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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) holds a joint news conference on the International Criminal Court with US Attorney General William Barr, at the State Department in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2020.

Trump’s ICC EO Will Undercut All U.S. Sanctions Programs—Is That Why Treasury Isn’t Conspicuously on Board?

The risks posed by the new U.S. sanctions program aimed at the ICC extend beyond the Court, its employees, and its supporters.
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Dissecting the Executive Order on Int’l Criminal Court Sanctions: Scope, Effectiveness, and Tradeoffs

An expert breakdown of what's in President Trump's executive order, how it works exactly, and what comes next.
A female cashier wearing a mask to avoid Corona Virus sits behind the till receiving payments from other female customers who are all wearing black veils inside Sadaf pharmacy in Tehran, Iran.

Revisiting Export Controls in the COVID Era

A summary of U.S. Treasury’s new guidance for each country subject to U.S. sanctions.
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U.S. Sanctions Against Iran’s Foreign Minister and International Law

Sanctions against a foreign minister are a provocation that impede diplomacy. Their legality under international law also turns out to be a complex issue.
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