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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
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Photos Link Suspect in Alleged Killing of Journalist to Saudi Government
Oil executives say they are disturbed by photos of the Saudi crown prince and the energy minister standing in Houston with a man who appears to be a key suspect in the killing...
By Peter Harrell
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Business titans fight shy of Saudi’s trillion-dollar charm offensive
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When Mohammed bin Salman was touring the UK and US earlier this year, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia – and its de facto ruler – could have relied almost exclusively on busin...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Mnuchin to Decide by Friday Whether to Cancel on Saudi Conference
The disappearance of a Saudi dissident journalist has put Steven Mnuchin, the United States Treasury secretary, in an increasingly tenuous position as he prepares to attend an...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Europe steps up drive to exempt Swift from Iran sanctions
European finance ministers will try to persuade the Trump administration not to cut off Iran’s access to Swift, the global financial messaging service, in meetings with Steven...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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The Next U.S. Clash With China Will Be All About Iran’s Oil
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As if they needed it, U.S.-China relations face a new flashpoint on Nov. 4, when Washington’s new sanctions on Iran take full effect with the stated objective of cutting Tehra...
By Peter Harrell
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As oil prices rise, US locks in on Iran sanctions
Rising global oil prices will not deter the Trump administration from pushing sanctions forward on Iranian crude exports in November, several analysts told S&P Global Plat...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Trump's trade victories mean the White House can now 'focus all its ire on China'
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Using trade deals with Canada, Mexico and South Korea as leverage, Washington looks set to sharpen its hard line trade policy against China and what it deems unfair trade prac...
By Rachel Ziemba
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There's A Showdown Coming Between The U.S. And Countries Doing Business With Iran
Iranian oil exports are tumbling ahead of the reimposition of sanctions in early November by the Trump administration. But Iran's biggest oil customer, China may try and circu...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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What’s a Special Purpose Vehicle, and Can Europe Save Iran With It?
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It’s been nearly five months since American President Donald Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The ...
By Neil Bhatiya
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Too big to sanction? U.S. struggles with punishing large Russian businesses.
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When the Treasury Department imposed tough sanctions on Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska and his companies in April, the fallout for the Putin ally was fast and fierce. Western...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Trump administration’s use of sanctions draws concern
February was a typically busy month for U.S. officials who announce government sanctions. One package of measures issued by the Treasury Department targeted North Korea, with ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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The Energy 202: Trump slammed Merkel over a pipeline from Russia. But with Putin, he demurred.
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President Trump said a number of things at his press conference Monday alongside Russian leader Vladimir Putin that few thought a U.S. commander in chief would ever say. Trump...
By Edoardo Saravalle
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Trump Plan to Prop Up Coal, Nuclear Won’t Protect the Electric Grid
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President Donald Trump and Republican political leaders spent close to eight years accusing the Obama administration of picking winners and losers in the energy sector, but Tr...
By Neil Bhatiya
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The U.S. is trying to find a discreet way to pay for Kim Jong Un’s hotel during the summit
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At an island resort off the coast of Singapore, U.S. event planners are working day and night with their North Korean counterparts to set up a summit designed to bring an end ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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The U.S. Has Lost the Nuclear Race
The US has the largest stockpile of nuclear arms in the world. But on nuclear energy, it's all but out of the race. Of more than 50 new nuclear reactors being built around the...
By Neil Bhatiya
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Rusal’s dividends from Norilsk threatened by sanctions
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US sanctions imposed against Russian aluminium producer Rusal threaten the lucrative flow of dividends from mining company Norilsk Nickel, amid concerns over doing business wi...
By Peter Harrell
