Are We in for Epidemics of Sanctions?
The COVID-19 pandemic has given hope for international consolidation in ... ... to its sanctions, many of which were in place long before the pandemic. They concern Iran, Syria, Cuba, North Korea, Venezuela and Russia [
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... Moscow and Beijing have criticized their use against companies in the foreign jurisdiction. Nevertheless, the US authorities are increasingly resorting to secondary sanctions. The risks of secondary sanctions are linked to the restrictions imposed on North Korea and some other states, for instance, Iran.
Second, the growing competition between the United States and China is making Beijing a potential target of US sanctions. In the late 1980s, the US and European countries imposed a large package of restrictions on China, but by the early 2000s most of them were cancelled owing to the rapid growth of economic ties. For the time being, sanctions against China are ...
How likely is the escalation of US sanctions?
Pyongyang's testing of nuclear weapons naturally caused debate about a ... ... and Russian companies have already been subjected to US sanctions for their ties with North Korea. The Americans want to force China and Russia to show great energy in pressure on North Korea and consider sanctions... ... company can be faced with a choice: either the American market, or, for example, the Iranian one. Such a game was quite successful against Tehran. At least in the United...
