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In the News

Dec 20, 2018

O’Toole quoted in Newsweek on Trump Administration lifting sanctions on Putin-linked oligarch companies

By Brian O'Toole

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Russia

New Atlanticist

Dec 19, 2018

The RUSAL deal: a good outcome?

By Brian O'Toole

Sanctions targeting RUSAL’s founder and now indirect minority shareholder, Oleg Deripaska, worked exactly the way they are supposed to.

Economic Sanctions International Markets

In the News

Dec 7, 2018

Sultoon Quoted in Bloomberg on US Penalties against Viktor Vekselberg

By Samantha Sultoon

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Russia

New Atlanticist

Dec 5, 2018

Can sanctions put a dent in crypto crime?

By Michael B. Greenwald

On November 28, the US Treasury Department took an important step in responding to the SamSam ransomware cyberattacks, which occurred earlier this year. Considered one of the most effective cyberattacks in US history, the hackers behind SamSam since 2015 have targeted institutions ranging from companies to hospitals to schools, demanding payments in Bitcoin as ransom. […]

Technology & Innovation United States and Canada

EconoGraphics

Dec 5, 2018

Trade Disrupted: US and China Need More Than a Truce

By Ole Moehr

At this year’s G20 summit in Buenos Aires, the trade dispute between China and the United States took center stage. Chinese President Xi and his US counterpart President Donald Trump agreed to avoid further escalations of the ongoing bilateral trade war for the next 90 days. The temporary deal does not assuage the escalatory measures already taken, leaving the existing tariffs in place. This edition of the EconoGraphic explores how the brewing trade conflict is impacting manufacturing supply chains, soybean cargo routes, and trade flows of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) among the United States, China, and the rest of the world.

China Economic Sanctions

New Atlanticist

Nov 29, 2018

Trump administration’s new Nicaragua sanctions strategically target the top

By Samantha Sultoon

The new Nicaragua sanctions executive order (EO) is strategically scoped to expand the previous US sanctions actions taken in December and June under the Global Magnitsky human rights abuse and corruption authority.

Economic Sanctions Human Rights

New Atlanticist

Nov 26, 2018

Beware the lure of sanctions for Russia’s latest aggression

By Brian O'Toole

While sanctions may be useful to threaten Russia to rectify this situation, any imposition of them needs to be more strategically deployed—ideally with the EU—and lifted only for more strategic gains, vice resolution of this specific incident.

Conflict Economic Sanctions

Issue Brief

Nov 20, 2018

Global Magnitsky sanctions: Raising the human rights and anti-corruption bar

By Samantha Sultoon

GloMag sanctions offer a targeted response to human rights violations and corruption, but have far-reaching implications for international businesses.

Economic Sanctions

New Atlanticist

Nov 15, 2018

Treasury right to sanction Saudis in response to Khashoggi killing

By Samantha Sultoon

Treasury’s use of the GloMag sanctions authority exemplifies precisely what that authority was created for—it is a targeted action intended to punish specific targets without broader negative implications. 

Economic Sanctions Saudi Arabia

Issue Brief

Nov 9, 2018

A road map of the re-imposed sanctions for Iran

By David Mortlock, Nikki Cronin

President Trump announced on May 8, 2018 that the United States would withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran and the other P5+1 governments and re-impose nu- clear-related sanctions on Iran.

Economic Sanctions Iran
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