Sanctions

Tactical, short-sighted measures are not sufficient to prevent further worsening of conditions. A new approach is needed to meet the moment.

An overview shows a hardline approach partially inherited from Trump merged with an emphasis on working with allies and partners. 

A singular focus by the US and partners on power-sharing and elections to end the war has instead bred famine and a violent kleptocracy.

Advocates call for targeted sanctions in connection with for egregious human rights violations in Uttar Pradesh.

States and other non-federal actors have significant power, much of which is still untapped, to support ongoing sanctions efforts.

"Extraordinary deployments of executive power, however appropriate they may seem, must be subject to close oversight. And if an informed Congress concludes that sanctions are working…

"Slowing or even stopping the torrent of opaquely-sourced cash currently flowing into the real estate industry would be a huge victory in the fight against corruption – and could…

Congressional sanctions will have limited effects on Russia's behavior and could harm diplomatic efforts to end the war.

He is speaking and acting on a longstanding belief about the post-Soviet national security state that the West tolerated repeatedly.

Broader sanctions against Russia are needed to support Ukraine at this pivotal moment in the conflict.

Broad U.S. export controls aimed at Russia make a key distinction between the treatment of exports to Russia and the release of information to Russian nationals in the United States.…

Military and humanitarian aid, sanctions, the broader region, and a domino effect on the Iran deal and Venezuela. Senate hearing highlights.