List of U.S. Economic Sanctions articles
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GettyImages-468581031crop Why Iran Sanctions May Still Matter
The West’s negotiators have made it this far because they’ve been bargaining from a position of strength. Here’s how they can maintain that leverage — even if this round of talks fails.
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (C) sits next to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (R) during the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 22, 2014. Iran's President Hassan Rouhani takes centre stage at the Davos World Economic Forum Thursday, as he seeks to drum up investment for his sanctions-hit economy amid thawing relations with the West. AFP PHOTO ERIC PIERMONT (Photo credit should read ERIC PIERMONT/AFP/Getty Images) Sanctions Relief Won’t Be a $100 Billion Windfall for Iran’s Terrorist Friends
For one, oil money ain't what it used to be. And second, Tehran has bigger problems to deal with at home.
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An Iranian technician works at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities (UCF), 420 kms south of Tehran, 03 February 2007. Iran opened the doors to its uranium conversion plant today in a bid to show its good intentions amid mounting international pressure for a halt its controversial nuclear programme. A delegation of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and Group of 77 representatives arrived at the facility in the central city of Isfahan together with foreign and Iranian journalists for a guided tour. AFP PHOTO/BEHROUZ MEHRI (Photo credit should read BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images) Shutting Down Iran’s Nuclear Smugglers
The Islamic Republic has for decades relied on the global black market to build its nuclear program. Can negotiators now design a plan for policing it?
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GettyImages-451650529 Will Western Firms Really Race Into Iran After a Nuclear Deal?
A new report finds Western money wouldn't flood into Iran if a nuclear deal is made.
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GettyImages-469713118 Top Republican Senator Warns White House of ‘Breathtaking’ Nuclear Concessions
A moderate Republican now warns the United States is giving up too much in nuclear talks with Iran.
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BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - FEBRUARY 17: Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to the media with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at Parliament on February 17, 2015 in Budapest, Hungary. Putin is in Budapest on a one-day visit, his first visit to an EU-member country since he attended ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasions in France in June, 2014. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) It’s Time to Kill the Feel-Good Myth of Sanctions
Isolating bad actors is a mainstay of U.S. foreign policy. But it hasn't worked against Putin — and in an increasingly connected world, it's less and less likely to make a dent.
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crop452642892jasonrezaian Free Jason, Free Iran
My friend, Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, spent his career trying to overcome the mutual distrust between the United States and Iran. It’s time for Tehran to free him from his jail cell in Evin Prison, and begin the hard work of engaging with the West.
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An elderly woman holds her pension received in Russian ruble notes in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on April 1, 2015. The year-long conflict in east Ukraine has closed businesses across the industrial heartland, ramping up unemployment, crippling its financial sector and leaving it ever more reliant on Moscow. AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF (Photo credit should read DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images) Ruble to the Rescue?
Russia’s currency had a record-breaking April, but good news for the broader Russian economy will be harder to find.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin reacts during a meeting with Simon Bartley, president of WorldSkills International (WSI), (unseen) at the Kremlin on March 24, 2015. AFP PHOTO / YURI KADOBNOV (Photo credit should read YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/Getty Images) Ruble on the Rebound
Russia’s currency has strengthened more than any other this year. What does that mean for the West’s plan to pressure Moscow out of Ukraine?
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A Russian surface-to-air missile system Russia Lifts Ban on Advanced Anti-Aircraft Missiles to Iran
The sale of the S-300 missile system could pave the way for further arms sales to the Islamic Republic.
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468409728 (1) 960 Snap Poll: Do Iran Sanctions Matter When It Comes to Stability in the Middle East?
We asked scholars if they think the Iran nuke deal will help save Mideast relationships or put them on the rocks.
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468391442 Obama, Kerry Ask Lawmakers to Give Iran Nuclear Deal Time
President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry have asked lawmakers to give the Iran nuclear deal time. But some lawmakers are already pressing ahead on requiring congressional approval of the deal.
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460831594crop Obama Opens New Front in Cyberwar With Fresh Sanctions Framework
A new sanctions framework hands the president broad power to retaliate against cyberthreats.
