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Zimbabwe’s Flawed Election Results Meet With Regional SkepticismVoter suppression and intimidation directed by the government marred Zimbabwe’s elections, which reaffirmed incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa’s power and will likely prolong the country’s dysfunction and severe economic woes.
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Venezuela: U.S. Policy, U.S. Sanctions, and Humiliation by Maduro RegimeWhile the Biden administration says it will maintain sanctions on the Maduro regime unless there is progress toward free elections, there is progress instead toward lifting sanctions while repression grows.
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The Future of Dollar HegemonyThe United States has benefited from the dollar’s dominance of global markets for decades. Washington should be wary of squandering those benefits through political infighting and reckless policymaking.
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How Frozen Russian Assets Could Pay for Rebuilding in UkraineWill Ukraine’s international backers use billions of dollars in seized Russian assets to support rebuilding the war-ravaged country?
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What Is the Iran Nuclear Deal?Diplomacy to revive this arms control agreement has faced multiple stumbling blocks, including Iran’s nuclear advances and geopolitics related to the war in Ukraine.
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Iran’s Revolutionary GuardsConceived as the principal defenders of the 1979 revolution, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has evolved into an institution with vast political, economic, and military power.
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One Year of War in Ukraine: Are Sanctions Against Russia Making a Difference?The United States and its allies have imposed harsh economic penalties on Russia over its war in Ukraine. One year after the invasion began, here’s what they have achieved and where critics say they’ve fallen short.
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C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics With Wally AdeyemoAs the one-year mark of the Russian invasion of Ukraine approaches, U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo discusses the U.S. coalition’s sanctions strategy, its effectiveness, and the challenges that remain. The C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics brings the world’s foremost economic policymakers and scholars to address members on current topics in international economics and U.S. monetary policy. This meeting series is presented by the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
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Cyber Week in Review: January 27, 2023Meta announces Trump can return to its apps; international ransomware task force launches; Justice Department files lawsuit against Google; FBI and DOJ take down ransomware family; China is supplying Russia with technology.
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Will U.S.-Venezuela Relations Thaw?After years of tension, relations between the United States and Venezuela appear to be headed in a new direction. The Joe Biden administration has temporarily rolled back some U.S. sanctions on Venezuela’s oil industry in an effort to curb energy prices as well as help the Venezuelan people. But the extent of this détente hinges on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. What’s in store for bilateral relations?
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Ten Lessons from the Return of HistoryAs 2022 comes to a close, there are important lessons from the year that we ignore at our peril.
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Do U.S. Sanctions on Venezuela Work?Given Venezuela’s urgent humanitarian needs and the global energy crunch, Washington is considering easing sanctions on Caracas in exchange for democratic reforms.
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Washington Raises Stakes in War on Chinese TechnologyNew U.S. sanctions are in some ways more restrictive than Cold-War era controls.
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A Conversation With Senator Pat ToomeyJoin U.S. Senator and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Pat Toomey for a discussion on banking regulations, trade, and existing and proposed U.S. sanctions on Russia to hold it accountable for the war in Ukraine.
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Zimbabwe’s Sanctions SmokescreenDebates about sanctions obscure the real crisis in Zimbabwe.