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Jun 1, 2016

Not The Time to Falter: Economic Sanctions Against Russia

By Alvaro Morales Salto Weis

As the European Union (EU) prepares to unanimously extend its economic sanctions on Russia when they expire on July, it is a good opportunity to take a closer look. After Russia´s illegal annexation of Crimea and interference in Eastern Ukraine, the U.S. and the EU enacted economic sanctions in a coordinated manner, which were followed by other Allies and partners like Canada and Australia.

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May 23, 2016

A Conversation on the Economic Sanctions on Russia

On May 23, 2016, the Atlantic Council Global Business & Economics Program in partnership with Baker & McKenzie hosted a conversation with the Honorable Daniel Fried, Coordinator for Sanctions Policy at the Department of State; Caroline Vicini, Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to the United States; and a representative of the private sector, Nicholas […]

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Apr 14, 2016

A Conversation with Valiollah Seif, Governor of Iran’s Central Bank

On April 14, 2016, the Atlantic Council hosted the Honorable Valiollah Seif for a private roundtable discussion. Mr. Seif, who has served as Governor of the Central Bank of Iran since September of 2013, adressed Iran’s economic and financial reform agenda following the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

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Dec 17, 2015

Implementing the Iran Nuclear Deal: What’s Next?

On December 17, 2015, as part of a conference co-hosted by the Atlantic Council, Baker & McKenzie and the Iran Project, Adam Szubin, the Treasury Department’s Acting Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, served as the first representative from the Department of the Treasury to address the Iran deal at the Atlantic Council.

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Jul 28, 2015

Where Are US Sanctions Imposed?

By Global Business and Economics

On July 14, the United States, along with the P5+1, struck a deal with Iran to ease the heavy financial and banking sanctions that starved the country's economy. Over the next decade, financial and trade sanctions will gradually be lifted, giving Iran the ability to export its plentiful oil and gas reserves and to purchase goods from abroad.

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Apr 28, 2015

Do Sanctions Work After All?

By Global Business & Economics

International Relations scholars disagree about whether economic sanctions are an effective tool to coerce countries to follow a certain course of action.

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