... of the parties will be able to achieve the political goals for which a huge price has already been paid, both in human lives and in terms of enormous damage to the economy. The contours of the balance for global and regional players—the EU, the US, China, Japan, Iran and others are more clearly visible.
The European Union bears the most serious losses and costs. They are associated with the rupture of numerous trade and economic ties with Russia. The main challenge is the replacement of Russian oil, gas, metals and a number of other commodities on the European ...
... United States has resulted in adjustments to the policy of sanctions against Russia, China and Iran. The EU’s toolkit of restrictive measures has been gradually developing, although... ... restrictions on financial institutions.
Sanctions against China were imposed by the European Union and other US allies. Brussels has done so using its
new legal mechanism... ... escalation of sanctions has accelerated significantly. The blocking sanctions of the USA, EU, Canada, Great Britain and Switzerland fell on a number of Belarusian officials...
... of which were in place long before the pandemic. They concern Iran, Syria, Cuba, North Korea, Venezuela and Russia [
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European Union: Sanctions as an Alternative to Diplomacy and Weapons ... ... Huawei case was even more high-profile. It also began with accusations of supplies to Iran and could well have ended in fines....
... many US allies in the region – from Saudi Arabia to Israel – urging the White House to take more steps to stop the growing Iranian presence in the Middle East? Was it a flood of advice from self-proclaimed experts on Iran in Washington, who argued that ... ... regional crisis management mechanism involving Iran and key neighboring Arab starts. Concerned overseas powers – like Russia, China, India, and EU – could assist in building this mechanism working with their respective regional partners. We should regard ...
... hit by secondary sanctions? What measures are being taken by the European Union to protect its businesses and how effective are ... ... businesses to US authorities? Can any other major economy, such as China, assume responsibility for effecting these transformations?... ... case in point is the controversy over lifting sanctions against Iran in 2015.
The Treasury Department is directly responsible for ... ... kind. Wilful intent, negligence, involvement of management, refusal to come clean, inadequacy of compliance programmes and other ...
Russia can do quite a lot at the political level, but it cannot replace Europe as a potential driver of Iran’s economic and social development
On May 8, 2019, Iran sent a message to Germany, Britain, China and Russia that it was suspending the fulfilment of certain obligations under the “Iranian nuclear deal” – the Joint ... ... require a lot of time, the gradual building of confidence, a reduction in hostile rhetoric, contacts between the militaries, a refusal to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, an agreement on the status of foreign armed forces in Syria, and ...
... that directly impact domestic politics and popular attitudes. Accusations of interference in the electoral systems raise questions ... ... include security concerns and disputes revolving around NATO and European Union enlargement, Russian actions in Crimea and eastern ... ... expanded to include other states, such as the European states and China?
Washington is also in the process of modernizing its tactical ... ... Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear accord with Iran impact U.S. Missile Defense deployments in Europe — particularly ...
