List of U.S. Economic Sanctions articles
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Visitors take photos of the 2022 FIFA World Cup countdown clock in Doha, Qatar, on Oct. 30. World Cup Shows Need to Crack Down on Kim’s Labor Exploitation
Shipping workers abroad helps the North Korean leader evade sanctions and finance his nuclear weapons.
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Protesters in Germany display Iranian and Kurdish flags in a rally in support of the demonstrations in Iran. If Europe Wants to Sanction Iran, It Knows What to Do
United Nations sanctions are already on the books—they just need to be reactivated.
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Venezuelan migrants stand by a fence at an improvised shelter in Panama City, on Oct.23. To Halt the Venezuelan Migration Crisis, Stop Banning Venezuelan Oil
The Biden administration’s policies on sanctions and asylum-seekers are making the country's humanitarian situation worse.
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U.S. President Joe Biden hosts Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador at the White House in Washington on July 12. Hegemony in the Americas Has Been Turned on Its Head
Once-dominant Washington is now beholden to the whims of its smaller neighbors.
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A man films screens demonstrating Baidu’s Apollo Go self-driving taxi service at the company’s Apollo Park testing site in Beijing, on April 22. Washington Raises Stakes in War on Chinese Technology
New U.S. sanctions are in some ways more restrictive than Cold-War era controls.
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President Xi Jinping is welcomed by his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin How Far Will Xi Go to Help a Desperate Putin?
Cracks have emerged in their marriage of convenience, but the two autocrats are in it for the long haul.
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A worker removes McDonald's logotype from a restaurant in Moscow on June 17. Russia’s Clueless New Oligarchs
A new generation of business owners with no experience are snapping up Western companies’ assets at fire-sale prices.
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Demonstrators and activists attend a vigil in support of Ukraine near European Union headquarters in Brussels on March 22. How the Russian Oil Price Cap Will Work
Ignore the naysayers—the long-prepared plan is a smart way to slash the Kremlin’s profits.
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Victory parade in Moscow Technology Controls Can Strangle Russia—Just Like the Soviet Union
Export restrictions are slow and imperfect, but they work.
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Visitors view the Moscow skyline from the Vorobyovy Hills observation point during a hot summer day in Moscow on Aug. 18. Who’s Winning the Sanctions War?
The West has inflicted damage on the Russian economy, but Putin has so far contained those costs.
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Containers are loaded onto a ship at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust. Sanctioned Russian Ships Are Still Doing Business With India
The vessels’ activity highlights the challenge faced by the Biden administration in enforcing Russia sanctions around the world.
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A signboard for TotalEnergies EP Myanmar is seen past a shuttered gate in Yangon on Jan. 22, after energy giants TotalEnergies and Chevron said they would leave Myanmar following pressure from human rights groups to cut financial ties with the junta since last year's military coup. U.S. Eyes New Energy Sanctions on Myanmar After Execution of Activists
Oil and gas are a critical economic lifeline for Myanmar’s military junta.
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An Iranian man looks at exchange rates in Tehran on June 15. Iran Stands to Lose the Most if the Nuclear Deal Isn’t Revived
Resistance and endurance are pointless if diplomatic and economic opportunities are not seized when they arise.
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A view of the Russian Central Bank headquarters in downtown Moscow on May 26. Actually, the Russian Economy Is Imploding
Nine myths about the effects of sanctions and business retreats, debunked.
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Russian police officers detain a woman. Sanctions Should Punish Putin, Not His Opponents
Russian emigres are being stripped of their ability to survive.
