Tag: U.S. Economic Sanctions

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s ambition to end Russia’s war on Ukraine has raised expectations of a peace deal and set off a flurry of discussions among U.S. allies about potential ...

This was another dire year for China’s economy, with no end in sight to the problems that began during the COVID-19 pandemic. Beijing seems poised to do whatever it takes ...

There is vigorous movement afoot, in the weeks before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump graces the White House again, to seize the entirety of Russia’s frozen overseas assets and use that ...

One of the central arenas for competition in the 21st century is the battle over computing power—and the chips, data, and energy that go into it. In his first term ...

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the first actions of Syria’s transitional government, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol being investigated for insurrection, and Hungary’s efforts to mediate ...

Among the many countries targeted by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threats—a net that he recently widened to include all the BRICS countries if they so much as think of ...

Browsing through the official photos of the annual BRICS summit in the Russian city of Kazan last month yields intriguing surprises. In several of them, Russian President Vladimir Putin holds ...

Strange things are happening in Russia these days. In early October, the country inked a deal to sell chickpeas to Pakistan in exchange for mandarin oranges. A few weeks later, ...

The United States’ history of using economic sanctions as a means of coercion has not only outraged its adversaries but also upset its friends. Washington’s allies have long been concerned ...

Following Iran’s massive but largely ineffectual missile barrage launched at Israel on Tuesday, the world is bracing for Israel’s response. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Iran’s attack was ...