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Trump’s fluid approach to national and economic security is leaving his allies baffled
President Trump is merging his national security and trade goals in a blur of tactical improvisation that risks alienating U.S. allies and opening American businesses to costl...
By Peter Harrell
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Iran deal: Trump breaks with European allies over 'horrible, one-sided' nuclear agreement
Donald Trump has announced he will impose “the highest level of economic sanctions” on Iran, violating an international nuclear agreement and a UN resolution, breaking decisiv...
By Peter Harrell
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Rosneft Takes Irish Detour Around Sanctions With Moscow Bank
A Russian oil company effectively barred from international capital markets by western sanctions has found an ingenious workaround. It involves a Moscow bank taking a detour t...
By Peter Harrell
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Wine and Diamonds: How North Korea Dodges Sanctions
TOKYO — The United Nations detailed on Friday how North Korea gets around international sanctions designed to hobble the government and its nuclear weapons program. President ...
By Peter Harrell
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The Controversy Over Trump And Russia Sanctions Isn’t Going Away
The Trump administration has yet to prove it is fully complying with new Russian sanctions legislation just over one month after the State Department sparked a wave of critici...
By Peter Harrell
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Trump administration weighed sanctions against major Chinese banks tied to North Koreas
When President Trump announced new sanctions against North Korea last week, he called them the “strongest . . . we have ever put on a country.” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuch...
By Peter Harrell
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Russian Spy Chief Reportedly Met With U.S. Intelligence Officials
Rachel Martin talks to Peter Harrell of the Center for a New American Security about reports that Russia's foreign spy service chief, despite being on a U.S. sanctions blackli...
By Peter Harrell
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How Washington Helps Tehran Control the Internet
When thousands of Iranians streamed onto the country’s streets in the last week to protest government corruption and the dilapidated economy, authorities in Tehran reverted to...
By Peter Harrell
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U.S. sanctions 13 Chinese and North Korean organizations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on 13 Chinese and North Korean organizations Washington accused of helping evade nuclear restrictions aga...
By Peter Harrell
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Israel willing to resort to military action to stop Iran acquiring nuclear weapons: minister
TOKYO (Reuters) - Israel is willing to resort to military action to ensure Iran never acquires nuclear weapons, the intelligence minister said on Thursday in Japan where he is...
By Peter Harrell
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Experts warn of danger to U.S. companies if Trump follows through on China threats
As the gulf between the U.S. and North Korea over Kim Jong Un’s nuclear weapons program grows, one of the few things that the two countries continue to have in common is that ...
By Peter Harrell
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New congressional sanctions tie Trump’s hands on cooperation with Russia
New sanctions legislation overwhelmingly passed by the House today would constrain President Donald Trump’s ability to offer Russia sanctions relief for cooperation on Syria a...
By Peter Harrell & Edward Fishman
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U.S. sanctions 38 individuals, entities over Russian actions in Ukraine
The U.S. government on Tuesday sanctioned 38 individuals and organizations over Russia's actions in Ukraine, the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement, reaffirming Wash...
By Peter Harrell
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'Brexit' could have economic, political downsides for U.S. business
Adjunct senior fellow Peter Harrell explains that U.S. fears concerning the aftermath of Brexit are hyperbolized. ...
By Peter Harrell
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U.S. eases sanctions on Myanmar in bid to promote reforms
In Reuters, adjunct senior fellow Peter Harrell identifies lifting sanctions in Myanmar as significant, but not substantial ...
By Peter Harrell
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Obama slaps new sanctions on North Korea after tests
In Reuters, CNAS Adjunct Senior Fellow Peter Harrell discusses new U.S. sanctions against North Korea....
By Peter Harrell
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U.S. lifts ban on foreign units of American companies operating in Iran
Peter Harrell, adjunct senior fellow with the Energy, Economics, and Security Program, discusses the United States' lift on Iran sanctions....
By Peter Harrell
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Interview: Peter Harrell on Al Jazeera on Sanctions Against Islamic State
Adjunct Senior Fellow Peter Harrell discusses US sanctions on intermediaries purchasing oil from Islamic State on Al Jazeera....
By Peter Harrell
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U.S. temporarily lifts trade restrictions on Myanmar shipping hubs
Adjunct Senior Fellow Peter Harrell discusses the business environment in Myanmar after the lifting of trade restrictions in Reuters....
By Peter Harrell
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The New Middle East
Adjunct Senior Fellow Peter Harrell examines Iran sanctions relief and how it will impact multinational corporations in Bloomberg Businessweek....
By Peter Harrell