The Economics of Russian Aggression
By Shane Hasbrouck Small Wars Journal In the early 1800’s Carl von Clausewitz, the father of modern military theory, wrote, “War is the continuation of politics by other means.” Simply […]
Tag Archives: Sanctions
How Hard are Sanctions Hitting Russia?
By Lilia Shevtsova The American Interest The Western sanctions regime against Russia has confirmed that the post-Cold War and post-Communist stage of the world’s history, with all its hopes and […]
China and the Iran Nuclear Deal
By Roncevert Ganan Almond The Diplomat On January 1, 2016, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) delivered its report to the United Nations Security Council confirming that Iran had taken a […]
Why Sanctions Against Russia Can Still Make a Difference
By Richard Nephew & Simon de Galbert The National Interest Despite the role they played in achieving a nuclear deal with Iran, sanctions continue to face a steep challenge in […]
Iranian Economic Boom will be a Bust for US Businesses
By Medea Benjamin Fair Observer There’s a lot of money to be made doing business with Iran, a country of 78 million people—the second largest population in the Middle East, […]
Using Financial Sticks to Control Iran
By Juan Zarate & Chip Poncy The Washington Post As Congress considers the Iranian nuclear deal, it should also prepare a strategy to use U.S. financial and economic power aggressively […]
The Nature of Finnish-Russian Relations
By Masha Gessen Harper’s Magazine Finns find it difficult to talk about the Winter War. Its history—both the official version in the schoolbooks and the unofficial version recalled by the […]
Yes, Sanctions Work
By Vladislav Inozemtsev The American Interest Both in Russia and in the West, many analysts argue that sanctions are ineffective. In Moscow this argument is repeated almost constantly with regard […]
An Undivided Tehran in Nuclear Talks
By Reza Marashi Foreign Affairs Over the weekend, another round of nuclear negotiations between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany, known as the […]
French Warships in Doldrums
By Andreas Kuersten Yale Global Over the past nine months, as Europe was shaken by Russian adventurism, France’s contract to build and deliver two Mistral-class helicopter carriers to Russia underwent […]
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