Global Sanctions Dashboard

The Global Sanctions Dashboard provides a global overview of various sanctions regimes and lists. Each month you will find an update on the most recent listings and delistings and insights into the motivations behind them. This is the only sanctions resource where global sanctions list data are aggregated in one place.

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Donovan quoted by the Wall Street Journal on how using sanctions impacts the dollar’s use as a national security tool

New Atlanticist Sep 28, 2022

The economic response that can match Putin’s escalation in Ukraine

By Brian O’Toole, Daniel Fried

The G7 and the wider West have done a solid job targeting the Russian economy. Now, they need to keep up the pressure.
Crisis Management Economic Sanctions
Donovan quoted by the Wall Street Journal on how using sanctions impacts the dollar’s use as a national security tool

Issue Brief Sep 27, 2022

Will economic statecraft threaten western currency dominance? Sanctions, geopolitics, and the global monetary order 

By Dr. Carla Norrlöf

The return of great power rivalry is stoking renewed fears of weakening Western currency dominance. Financial sanctions are becoming the preferred economic tool for accomplishing geopolitical goals.
China Economic Sanctions
Donovan quoted by the Wall Street Journal on how using sanctions impacts the dollar’s use as a national security tool

Econographics Sep 8, 2022

Russia Sanctions Database

The Atlantic Council’s Russia Sanctions Database tracks the level of coordination among Western allies in sanctioning Russian entities, individuals, vessels, and aircraft, and shows where gaps still remain.
Eastern Europe Economic Sanctions
Donovan quoted by the Wall Street Journal on how using sanctions impacts the dollar’s use as a national security tool

UkraineAlert Jul 26, 2022

More Russians must face personal sanctions over Ukraine invasion

By Oleksandr Novikov

As the world seeks ways to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Oleksandr Novikov of Ukraine’s National Agency on Corruption Prevention says dramatically expanded personal sanctions are the most effective available tool.
Conflict Disinformation
Donovan quoted by the Wall Street Journal on how using sanctions impacts the dollar’s use as a national security tool

New Atlanticist Jun 30, 2022

Why Russia’s economy is more resilient than you might think

By Josh Lipsky

With each recession, Russian institutions—and the population itself—have become increasingly inured to economic trauma.
Economic Sanctions Economy & Business
Donovan quoted by the Wall Street Journal on how using sanctions impacts the dollar’s use as a national security tool

New Atlanticist Jun 27, 2022

Can price caps on Russian oil tame the Kremlin? Our experts debate.

By Edward Fishman, Brian O’Toole, Mark Mozur, and Charles Lichfield

Atlantic Council experts weigh in on whether a G7-driven price cap on Russian oil will have the intended effect.
Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

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In the News

Dec 6, 2024

Donovan quoted by the Wall Street Journal on how using sanctions impacts the dollar’s use as a national security tool

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Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

In the News

Dec 6, 2024

Sanctioning China in a Taiwan crisis: Scenarios and risks report cited by the Wall Street Journal on how Western sanctions could impact the Chinese economy

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China Economic Sanctions

New Atlanticist

Dec 5, 2024

How Congress can thwart the flow of fentanyl using economic statecraft

By David Mortlock

The United States should use sanctions to target entities involved in the fentanyl trade, and Congress can take action to make that approach more effective.

China Economic Sanctions

EnergySource

Dec 2, 2024

Extend and expand the Nord Stream sanctions now

By Alan Riley

The US Senate is moving toward preserving sanctions on the Gazprom-owned Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which expire at the end of 2024. The Senate must press ahead and extend those sanctions to Nord Stream 1 as well. By doing so, the United States would strengthen Ukraine’s security and Europe’s energy independence. Sign up for PowerPlay, […]

Economic Sanctions Europe & Eurasia

UkraineAlert

Nov 26, 2024

Abandoning Georgia to the Kremlin would be a big geopolitical blunder

By Zviad Adzinbaia

Georgia is far from a lost cause, but it will require bold Western leadership to prevent the country’s capture by the Kremlin, writes Zviad Adzinbaia.

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Econographics

Nov 22, 2024

Sanctions expectations in a second Trump administration

By Daniel Tannebaum

Sanctions are poised to remain a cornerstone of US foreign policy under a second Trump administration. With a focus on Iran, Russia, and potentially China, Trump's team may lean on tools like secondary sanctions while navigating a tense geopolitical environment.

China Economic Sanctions

New Atlanticist

Nov 21, 2024

Five questions (and expert answers) about major new US sanctions on Russia’s Gazprombank

By Atlantic Council experts

To decipher these moves, we turned to some of our top sanctions experts to reveal what’s behind the decision and what to expect next.

Economic Sanctions Russia

In the News

Nov 21, 2024

Donovan and Nikoladze cited in the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission’s annual report on the cooperation between Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea

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China Economic Sanctions

In the News

Nov 20, 2024

Plitsas quoted in ATN News on US sanctions on senior Hamas officials

By Atlantic Council

Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

In the News

Nov 15, 2024

Avoiding Entanglement: G20 Responses in a Taiwan Crisis report cited by the Wall Street Journal on how China would respond to trade restrictions from the West

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