziemba, Edward Fishman & Daniel Silverberg
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Threat of Hard-Hitting Russia Sanctions Leaves U.S. Companies Planning for All Scenarios
U.S. companies with interests in Russia are rushing to draw up contingency plans as Washington threatens sanctions should President Vladimir Putin order troops into Ukraine. I...
By Alex Zerden
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For Economic Sanctions To Work Against Russia, the US and Its Allies Will Have To Share Some of the Pain
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The Biden administration’s strategy for economic sanctions against Russia should it invade Ukraine could be summed up as “no pain, no gain.” With a military confrontation off ...
By Edward Fishman
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Should the U.S. Rattle Putin’s Cage?
Now that top Biden administration officials concede Russia is likely to invade Ukraine again, the biggest question roiling Washington is whether crushing sanctions would be mo...
By Edward Fishman
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U.S. Threatens Use of Novel Export Control to Damage Russia’s Strategic Industries if Moscow Invades Ukraine
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The Biden administration is threatening to use a novel export control to damage strategic Russian industries, from artificial intelligence and quantum computing to civilian ae...
By Edward Fishman
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US Sanctions Would Hit Rouble, Force Russian Bank Bailout, Say Experts
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The Biden administration’s threat to sanction US dollar transactions by Russian banks if the country invades Ukraine could set off a domestic financial crisis and even hasten ...
By Edward Fishman
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How to Help Afghans Without Aiding the Taliban
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In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, aid groups are overwhelmed by the starving. More than half the population, the United Nations has warned, won’t get enough to eat this winte...
By Alex Zerden
