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The US Has Lobbied Italy Not To Drop Sanctions Against Russia
US diplomats have been lobbying Italy to continue supporting the European Union’s sanctions on Russia, according to two diplomatic sources. US pressure has so far been crucial...
By Peter Harrell
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Iran And Trading Partners Will Find Ways To Skirt Sanctions, Analysts Say
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The Trump administration hopes the sweeping sanctions it has imposed on Iran's oil, shipping and banking industries will cripple its economy and force it to negotiate a new nu...
By Peter Harrell & Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Trump Has Only Sticks, No Carrots
The Trump administration imposed crippling sanctions on Iran on Monday in a widely anticipated slap at the country. The penalties, which grew out of President Trump’s decision...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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U.S. sanctions take toll on the ill in Iran as medicine becomes scarce
The first wave of U.S. sanctions against Iran was looming when doctors gave Aram Rawanshad the bad news. It was early June when she learned she was suffering from endometrios...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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What’s Bad for Trump Is Worse for Putin
The results of the U.S. congressional elections marked a setback for President Donald Trump, but they might be worse for Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The new Democratic majo...
By Peter Harrell
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U.S. Sanctions On Iran Could Impact How Trump Responds To Killing Of Jamal Khashoggi
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The sanctions could make it less likely the White House will punish Saudi Arabia for the killing, because Saudi oil will be needed to replace Iranian oil being taken off the m...
By Rachel Ziemba
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U.S. Unilaterally Reinstates Sanctions On Iran In Attempt To Change Its Behavior
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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
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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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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Two Capitals, One Russian Oligarch: How Oleg Deripaska Is Trying to Escape U.S. SanctionsThis 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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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
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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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In The News
Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Asia's meth boomFrom 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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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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Press Note
Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Upcoming Iran Sanctions: Likely Impact and Response from IranOn 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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Trump faces Election Day deadline on Russia
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The Trump administration is facing an Election Day deadline to decide whether to impose a fresh round of sanctions on Moscow over the poisoning of an ex-Russian spy in Britain...
By Peter Harrell
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The Financing of WMD Proliferation: Conducting Risk Assessments
Preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction is a critical priority for the international community. Global financial institutions are important players in this effort...
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Trump faces complaints that new Iran sanctions are too weak
A battle is brewing between the Trump administration and some of the president’s biggest supporters in Congress who are concerned that sanctions to be re-imposed on Iran early...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Khashoggi crisis may test Saudi PIF's expansion ambitions
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A year ago the Saudi sovereign investor Public Investment Fund (PIF) was a rising star among state-backed funds. It poured billions of dollars into the SoftBank technology fun...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Can the U.S. Make Oil Sanctions on Iran Work?
With two weeks to go until U.S. sanctions officially take aim at Iran’s oil exports, it’s not at all clear how much crude Iran is still selling—or which countries will keep bu...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
