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Feb 26, 2019

Using Sanctions Against Human Rights Abusers and Kleptocrats

By Global Business & Economics

On Tuesday, February 26, the Atlantic Council’s Global Business & Economics Program’s Economic Sanctions Initiative hosted a public discussion featuring Ms. Andrea Gacki, Director of the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), on the Global Magnitsky Act’s uses, misuses, and lessons for business.

Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

Event Recap

Feb 22, 2019

A Conversation with Former Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew

By Global Business & Economics

On Tuesday, February 19, the Atlantic Council’s Global Business and Economics program’s Economic Sanction Initiative hosted a public discussion featuring former US Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew.

Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Feb 19, 2019

Buy-In from allies critical for effective sanctions, says former US Treasury Secretary Lew

By David A. Wemer

Sanctions can only be effective, Lew argued, if the sanctioned country believes there will be “meaningful and lasting relief” once it changes its behavior.

Economic Sanctions Iran

New Atlanticist

Feb 18, 2019

New legislation presents impactful but measured way forward on Russia sanctions

By Brian O'Toole and Samantha Sultoon

New legislation contains several provisions that will have a serious impact on Moscow, provide deterrence in other key areas, and has removed some of the sanctions that caused serious alarm among European allies.

Economic Sanctions Russia

EconoGraphics

Feb 6, 2019

A Breakdown of the Sanctions Deal between the United States and Oleg Deripaska

By Ole Moehr | Graphics by Shiqing Hua and Zachary Coles

On January 16, a US Senate resolution to maintain US sanctions on the Russian aluminum giant RUSAL and its holding company EN+ failed to garner the necessary 60 votes to pass. As a result, the Trump administration lifted its economic sanctions on RUSAL and EN+ on January 27.

Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Jan 31, 2019

New Venezuela sanctions need timely results

By Samantha Sultoon

One lesson of sanctions policy is that sanctions can work, but rarely on an ambitious timetable.

Economic Sanctions Venezuela

New Atlanticist

Jan 18, 2019

Congress should explain how dark Russian money infiltrates Western democracies

By Josh Rudolph

Open hearings in Congress can help focus public attention on those important matters of national security policy with a particular focus on the vulnerabilities that are not yet well understood.

Corruption Financial Regulation

In the News

Jan 17, 2019

O’Toole Quoted in Newsweek on House Republicans voting against Trump Administration lifting sanctions on oligarchs

By Brian O'Toole

Read the full article here.

Russia

New Atlanticist

Jan 11, 2019

Memo to Congress: treasury’s plan to lift sanctions on Russian oligarch’s companies is a good one

By Brian O’Toole and Samantha Sultoon

US politics should not stand in the way of effective, technocratic work by the professionals who are charged with executing US government sanctions policy on Russia.

Economic Sanctions Russia

New Atlanticist

Jan 4, 2019

Financial transparency legislation would help defend US national security

By Josh Rudolph

The Russian attack on the 2016 election broadened the nature of the threat from an esoteric need to police the financial system to a top national security priority.

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