Energy Sanctions Dashboard

This dashboard focuses on US sanctions and restrictive measures placed on crude oil from Russia, Iran, and Venezuela—including the unintended consequences and the lessons learned.

Econographics

Apr 17, 2025

Russia Sanctions Database

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert">Kimberly Donovan</span>, <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert">Maia Nikoladze</span>, <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert">Lize de Kruijf</span>

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 Economy & Business

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Africa Embraces the Promise of Free Trade

Econographics Sep 16, 2025

The Supreme Court’s decision on Trump tariffs will have lasting impact on US economic statecraft

By Stephanie Connor

Regardless of how the Supreme Court rules, the case will shape US economic policy for years to come.
Economy & Business Trade and tariffs
Africa Embraces the Promise of Free Trade

New Atlanticist Mar 28, 2024

The axis of evasion: Behind China’s oil trade with Iran and Russia

By Kimberly Donovan, Maia Nikoladze

Beijing has developed a way to import Iranian and Russian oil while bypassing the Western financial system and shipping services.
China Economy & Business
Africa Embraces the Promise of Free Trade

Testimony Feb 21, 2025

Kimberly Donovan testifies to the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission on the Axis of Autocracy

By Kimberly Donovan

On February 20, Economic Statecraft Initiative Director Kimberly Donovan testified to the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission at a hearing titled, “An Axis of Autocracy? China’s Relations with Russia, Iran, and North Korea.”
China Economy & Business

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EconoGraphics

Apr 12, 2018

Africa Embraces the Promise of Free Trade

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Ole Moehr, Zachary Coles, and Alexatrini Tsiknia</span>

Africa Embraces the Promise of Free Trade

Africa Economy & Business

EconoGraphics

Mar 20, 2018

Venezuela’s Cryptocurrency: Should OFAC Be Petrofied?

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Ole Moehr, Zachary Coles, and Alexatrini Tsiknia</span>

Venezuela's Cryptocurrency: Should OFAC be Petrofied? The short answer is no.

Economy & Business Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

Report

Mar 19, 2018

Kremlin aggression in Ukraine: the price tag

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Anders Åslund</span>

“Since the annexation, Russia has carried out extensive confiscation of public and private property, which it has referred to as ‘nationalization’ under Russian Federation legislation,” writes Dr. Anders Åslund, in Kremlin Aggression in Ukraine: The Price Tag, a new report by the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center. If Kyiv loses the occupied Crimea and Donbas forever, […]

Conflict Defense Policy

Event Recap

Mar 9, 2018

Sanctions in the Trump Era – One Year In

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Global Business & Economics Program</span>

On Friday, March 9, the Atlantic Council’s Global Business and Economics Program, in cooperation with Georgetown University’s Institute of International Economic Law hosted a conference on Sanctions in the Trump Era – One Year In. The event was hosted in the context of the Global Business & Economics Program’s Economic Sanctions Initiative and focused on best practices of using sanctions as a foreign policy tool.

Economy & Business Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

Issue Brief

Mar 8, 2018

Sudan: Soft power, cultural engagement, and national security

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Tim Carney and Mary Carlin Yates</span>

The third paper in the new Atlantic Council Sudan Task Force series, “Sudan: Soft Power, Cultural Engagement, and National Security” examines the importance of people-to-people engagement and its relevance to broader US strategic aims in Sudan. More than two decades of isolation have succeeded in funneling Sudan’s best and brightest to seek higher education and […]

Africa Democratic Transitions

Issue Brief

Mar 8, 2018

Sudan: Prospects for economic re-engagement

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Jeffrey Herbst</span>

The second paper in the new Atlantic Council Sudan Task Force series, “Sudan: Prospects for Economic Re-engagement” examines the possibility of a new era of US economic cooperation with Sudan, including an opportunity for the United States to push for desperately needed economic reforms as part of wider US bilateral engagements efforts. Authored by Dr. […]

Africa East Africa

Event Recap

Mar 8, 2018

US-Sudan relations: what’s next?

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Africa Center</span>

On Thursday, March 8, the Atlantic Council’s Sudan Task Force launched three new issue briefs that make recommendations for the next phase of a measured reengagement strategy for the United States with the Republic of the Sudan. The papers covered three critical, related areas: governance and political reform; economic reform and impediments to investment; and […]

Africa East Africa

Report

Mar 1, 2018

Impact of Sanctions on Russia’s Energy Sector

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Bud Coote</span>

New US sanctions on Russia now being implemented by the administration were imposed in August 2017 and included additional sanctions on the energy sector—what is the the impact of US and European Union sanctions on Russia's energy sector, Moscow's strategy and actions to deal with energy-related sanctions, and some of the geopolitical and other implications of Russia's ability to cope with these sanctions?

Energy & Environment Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

EconoGraphics

Feb 6, 2018

Secondary Sanctions: A First Glance

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Ole Moehr</span>

This edition of our EconoGraphic blog explains the difference between primary and secondary sanctions, outlines how secondary sanctions work, and uses a case study to demonstrate how the United States employs secondary sanctions in the real economy.

China Economy & Business

EconoGraphics

Nov 7, 2017

Multilateral Sanctions: Brexit Wrecks-it?

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Michael Farquharson & Ole Moehr</span>

On October 3, 2017, the Atlantic Council hosted a conference with experts from the public and private sector to discuss the impact of Brexit on economic sanctions policymaking. The United Kingdom (UK) currently plays a considerable role crafting and implementing sanctions policy in the European Union (EU). Transatlantic cooperation and sanctions alignment are vital to ensure the effectiveness of this essential foreign policy tool.

Economy & Business European Union
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