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The Push for an Embargo on Israel Is Vague and Confused

Are critics talking about a government-to-government weapons embargo, or are they trying to shut down private trade? There's a big difference.

Targeting Cuban Arms, Foreign Military

US is imposing sanctions targeting Enablers of the Cuban Regime’s Arms Imports and Foreign Military Cooperation.

Sanctions without exit strategies are fracturing the global economy

Wars in the 21st century aren’t fought only with missiles and soldiers anymore. Increasingly, they’re fought through banking systems, shipping lanes, semiconductor controls and cur...

U.S. Treasury Sanctions Ecuadorian Fishing Vessels for Aiding Smugglers

The U.S government is moving to cripple the operations of Ecuadorian drug trafficking cartels by imposing sanctions on individuals, entities and fishi...

The U.S. Government Must Preserve the Soft Power of Its Sanctions

To maintain sanctions' effectiveness as a tool, governments should strive to implement them with clarity, consistency, and credibility. The post The U.S. Government Must Preserve t...

US announces economic sanctions against foreign entities accused of backing Iran

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced economic sanctions against six “entities” (businesses and individuals that it accuses of s...

FAQ for lawsuit challenging Executive Order 14203 and ICC-related sanctions

FAQ for lawsuit challenging Executive Order 14203 and ICC-related sanctions lmullett@afsc.org Tue, 08/11/2026 - 11:21 Main content...

Iran Sanctions: Operation Economic Outcast Auctions Dollar Access

Operation Economic Outcast's first bank action is a proposed rule on an Egyptian lender's foreign unit. The campaign auctions dollar access.

OFAC and OFSI Publish Joint Guidance on US and UK Sanctions

Can China Lead the Way in Constraining Economic Coercion? Sanctions, Chokepoints, and the Perils of Convergence

Economic coercion remains ill-defined in international law, but its importance is growing ever more evident by the day. At various points, for example, a negotiated settlement to t...

Sanctions, policy, and moral choices

by Ian Paul, Psephizo International relations and the moral choices that go with them are complex. On what basis do we continue to trade with other countries with very different va...

US Launches Operation Economic Outcast, Sanctions Nearly 60 Iran-Linked Targets

The United States has announced sweeping sanctions on nearly sixty entities, individuals and vessels accused of supporting Iran’s military activities, procurement networks and petr...

U.S. ‘Economic D-Day’ Targets More Than Just Iranian Oil

The United States threatened sanctions for any country or entity that engages with Iran’s gold, digital assets, aviation, shipping and tech industries. Here’s why that matters.

Daily Memo: US Sanctions on Iran, Pakistan-Iran Talks

Economic pressure. The U.S. announced that it will launch extensive new economic measures against Iran aimed at isolating the country even further from the global economy. Under Op...

A look at the new U.S. sanctions on Iran and threats against its trading partners

The U.S. launched what the Trump administration calls "Operation Economic Outcast" against Iran. It includes threats to increase sanctions on Iran's trading partners. The pressure...

US imposes sanctions on ICC President Tomoko Akane, according to Treasury Department

The sanctions freeze any US assets the individuals may have and essentially cut them off from the US financial system, with which almost all internationally operating banks have cl...

OFAC General v. Specific Licenses Explained: U.S. Sanctions Authorization, Compliance Risks, and Enforcement Protection

UAE trade embargo could shut Iran’s key economic escape route: Here’s why

The UAE announced the embargo, accusing Iran of launching missiles into its territory.

Tracking the Evolution of International Sanctions Evasion Networks

The financial mechanisms underlying international trade restrictions are shifting rapidly into digital and intermediary networks.Continue reading on Medium »

Cuba: Independent experts condemn new US sanctions as humanitarian crisis deepens

Independent UN human rights experts on Thursday condemned a fresh round of US sanctions against Cuba, calling them an attempt to force change on “a sovereign State through threats...

US sanctions Chinese entities, issues global warning on ‘Economic D-Day’ against Iran

The United States on Monday announced fresh sanctions against 60 entities, individuals and vessels around the world, including some in mainland China and Hong Kong, and issued a wa...

OFAC and OFSI Publish Joint Guidance on US and UK Sanctions

On June 23, 2026, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and His Majesty’s Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) publi...

A New Effort to Punish Iran

The Trump administration says it will try to cut the country off from the global economy by targeting its trading partners.

Op-Ed: Sanctions Drive Growth of a Parallel Shipping Economy

The Russia – Ukraine war started on 24 February 2022, when Moscow invaded its neighbor. The invasion triggered widespread condemnation, and a coalitio...