... around Ukraine
The past year has been marked by a number of interesting trends in sanctions policy. In part, they were influenced by last year's victory of Democrat Joe... ... in the 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... ... 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...
... as the nation-state remains a key player in the international arena, even targeted sanctions will affect state interests
When experts and media publications discuss... ... say that they are against a particular country. We often hear about sanctions against Russia, Iran, China, or retaliatory measures against the US, EU and other countries. At the same time... ... sanctions against Oleg Deripaska have threatened serious disruptions in the work of Rusal, an important enterprise for the Russian economy.
Ivan Timofeev:
‘Selective’...
Russia has accumulated a number of “toxic assets”, which could potentially become a reason for new sanctions
The Biden administration has taken the first steps in its sanctions policy. On January 19, the US Treasury imposed ... ... quite expected and likely. The Treasury will routinely expand “black lists” in other key areas of the sanctions policy—Iran, North Korea, Cuba, China, as well as functional topics—terrorism, the fight against drug trafficking, human rights, etc.
However, all these restrictions ...
... worst scenario for the United States is the consolidated actions of Moscow and Beijing on military-technical cooperation with Iran on the basis of Resolution 2231
A new round of escalation of US sanctions pressure on Iran is taking place in connection with Tehran’s “violation” of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ... ... state involved in the arms trade with Iran. The US approach is not shared by other participants in the JCPOA, in particular, Russia and China, which regard the Iranian arms market as rather promising.
Dmitriy Kiku, Ivan Timofeev:
US Left Isolated, Iran Nuclear ...
Iran's experience in circumventing sanctions and advancing its military plans under pressure shows that it can fix the problem
Lifting or extending the UN arms ... ... development.
The fourth goal aims to develop, through arms interactions, military-political cooperation with countries such as Russia, China, as well as others in the region. Iran, Russia, and China held joint naval drills in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Oman ...
Are We in for Epidemics of Sanctions?
The COVID-19 pandemic has given hope for international ... ... of which were in place long before the pandemic. They concern Iran, Syria, Cuba, North Korea, Venezuela and Russia [
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]. A joint US-Swiss relief supply channel for Iran ... ... by the countries hit by the sanctions, such as Russia, Cuba and China, to the initiators of the sanctions will not make the latter ... ... Huawei case was even more high-profile. It also began with accusations of supplies to Iran and could well have ended in fines....
... Strait off the coast of Fujairah. On June 13, this time near the Iranian coast, two more tankers flying the flags of the Marshall ... ... exacerbation in U.S.–Iran relations and the United States imposing more sanctions on Tehran.
Nobody has claimed responsibility for either ... ... liquefied natural gas from Qatar, the world’s second-largest (after Russia) exporter of natural gas. Multiple predictions were made ... ... effectively.
Ivan Timofeev:
Tanker Incidents: Who Blinks First?
India, China, and Russia could offer their patrolling services, since ...
... Union is increasingly proactive in applying economic sanctions. First, the EU has emerged as one of the ... ... coordinated. This is the case, for example, in relation to Russia.
At the same time, the US remains the leader ... ... Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear programme. Washington has unilaterally ... ... modern world has been multipolar for quite long. China, India, and Russia are strong centres of power ... ... intent, negligence, involvement of management, refusal to come clean, inadequacy of compliance programmes ...
Iran does not have sufficient resources to ensure the ... ... States, and he has repeatedly discussed it with his Russian counterparts. However, Russia has made it clear ... ..., Iran has, according to various sources, sent thousands of soldiers and pieces of military equipment ... ... presence in the combat zones.
Ivan Timofeev:
U.S. Sanctions against Iran: Background and Possible Consequences
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Tehran is forced to act with regard to Russia and China’s support, given the unwillingness of European ...
On May 25, 2018, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) had a working meeting ... ... representatives of Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Tufts University, USA) focusing on «Sanctions against Russia: Escalation Scenarios and Countermeasures».... ... EU-the U.S. relations in connection with the situation around Iran, possible measures and mechanisms for mitigating sanctions,... ... foreign policy economic instruments in the U.S., EU, Russia, and China.
Leading scientists and experts in the area of international ...
