List of U.S. Economic Sanctions articles
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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.
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A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest calling for the European Union to impose further sanctions against Russia in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 21. The World Needs an Economic NATO
Russia’s war has made sanctions a powerful tool of statecraft. It’s time to formally enshrine them.
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A motorcycle passes in front of an oil-themed mural in Caracas, Venezuela Democracy Is Not a Commodity
The United States shouldn’t bargain away Venezuela’s future for oil.
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the first North American Leaders’ Summit since 2016 in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Nov. 18, 2021. Biden Is Setting Himself Up for Embarrassment in Los Angeles
The upcoming Summit of the Americas could be the gravestone on U.S. influence in the region.
