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One Year of War in Ukraine: Are Sanctions Against Russia Making a Difference?The United States and its allies have imposed harsh economic penalties on Russia over its war in Ukraine. One year after the invasion began, here’s what they have achieved and where critics say they’ve fallen short.
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C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics With Wally AdeyemoAs the one-year mark of the Russian invasion of Ukraine approaches, U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo discusses the U.S. coalition’s sanctions strategy, its effectiveness, and the challenges that remain. The C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics brings the world’s foremost economic policymakers and scholars to address members on current topics in international economics and U.S. monetary policy. This meeting series is presented by the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
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Cyber Week in Review: January 27, 2023Meta announces Trump can return to its apps; international ransomware task force launches; Justice Department files lawsuit against Google; FBI and DOJ take down ransomware family; China is supplying Russia with technology.
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Will U.S.-Venezuela Relations Thaw?After years of tension, relations between the United States and Venezuela appear to be headed in a new direction. The Joe Biden administration has temporarily rolled back some U.S. sanctions on Venezuela’s oil industry in an effort to curb energy prices as well as help the Venezuelan people. But the extent of this détente hinges on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. What’s in store for bilateral relations?
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Ten Lessons from the Return of HistoryAs 2022 comes to a close, there are important lessons from the year that we ignore at our peril.
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Do U.S. Sanctions on Venezuela Work?Given Venezuela’s urgent humanitarian needs and the global energy crunch, Washington is considering easing sanctions on Caracas in exchange for democratic reforms.
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Washington Raises Stakes in War on Chinese TechnologyNew U.S. sanctions are in some ways more restrictive than Cold-War era controls.
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A Conversation With Senator Pat ToomeyJoin U.S. Senator and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Pat Toomey for a discussion on banking regulations, trade, and existing and proposed U.S. sanctions on Russia to hold it accountable for the war in Ukraine.
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Zimbabwe’s Sanctions SmokescreenDebates about sanctions obscure the real crisis in Zimbabwe.
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What to Know About Sanctions on North KoreaWorld powers continue to punish North Korea with economic sanctions, but the pressure has so far failed to push Pyongyang toward denuclearization.
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What Is the Iran Nuclear Deal?Diplomacy to revive this arms control agreement has faced multiple stumbling blocks, including Iran’s nuclear advances and geopolitics related to the war in Ukraine.
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U.S.-Cuba RelationsSince Fidel Castro’s ascent to power in 1959, U.S.-Cuba ties have endured a nuclear crisis, a long U.S. economic embargo, and political hostilities. The diplomatic relationship remained frozen well beyond the end of the Cold War but moved toward normalization during the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama, whose policies were largely rolled back under President Donald Trump.
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U.S.-Cuba RelationsCommunist Cuba has long been a major foreign policy challenge for the United States. President Biden is the latest U.S. leader to grapple with how to balance democracy promotion with the desire for a better bilateral relationship.
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Deal or No Deal: Update on Iran’s Nuclear ProgramOur panelists discussed the Biden administration’s ongoing negotiations to rejoin the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) following the Trump administration’s 2018 withdrawal, and the role of other actors in the negotiation process, including Russia and Israel.
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Putin’s Long Game in Ukraine: The Kremlin PerspectiveAs the world anticipates Russia’s next move in Ukraine, one of Vladimir Putin’s top advisors has laid out how Moscow sees the future of its struggle against the West.