List of U.S. Economic Sanctions articles
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GettyImages-84081969 The U.S. Slaps Joseph Kony’s Kids With New Financial Sanctions
The infamous LRA warlord and his sons still have not been caught.
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GettyImages-523280532 Iran Accuses U.S. of ‘Lackluster’ Implementation of Nuclear Deal
Iran says the United States is not living up to the obligations of the deal.
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a press conference on January 17, 2016 in the capital Tehran after international sanctions on Iran were lifted. Rouhani said that sceptics who said a nuclear deal with world powers would not bring benefits to Iran were all proven wrong. / AFP / ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images) Keep Up the Pressure on Iran
One year into the life of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the best hopes and worst fears of the deal's advocates and critics have failed to materialize.
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GettyImages-473984202 Iran Says It Has a Deal With U.S.-Based Boeing To Fly Its Friendly Skies
The U.S. airline giant will enter a regulatory minefield as it tries to build business ties with Iran.
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GettyImages-532081528 crop This Is Not the Time to Ease Up on Burma
Southeast Asia’s newest democracy has made a lot of progress, but some sanctions should stay.
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US Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on April 22, 2016 in New York. / AFP / Bryan R. Smith (Photo credit should read BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP/Getty Images) Understanding the Promise — and Limits — of Sanctions
Every tool of coercive diplomacy has costs and limits
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Decoder_top-image Decoder: North Korea’s Maritime Industry
How U.N. sanctions targeting the Hermit Kingdom's shipping business awaken Pyongyang’s creative spirit.
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GettyImages-51977870 U.S. Supreme Court Rules Iran’s Terrorism Victims Can Collect $2 Billion
Victims of Iran-backed terrorism can now collect $2 billion from its central bank.
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VIENNA, AUSTRIA- JULY 14: Foreign Minister of Iran, Mohammad Javad Zarif shakes hands with US Secretary of State John Kerry at the last working session of E 3+3 negotiations on July 14, 2015 in Vienna, Austria. Six world powers; US, UK, France, China, Russia and Germany have reached a deal with Iran on limiting Iranian nuclear activity. (Photo by Thomas Imo/Photothek via Getty Images) The (Im)precise Language of the Iran Deal
Iran’s ongoing provocative behavior brings the contradiction at the heart of the Iranian nuclear deal into sharp focus.
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US Secret Service Uniform Division officers walk in the door near the seal on the US Treasury building August 9, 2011, in Washington, DC. AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images) Top Treasury Official Warns Against Over-Reliance on Sanctions
Though the Obama administration has often resorted to financial sanctions to coerce foreign adversaries into better behavior, a top Treasury official warned Friday that overusing the measures risks damaging the long-term vitality of the U.S. economy and the economies of friendly nations.
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GettyImages-505363088 Iran Accuses U.S. of Not Honoring Historic Nuclear Deal
A top Iranian official has accused the U.S. of failing to meet the terms of the nuclear accord.
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CHENGDU, CHINA - MAY 26: (CHINA OUT; PHOTOCOME OUT) A bank teller puts Chinese currency 100 yuan (or Renminbi) notes on the counter on May 26, 2005 in Chengdu of Sichuan Province, China. China is under fierce pressure to free up the yuan, particularly from the United States. China's central bank, the People's Bank of China said in its first quarter report that China will keep its currency stable at a "reasonable and well-balanced level" while improving the yuan's exchange rate mechanism.(Photo by China Photos/Getty Images) Too Big to Sanction
How the internationalization of China’s currency hurts Washington’s ability to punish human rights violators.
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GettyImages-492142160 Beijing Blasts New U.S. Sanctions on North Korea
China's foreign ministry says new U.S. sanctions on North Korea raise tensions in the region.
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Tehran, Iran: Two chador clad women watch jewelery displayed in a shop window in a central Tehran street near the main bazaar. (Photo by Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images) The Irrational Exuberance About the Iranian Economy
The nuclear deal was supposed to spark a new era of prosperity for Iranians. But Iranian politics — and American politics — still stand in the way.
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Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (C), flanked by his wife Grace Mugabe (L) and daughter Bona (R), blows candles on his cake during a suprise party hosted by the office of the President and Cabinet at State House in Harare, on February 22, 2016 to celebrate his 92nd birthday. Zimbabwean President becomes the worlds oldest leader with no plans to step down as feuding over his successors threatens to tear his ruling ZANU-PF apart. / AFP / JEKESAI NJIKIZANA (Photo credit should read JEKESAI NJIKIZANA/AFP/Getty Images) Happy Weeklong Birthday, Mugabe. Hope You Enjoy the Drought.
Robert Mugabe's 92nd birthday party will likely be lavish. It will also take place while 3 million people suffering in the country's drought ask for aid.
