List of U.S. Economic Sanctions articles
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Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping via video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on Dec. 15, 2021. If Russia Invades Ukraine, Sanction China
Putin has found an economic lifeline in Beijing that only Washington can destroy.
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Big data industrial park in Tai'an, China America Is Showering China With New Restrictions
A slew of new measures are fundamentally transforming economic relations.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Chinese Support for a Russian Attack on Ukraine Cannot Be Cost-Free
Beijing backing Moscow should trigger a rethink of China-European relations.
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Chip factory in Germany Don’t Use Chips to Play Poker With Putin
Semiconductor blockades are powerful sanctions—but may not prove effective with Russia.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad. Inside the U.S.-Russia Deal that Eases Pressure on Assad
Is it a necessary concession for humanitarian reasons, or part of a trend toward normalization?
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A map shows the course of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany on the exterior of an informational booth close to the receiving station for Nord Stream 2 on Feb. 2 near Lubmin, Germany. Will Germany Hobble Western Sanctions Against Russia?
Attempts to punish Putin won’t succeed without hitting the energy sector—but sanctioning Russian oil and gas is unthinkable for many in Europe.
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U.S. Air Force transport plane shown through shattered glass at Baghdad airport How America Learned to Love (Ineffective) Sanctions
Over the past century, the United States came to rely ever more on economic coercion—with questionable results.
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U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet during the U.S.-Russia summit in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 16, 2021. Biden Ponders the Sanctions Doomsday Device
Washington has created and tested a powerful toolkit of sanctions—but never applied them at scale.
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A man walks past a television screen broadcasting footage of a North Korean missile test at a railway station in Seoul on Jan. 14. Biden’s North Korea Policy Needs Rebooting
A series of missile tests make it plain that carrots don’t work without sticks.
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U.S. President Joe Biden ‘Don’t Freaking Test Us’: U.S. Sanctions Alleged Intelligence Operatives Undermining Ukraine
It’s part of an effort to shed light on Russia’s orchestrated campaign to destabilize Kyiv—and even take over Ukraine.
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A merchant counts Syrian pound notes, bearing a portrait of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, at the Bzourieh market in the centre of the Syrian capital Damascus on September 11, 2019. The Pointlessness of America’s Syria Sanctions
The United States has given up on trying to topple Bashar al-Assad—but continues to punish the Syrian people.
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un-sanctions-inspectors-china-foreign-policy-illustration The Problem With Sanctions
From the White House to Turtle Bay, sanctions have never been more popular. But why are they so hard to make work?
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U.S. President Joe Biden meets with the NATO secretary-general. Biden Doesn’t Know What He Thinks About Sanctions
The United States has committed to combatting corruption—but is hesitating to take on Russia.
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Soldiers from the Ethiopian National Defense Force ride on a truck in Wichale, Ethiopia, on Dec. 13. To End Ethiopia’s War, Biden Needs to Correct Course
A one-sided U.S. approach provided political cover to the TPLF insurgency. Washington now has an opportunity to create the conditions for peace.
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Iranian ultraconservative cleric and presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi gives a news conference after voting in the presidential election, at a polling station in the capital Tehran, on June 18, 2021. Iran Can’t Afford to Delay a Deal
There should be little doubt in Tehran about the urgent necessity of restoring the nuclear agreement.
