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US Treasury imposes sanctions on N. Korean company and China-based lodging facility
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On Jan. 14, the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on a North Korean company and a China-based lodging facility because of its connection to North Koreans working overse...
By Neil Bhatiya
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CNAS Launches “America Competes 2020”The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) today launched “America Competes 2020,” a Center-wide initiative to renew American competitiveness at home and abroad. Amid incre...
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Crude oil futures higher on US-China trade deal optimism
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Crude oil futures were higher during mid-morning trade in Asia Tuesday on market optimism ahead of the US-China phase one trade deal signing this week. However, anticipation o...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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US, Chinese officials in talks on halting imports of Iranian crude
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US officials are working behind the scenes to get Chinese independent refiners to stop importing roughly 200,000 b/d of crude oil and condensate from Iran, in violation of US ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Iran to fund cyber attacks with cryptocurrency
IRAN’S cyberspies will use cryptocurrency to fund information warfare against the West, warns an ex-CIA officer. US cryptocurrency expert Yaya Fanusie says that it is likely T...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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New Sanctions Power Could Squeeze Remaining Iranian Trade Channels
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Fresh sanction powers authorized by President Trump against Iran could squeeze the remaining trade and finance channels keeping the Iranian economy on life support by threaten...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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U.S. Unsuccessfully Tried Killing a Second Iranian Military Official
The American military unsuccessfully tried to kill a senior Iranian military official in Yemen on the same day a drone strike killed Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, Iran’s most po...
By Peter Harrell
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Pompeo Imposes Sanctions on Iran, Sticking to Assertion That U.S. Faced Imminent Threat
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The Trump administration slapped another round of sanctions on Iran on Friday and, brushing aside demands from Democrats for evidence, elaborated on its assertions that the de...
By Peter Harrell
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Trump Administration Expands Iran Sanctions
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The Trump administration expanded its sanctions campaign against Iran on Friday, as Washington’s chief diplomat said the U.S. would have been negligent not to kill a top Irani...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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How U.S. Sanctions on Iran Could Hamper Boeing Plane Crash Investigation
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The investigation into this week's deadly plane crash in Iran could be hampered by U.S. sanctions on the country, which may restrict Boeing staff from traveling to the country...
By Peter Harrell
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Trump uses sanctions as a favorite form of retribution — against friend and foe alike
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President Trump has deployed them against foreign adversaries. He has used them with publicly traded companies. And he has even, briefly, slapped them on American allies. So ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Press Note
Defense / Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
CNAS Responds: Tensions Rise Between the United States and IranThe first week of 2020 has seen a sharp escalation in U.S.-Iran tensions, with the U.S. killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, Iranian missile strikes on U.S. military t...
By Richard Fontaine, Ilan Goldenberg, Elizabeth Rosenberg, Kayla M. Williams, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Neil Bhatiya & Kaleigh Thomas
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FactChecking Trump’s Iran Address
In an address to the nation a day after an Iranian attack on military bases housing U.S. soldiers in Iraq, President Donald Trump made some dubious, misleading and inaccurate ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Additional Iran-Related Sanctions by U.S. May Have Little Impact, Sanctions Experts Say
Sanctions observers expect the U.S. to impose more sanctions on Iranian officials or companies that trade with Iran as tensions escalate between Tehran and Washington followin...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg & Peter Harrell
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U.S. May Release More Guidance Alongside Sanctions Following Court Ruling, Experts Say
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A recent ruling by a U.S. federal judge in a closely watched lawsuit could spur more clarity from the U.S. Treasury Department as it rolls out sanctions, experts say. The Dec...
By Peter Harrell
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Killing of Top Iranian General May Raise Risk for Mideast Shipping
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Forces with U.S. Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) have killed Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, a leading Iranian political figure and the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Gu...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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U.S. Seeks to Squeeze Shipping, Metals in Iran Sanctions Bid
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The Trump administration plans to strengthen enforcement of Iran sanctions now that it’s driven oil exports down to unprecedented lows, with a plan to increase pressure on glo...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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ISIS Is Experimenting with This New Blockchain Messaging App
The Islamic State has discovered blockchain. The technology that powers cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum promises to revolutionize almost all facets of society, fro...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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U.S. lawmakers take action on legislation to sanction Turkey
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After months of strained relations with Turkey, U.S. lawmakers moved forward on two pieces of legislation this week that would punish Turkey for purchasing S-400 missile syste...
By Peter Harrell
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital Program / Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
CNAS Delivers Congressionally Mandated Study on U.S. Strategy in the Indo-Pacific to the Department of DefenseThe Center for a New American Security (CNAS) today delivered an independent assessment—Rising to the China Challenge: Renewing American Competitiveness in the Indo-Pacific—to...
By Cole Stevens
