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The Quid Pro Quo for Peace in Ukraine March 22, 2025

President Trump promises a rapprochement with Russia to end the war in Ukraine. Before we dismiss this as a pipedream, we should understand the options that Trump has in dealing with President Putin. What will be the quid pro quo for peace in Ukraine...

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M23 Rebels Withdraw From Congo Peace Talks Citing EU Sanctions March 18, 2025

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Is Turkey Playing Both Sides of Sudan’s Civil War? March 17, 2025

Ankara’s involvement in Sudan indicates its foreign policy is bereft of any values and willing to ignore sanctions intended to deter continued bloodshed. ...

Sudan

Norway, a Winner in the Russia-Ukraine War March 15, 2025

Due to the restructuring of the energy markets since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine in 2022, Norway now supplies 30% of Europe’s energy needs. ...

Norway

Trump Admin Slaps Fresh Sanctions on Iran’s ‘Shadow Fleet' March 14, 2025

U.S. Picked the Wrong Side in Central Africa March 11, 2025

The United States and the United Kingdom responded to the outbreak of war in eastern Congo late last month by slapping sanctions on Rwanda‘s defense minister and the spokesman for Congo’s M23 insurgent group. The State Department’s move was counterpr...

Hammer Moscow With Sanctions That Bite March 11, 2025

President Trump has never been shy with words. Yet until now, he has tiptoed around Russian President Vladimir Putin with puzzling restraint. That ended with his latest salvo on Truth Social: a vow to unleash “large-scale banking sanctions, sanctions...

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Trump, Aiming At Iran, Puts a Squeeze on Iraq March 10, 2025

The Trump administration has revoked a sanctions waiver that allowed Iraq to buy gas and electricity from Iran, U.S. officials said this weekend, intensifying an American pressure campaign on Tehran while complicating ties with a key U.S. partner in ...

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UK Removes Syrian Entities From Sanctions, Including Central Bank March 06, 2025

Iran and Trump May Head Toward a New Deal or Conflict February 07, 2025

The economic and geopolitical pressure on Iran is set to increase in 2025, with renewed U.S. sanctions, nuclear tensions, and the risk of conflict with Israel and the U.S. ...

iran

Trump Flirts With Venezuela February 06, 2025

President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Ric Grenell, flew to Venezuela Friday to meet with the recently inaugurated president Nicolás Maduro. Grenell, charged with establishing the new administration’s priorities there, met with Maduro and discussed ...

Venezuela

Putin Has Little Incentive To Accept Trump’s Peace Plan February 06, 2025

President Trump has repeatedly vowed to end the war in Ukraine. However, neither Russia nor Ukraine appears willing to accept the leaked terms of Trump’s proposed peace plan. Regardless of the outcome of his coming talks with Putin and Zelensky, Trum...

Who Would Gain From Knauf’s Russian Exit? February 06, 2025

Knauf, the German construction giant with a substantial footprint in the U.S. market, has reportedly entered negotiations to sell its Russian assets to Gazprombank, a state-owned Russian financial institution that is sanctioned by the U.S. and the E....

Russia Avoids Sanctions by Smuggling in Kyrgyzstan, China February 04, 2025

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Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’ and Sanctions Evasion February 01, 2025

The activities of Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ are prompting governments to focus on how to crack down on them, but the complexities of international maritime law and the global shipping industry suggest a comprehensive strategy is required. ...

Russia

Knauf: Questions About a Possible Global Transaction December 18, 2024

Knauf, a German construction giant with a robust presence in the U.S., is reportedly negotiating the sale of its Russian business with Gazprombank—a state-owned Russian bank sanctioned by the U.S. and E.U. for financing Russia's war against Ukraine. ...

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Syria’s de Facto New Leader Calls for Lifting of Sanctions December 17, 2024

European Council Hits China With Sanctions Over 'Russian Help' December 17, 2024

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The Impact of Russia Sanctions on Central Asia December 16, 2024

Since Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine and invited the largest international sanctions regime against Russia since the Second World War, Central Asia and the Caucasus have been forced into an uncomfortable position at the fr...

Russia

Trump Team Weighs Options To Stop Iran’s Nuclear Program December 13, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump is weighing options for stopping Iran from being able to build a nuclear weapon, including the possibility of preventive airstrikes, a move that would break with the longstanding policy of containing Tehran with diplomacy...

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U.S. Imposes New Sanctions on Iran’s ‘Shadow Fleet’ of Oil Tankers December 04, 2024

U.S. and UAE Consider Sanctions Relief To Weaken Assad-Iran Ties December 03, 2024

U.S., South Korea, Japan Unveil New Team to Monitor North Korea Sanctions October 16, 2024

Iran Should Stay on the Global Terror Finance and Money Laundering Blacklist October 16, 2024

On October 21, the plenary of the Financial Action Task Force, or FATF, will convene in Paris. Should the organization that sets global standards for countering money laundering and terror finance consider removing the Islamic Republic of Iran from i...

The Global South Fears the Biden-Harris Administration’s Policy Agenda October 14, 2024

What is President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’s foreign policy plan? That’s a question that few have answers to, but for hundreds of millions of people in the developing world the stakes could not be higher.East Africa faith leaders are ra...