Content

In the News

Apr 6, 2018

Fried Joins NPR to Discuss the Latest U.S. Sanctions Against Russia

By Daniel Fried

Listen to the full discussion here

Russia

In the News

Apr 4, 2018

Fried Quoted in USA Today on New Sanctions on Russia

By Daniel Fried

Read the full article here

Russia

New Atlanticist

Mar 28, 2018

Coordinated Russian Expulsions a Great Start. What Next?

By Brian O'Toole

The announcement of the coordinated expulsion of more than 150 Russian diplomats and intelligence officers from the US, Europe, and other global partners showed what the deft hand of diplomacy can accomplish in countering Russian aggression.  The expulsions, declared by allies around on the world on March 25, constituted a direct response to the attempted […]

Russia

EconoGraphics

Mar 20, 2018

Venezuela’s Cryptocurrency: Should OFAC Be Petrofied?

By Ole Moehr, Zachary Coles, and Alexatrini Tsiknia

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

Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 16, 2018

O’Toole in AXIOS: More Coordinated Response Needed to Russian Attacks on the West

By Brian O'Toole

Read the full article here

Russia

In the News

Mar 15, 2018

O’Toole Quoted in Reuters on U.S. Slapping Sanctions on Russians

By Brian O'Toole

Read the full article here

Russia

New Atlanticist

Mar 10, 2018

The Trump Administration’s Sanctions Policy: Competence and Questions

By Daniel Fried

In a speech March 9 at the Atlantic Council, US Department of Treasury Undersecretary Sigal Mandelker, the Trump administration’s top sanctions official, confirmed that new Russia sanctions are being prepared, and suggested that they would target members of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s power structure. This was just one of the items covered in a half-day […]

Iran Korea

Event Recap

Mar 9, 2018

Sanctions in the Trump Era – One Year In

By Global Business & Economics Program

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.

Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

In the News

Feb 26, 2018

O’Toole in The Hill: New North Korean Sanctions Tighten the Screws with Utmost Precision

By Brian O'Toole

Read the full article here.

Korea

In the News

Feb 15, 2018

Fried in Politico Magazine: How Trump Can Hit the Reset Button on Russia Sanctions

By Daniel Fried

Read the full article here

Russia