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‘New’ Syria Is Up Against Economy Ravaged by War
Syria’s economy has been decimated by more than a decade of civil war and sanctions that have severed it from the global financial system....
By Rachel Ziemba
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U.S. Steel Faces an Uncertain Future — and a Daunting Legal Fight — After Biden Blocked Sale
Inside U.S. Steel’s mills on Friday, ideas for the company’s future ranged from hedge funds buying up assets to a fractured sale to domestic competitors....
By Geoffrey Gertz
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
With Election Over, Biden Eyes Parting Blow to Putin War ChestPresident Joe Biden is weighing major new sanctions against Russia’s energy sector in his final weeks in office, four people familiar with the matter said, as the administrati...
By Edward Fishman
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Millions in Bonds for Israel Put U.S. States at Odds with Investment PoliciesThe United States has long been Israel’s primary international backer, lending it vast political, diplomatic and financial support....
By Rachel Ziemba
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Limits on Aid to Syria Threaten to Worsen the Country’s Humanitarian Crisis
In the week since President Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria fell in a shocking conclusion to the country’s 13-year civil war, Syrians have celebrated the end of a regime...
By Alex Zerden
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Could Chinese Cars Still Enter the United States?
As the sun sets on the Biden administration, it is preparing one last maneuver that could prevent Chinese cars from driving on American roads for years to come. The Departmen...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Major Cloud Providers Could Get Key Role in AI Chip Access Outside the US, Sources Say
In its latest jab at Beijing, the U.S. will empower companies like Google and Microsoft to act as gatekeepers worldwide for highly sought-after access to AI chips, two people ...
By Geoffrey Gertz
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Biden Tees Up Trump With a Final China Chip Battle
With one foot out of the Oval Office, U.S. President Joe Biden fired a parting shot at China’s semiconductor industry—setting the stage for fresh trade tensions over the power...
By Geoffrey Gertz
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China Is Studying Russia’s Sanctions Evasion to Prepare for Taiwan Conflict
China has been supporting Russia’s economy since the start of the Ukraine war by buying its oil while supplying it with everything from microelectronics to washing machines. M...
By Edward Fishman
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‘Blood Will Emerge from My Ear’: Experts Pounce on Trump’s New ‘Weaponization’ Threat
Donald Trump Saturday made a threat to foreign countries on social media, leading one expert to say it amounts to "weaponization of the dollar." Trump over the weekend took to...
By Rachel Ziemba
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The Real Numbers Behind Trump’s Canada Tariff Threat
The data point is just one of many that help to contextualise Donald Trump’s threat to hit Canada and Mexico with a 25 per cent tariffs on all goods. The tariffs, which will a...
By Rachel Ziemba
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U.S. Treasury Targets Russia’s Gazprombank with New Sanctions
The United States imposed new sanctions on Russia's Gazprombank on Thursday, the Treasury Department said, as President Joe Biden steps up actions to punish Moscow for its inv...
By Edward Fishman
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
A U.S. Ban on Investing in Chinese AI Startups Could Escalate Under TrumpLate last month, the US Treasury Department finalized new restrictions limiting what kinds of Chinese tech startups US venture capital firms can invest in for national securit...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Trump Set to Deepen Tech Cold War with ChinaDonald Trump launched a technological war against China in his first presidency. His next administration faces a much harder task: finishing it. ... On export controls — a typ...
By Thomas Krueger
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Loyalty Is Common Thread as Trump Fills Foreign Policy, Immigration JobsPresident-elect Donald Trump is stocking his cabinet and White House staff with loyalists with deep congressional experience who back his agenda on immigration and foreign pol...
By Richard Fontaine
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Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
Biden Administration Rushes to Finalize CHIPS Act FundingAs Bloomberg reported, the White House is rushing to wrap up deals with chipmakers like Intel, Samsung and Micron Technology. But Geoffrey Gertz, a senior fellow in the energy...
By Geoffrey Gertz
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Export Controls Failed to Keep Cutting-Edge AI Chips from China’s HuaweiTAIPEI, Taiwan — A few weeks ago, analysts at a specialized technological lab put a microchip from China under a powerful microscope. Something didn’t look right. Figuring out...
By Emily Kilcrease
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China Backs Russia-Proposed BRICS Payment System
Gathered Wednesday at a summit in the Russian city of Kazan, the members of BRICS adopted a joint declaration calling for the creation of an independent payment system based o...
By Edward Fishman
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U.S. Expands Sanctions on Iran Oil Sector Over Israel Attack
The US broadened the scope of its sanctions on Iran’s oil and gas sectors in response to a ballistic-missile attack on Israel, ramping up economic pressure on Tehran ahead of ...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Shifting Goals Cloud Utility of Sanctions on Russia
The meeting, organized by Tufts professors Christopher Miller and Daniel Drezner, did not come up with a decisive answer to the key question: are the sanctions working — and t...
By Edward Fishman