Tag Archives: sanctions

Can the US Make the Iran Sanctions Stick?

China’s refusal to cut back on Iranian oil purchases opens up another frontline with the U.S.

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Annulling the Iran Deal: A Dangerous Strategic Mistake

Trump rendering the Iran deal null and void will irreparably undermine America’s global, moral and political leadership.

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The US Has to Accept North Korea as a Nuclear Power

We must accept that North Korea is a nuclear power and rely on nuclear deterrence while normalizing relations in the process.

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Can the Iran Deal Shift the Middle East?

Moving a region from confrontation to containment.

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Ukraine: A Permanent Ceasefire?

Could the worst of the fighting be over?

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U.S.-Russia: Seeking Salvation in Sanctions

U.S. foreign policy is driven by acts of symbolism. When they fail, the U.S. is quick to blame others.

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9 Ways Putin Has Let Russia Down

Grandstanding in Crimea runs counter to Russia’s economic interests — and may cost Putin his power.

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EU Can’t Sanction? Try Israel

The BDS movement has raised a serious prospect of European sanctions against Israel.

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Time to Let Iran Prove Itself

With a short-term deal struck, Iran must be given the chance to be tested.

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The Global Rise of a Regulatory Superstate in Europe

How does Europe exercise world power? Isn’t doing it away from military battlefields a truly modern form of global leadership?

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