... Department of State
The United States Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Prisons
The U.S. authorities demand to release the American citizens jailed abroad (
https://www.state.gov/secretary-michael-r-pompeo-at-a-pres…/
). They are promising to impose sanctions against “guilty governments”, should their compatriots die due to the coronavirus.
Meanwhile, the situation with COVID-19 in the American correctional facilities keeps deteriorating rapidly (
https://www.bop.gov/coronavirus/
). Many inmates ...
... confrontation is the election campaign in the United States. The question of punishing China for COVID-19 will be one of its key factors. Republicans have already tried to seize the initiative. Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz introduced the first related sanctions bill against China (“Ending Medical Censorship and Cover Ups in China Act of 2020.”). Ratifying a bill into law is a complex and often lengthy process. If it becomes law, the document will oblige the US president to identify a circle of ...
... systems. Yet it is premature to get to specifics. So as I said before,
if we receive
the request from Iraq, we will work on it.”
It also remains to be seen whether the two sides will cut a deal that entails different regional risks and could invite US sanctions. Besides, implementation would require a stable government in Baghdad. As snap parliamentary elections are possible in Iraq, serious discussions about military and technical cooperation may be postponed until a new government has been formed....
Individual exemptions will have no effect without significant systemic changes introduced at least for the period of the pandemic
The COVID-19 epidemic has sparked a discussion about the possible suspension of economic sanctions. UN Secretary-General António Guterres is among those calling for such a step to be taken.
Indeed, the virus is now spreading globally, and developed countries are suffering tremendous losses. States placed under sanctions face even greater ...
In a worst-case scenario, the Americans’ excessive use of sanctions and other measures for political purposes will make anarchy an attractive means to preserve sovereignty
The American federal law PL 115-44 (CAATSA) is well-known in Russia. It is associated with the codification of a large array of sanctions ...
... or otherwise accelerate the drift toward confrontation have received less attention in the bilateral U.S.-Russia context.
The group identified the strategic competition in the Western Balkans, the future of the nuclear non- proliferation regime, and sanctions as areas that could significantly impact U.S.-Russia relations in the future, but where Washington and Moscow lack clarity about one another’s intentions and about the potential unanticipated consequences of their current approaches. Over ...
Sanctions against Rosneft Trading are Washington's political signal not only to individual companies, but to Russian policy and relations with Venezuela in general
The US Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Department of the Treasury (OFAC) imposed ...
On February 26, 2020, Financial Research Institute of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation (FRI) held a round table discussion on sanctions against Russia: risk structure and countermeasures
On February 26, 2020, Financial Research Institute of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation (FRI) held a round table discussion on sanctions against Russia: risk structure and ...
We need to tread thoughtfully and astutely in terms of our diplomacy while being careful not to become too dependent on anyone or take sides
While it may be a little early to talk about the emergence of a bipolar era in the tech world, the question of what policy Russia should follow against the backdrop of the confrontation between the two undisputed tech leaders (the United States and China) is more pressing than ever.
Vassily Kashin
of the Centre for Comprehensive European and International...
... policy of “maximum pressure” against Iran, failed to capture explicit support even from the American allies. The EU trio “E3” (the UK, France, Germany) remained politically committed to the “Nuclear Deal”. Nevertheless, in obedience to US sanctions, E3 showed their inability to oppose the United States or lobby for a solution which would satisfy Brussels. With the re-imposition of large-scale US economic sanctions, including the secondary sanctions initiated by the Office of Foreign Assets ...
