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 Kimberly Donovan, Maia Nikoladze, Lize de Kruijf

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

Recent analysis

Dagres joins the Monocle to discuss the Iranian nuclear deal

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
Dagres joins the Monocle to discuss the Iranian nuclear deal

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
Dagres joins the Monocle to discuss the Iranian nuclear deal

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

Programs

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Content

In the News

Sep 13, 2021

Dagres joins the Monocle to discuss the Iranian nuclear deal

By Atlantic Council

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion
Iran

In the News

Sep 12, 2021

GeoEconomics Center mentioned in Business Recorder about Ajmal Ahmady event

By Julia Friedlander, Josh Lipsky

Read the full article here.

Afghanistan
Economy & Business

In the News

Sep 12, 2021

GeoEconomics Center mentioned in Insider about Ajmal Ahmady event

By Julia Friedlander, Josh Lipsky

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Afghanistan
Economy & Business

In the News

Sep 12, 2021

Slavin quoted in NPR on the future of the JCPOA

By Atlantic Council

Defense Policy
Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

In the News

Sep 12, 2021

Daragahi quoted in Express on President Biden’s need to figure out what he wants in Iran

By Atlantic Council

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion
Iran

In the News

Sep 10, 2021

GeoEconomics Center mentioned in AFP about Ajmal Ahmady event

By Julia Friedlander, Josh Lipsky

Read the full article here.

Afghanistan
Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Sep 10, 2021

Afghanistan’s ex-central bank chief: The Taliban has money to ‘run an insurgency but not a government’

By Dan Peleschuk

At an Atlantic Council event, Ajmal Ahmady discussed how the Taliban must govern a country short on cash and mired in multiple crises.

Afghanistan
Conflict

New Atlanticist

Sep 9, 2021

Sanctions alone won’t tame the Taliban

By Brian O’Toole

The United States and its allies will need to wield both existing and new sanctions as strategically as possible, but changing the regime's behavior will be difficult.

Afghanistan
Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

In the News

Sep 8, 2021

Friedlander quoted by Wall Street Journal about Biden’s embrace of economic sanctions

By Julia Friedlander

Read the full article here.

Economy & Business
Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

In the News

Sep 7, 2021

Slavin quoted in Tehran Times on the American view of the Iran deal

By Atlantic Council

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion
Iran
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Experts

Fellow

Jonathan Corrado

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Indo-Pacific Korea

Staff

Lize de Kruijf

Program Assistant, Economic Statecraft Initiative

Economic Statecraft Initiative GeoEconomics Center

Dutch Economy & Business

Board director

Ambassador Paula J. Dobriansky

Vice Chair, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Latin America China

Fellow

Hanna Dohmen

Nonresident Fellow

Global China Hub

China Chinese

Staff

Kimberly Donovan

Director, Economic Statecraft Initiative

Economic Statecraft Initiative GeoEconomics Center

Digital Currencies Economy & Business

Fellow

Edward Fishman

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Eurasia Center

Russia Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion
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