Search: CAATSA,Sanctions (3 materials)

U.S. Sanctions against Iran: Background and Possible Consequences

... for the internationalization of the sanctions and the parameters for reporting on cooperation with the European Union. The European Union also retained some of the sanctions against Iran, primarily in connection with human rights violations. However, CAATSA and the remaining EU sanctions and UN Security Council restrictions were not critical for Iran. None of these measures inflicted any damage on the Iranian economy and were more symbolic in nature than anything else. Far more dangerous for Iran was the Donald Trump’ announcement ...

29.08.2018

DASKAA and the New Anti-Russia Sanctions: Does the US Want Self-Isolation?

... and existential threat to the “free world.” the title of the new US bill — Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act (DASKAA) — speaks for itself. The new initiative mostly amplifies and supplements the existing law, PL 115-44 (CAATSA). But the new line of attack is specific in its own way. RIAC Report “ The Sanctions Against Russia: Escalation Scenarios and Countermeasures ” First, DASKAA expands Art. 241 of CAATSA directed against “Russian oligarchs” and the Russian leader’s entourage. Now it is mandatory for the US president not only to identify ...

22.08.2018

US Sanctions Against Russia: Useless Lists? The Future of Article 241

... change The US Treasury Department submitted a list of Russian “oligarchs” to Congress. This was done under PL 115-44 (CAATSA) adopted on August 2, 2017. Article 241 of the act places the Treasury Department, along with the CIA and the State Department,... ... assessment of advisability of blacklisting these individuals and organizations by the Treasury Department, that is, applying existing sanctions to them. The list turned out to be fairly compact, which is not surprising, because the time allocated for preparing ...

31.01.2018

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