... the world more peaceful and prosperous.
Stability
: Safeguarding the global market's balance and promoting peace should be the United States' second-highest priority. The United States should stop pursuing regime change and waging economic warfare via sanctions, destabilizing otherwise stable countries, and causing immense suffering in the process. Even from the vantage point of "America First," the United States rarely benefits from destabilization in other countries. American businesses ...
Are We in for Epidemics of Sanctions?
The COVID-19 pandemic has given hope for international consolidation in the face of a common threat. Alleviating numerous sanctions and economic restrictions could be one step towards unification.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres [
...
The problem of sanctions cannot be eliminated without fundamental changes to the global financial system
A lawsuit is being heard by a district court in the United States, with Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska suing the US Treasury Department to lift the sanctions ...
... new competition of large players
Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 epidemic, an escalation of US claims against the People’s Republic of China has become a familiar news background. A series of bills has appeared in the US Congress, imposing sanctions against Chinese officials and organisations, whom the Americans are holding responsible for censoring medical information and untimely measures to counter the virus. At the same time, US demands are also growing louder in connection with alleged ...
... “Afghan dossier” of the ICC
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order “
On Blocking Property Of Certain Persons Associated With The International Criminal Court
”. In other words, a legal mechanism has been introduced for imposing sanctions against employees of a large international organisation and related persons. Why has this decision emerged from the experience of the sanctions policy, and where will it lead?
President Trump’s executive order introduces a national emergency ...
... Huawei was quick to assure everyone that it would cope just fine during the new crisis, even the company’s management was forced to admit the severity of the blow
On May 15, 2020, exactly one year after the United States launched its full-scale sanctions war on
Huawei
, the U.S. Department of Commerce unveiled
new restrictions
against the Chinese electronics giant. Starting from September 2020, companies will not be allowed to use U.S. technology and software to develop chips for
Huawei
or ...
Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), with the support of Nexus Eurasia, prepared the 2nd edition of the anthology Sanctions Policy: Goals, Strategies, Tools.
Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), with the support of
Nexus Eurasia
, prepared the 2nd edition of the anthology Sanctions Policy: Goals, Strategies, Tools.
The new edition includes additional ...
... Organisation had no information about Huthi-controlled areas of Yemen, including the number of COVID-19 cases. Overcrowded city centres, prisons and camps for refugees and displaced persons are seen as the source of the infection.
Ivan Timofeev:
The Price of Sanctions is Human Lives
Syria is a special case in the general picture of Middle Eastern conflicts amid the coronavirus pandemic. The outcome of the internal confrontation will have far-reaching consequences. If compromise solutions are found, a settled ...
Policy Brief #27 / 2020
Policy Brief #27 / 2020
Executive Summary
— The report asesses the risks of sanctions against Russia over the year.
— By 2020, the use of sanctions against Russia had gained much more stability compared to previous years. The damage caused by the new restrictive measures can be considered limited. The key issue is whether the ...
... epidemic. The Trump administration has taken a tough stance against Beijing, blaming China for a significant share of the damage caused by the epidemic. However, so far it has not made any concrete moves. Such moves are most likely to include economic sanctions against individual citizens of the PRC who are associated with government entities or organisations the Americans deem responsible for the spread of COVID-19. Anti-Chinese sentiment is growing in Congress, which may push the administration to ...
