Sanctions
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There’s Still Time for the Biden Administration To Act on South Sudan
The U.S. government and its allies should impose network-based sanctions on President Salva Kiir and his corrupt regime.

The First Trump Administration Used Sanctions Effectively in Africa. Here’s How That Can Resume in the Second Term.
The Trump administration can open up other opportunities to advance broader policy, national security, and even economic objectives.

Georgia Risks Falling to a Violent One-Party Regime. The Biden Administration Must Act Now to Stop Its Slide.
The US is failing to forcefully respond to brutality against protesters opposing the Georgian ruling party's move to end EU accession talks.

Treasury’s Reversal on Sanctions Authority Is a Victory for Free Speech
OFAC’s reversal is a victory for free speech that ensures Americans can continue to engage with people and ideas from around the world.

To ‘End’ War in Ukraine, Trump Might Be Tougher on Putin Than Critics Think
An analysis of the Trump administration's possible approach to Russia in pressing for negotiations with Ukraine.

Magnitsky-Style Sanctions Are a Precision Measure for Iran’s Crisis of Impunity
Magnitsky-style sanctions provide a principled and practical framework for accountability.

Will Renewed `Maximum Pressure’ Sanctions Yield Maximum Results? Not Likely.
Trump may find that the global economic dynamics that might have supported such a strategy the last time aren't the same today.

Do Sanctions Work? It Depends. Burma and the West Bank Might Be Models.
The question shifts the focus from the far more critical issues of whether policy goals are clear and realistic and if sanctions can help.

Sanctioning Human Trafficking Under the Global Magnitsky Program
This latest set of sanctions is a promising development, particularly as the State Department signaled its intent to prioritize using the Global Magnitsky program to address forced…

Journalist in Exile Laments Kyrgyzstan Crackdown, Now Extending to His 12-Year-Old Son
Bolot Temirov on the personal cost of the country's repression of media and civil society, as democracy gives way to authoritarianism.

Seizing the Moment: Opportunities to Regulate Spyware and the ‘Pall Mall Process’
If the Pall Mall Process is to remain relevant, then France and the U.K. must become advocates for national and global regulation on spyware.

Lifting Russia Sanctions – What Can a President Do Unilaterally?
Congress has imposed significant constraints on the president's ability to unilaterally lift sanctions imposed on Russia for its aggression in Ukraine in increasingly specific…