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Someone's hands flip through a wad of U.S. dollars in front of a desk covered with Syrian currency carrying former dictator Bashar al-Assad's face, and an array of financial equipment. Above the shelf are glass teller windows, one of them framing the face of what looks like a customer.

A Framework for Proactively — and Rapidly — Lifting Sanctions on Syria

A clear U.S. roadmap for sanctions relief will ensure Syria's swift, sustainable recovery to improve the prospects for political transition.
A Sudanese army officer inspects equipment seized after their capture of a base used by the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries after the latter group evacuated from the Salha area of Omdurman, the twin-city of Sudan's capital, on May 26, 2025.

Why Lawmakers Want to Block Arms Sales to the United Arab Emirates

Lawmakers have an opportunity to use U.S. leverage to pressure the UAE to stop fueling devastating harm to Sudanese civilians – they should take it.
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How Trump’s Law Firm Settlements Circumvent Congress and Violate Federal Spending Laws

The Trump administration has operated outside the appropriations process and congressional oversight through its law firm settlements.
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How Congress Can Stop the Looming Crypto Disaster

Legislative and administrative accommodation of the crypto industry pose fundamental challenges to control over money and credit.
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Vanishing Accountability? The Need to Preserve U.S. Federal Financial Transparency

As threats to open data and financial accountability grow in the United States, it is essential to protect transparency at all costs.
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What Just Happened: Trump’s Termination of West Bank Settler Sanctions

The reversal of Biden measures against Israeli settlers leaves few tools in the event an escalation threatens further conflict in the region.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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Toward a Global Sanctions Compact for Long-Overdue Reform

A checklist to clarify and expand exemptions when needed could lead to a broad agreement on how to use these measures for peace and security.

Talking to “the Enemy” Shouldn’t be Illegal

Litigants explain their suit challenging U.S. Treasury Department’s OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control) decision to prohibit organization’s providing “a platform” for…
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Why We Need a National Data Protection Strategy

A national data protection strategy would better position the United States to follow through on the promise to protect personal data as a national security imperative.
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