A collective of former world leaders from Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, and Asia has issued an urgent appeal to President Joseph Biden to reconsider the United States’ stance on Cuba,
Summary: When people think of economic sanctions, they often imagine a mechanism targeting a specific government, specific assets, or a list of names. But the U.S. sanctions regime operates differently and in a
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For Paki Wieland (1944-2026), who fought the cruelty of US imperialism all her adult life. The morning of my departure from José Martí Airport, named after the father of the nation, I
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An Iranian oil tanker masquerading as hundreds of kilometers away while loading jet fuel has emerged as a key link in a covert supply chain fueling Myanmar’s escalating air war against civilians,
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India’s imports of Russian crude oil are expected to fall to their lowest level in at least three years in December, trade and refining sources told Reuters, as refiners shift to alternatives
More India retained its position as the second-largest buyer of Russian crude oil in October, trailing only China, according to data from the European think tank, the Center for Research on Energy and
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Last Christmas, the tanker Yug left the Chinese port of Qingdao after offloading 2 million barrels of Iranian oil under sanctions. In the icy waters near the Arctic, another vessel carrying Russian
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Chinese automaker Chery Automobile and metals giant Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group are reviving an old form of commerce: barter. Bloomberg reports that in recent years, the two Anhui province companies have exchanged
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A stunning new report from Intelligence Online, a publication with close ties to French intelligence, has uncovered the covert forces that allegedly influenced the U.S. decision to lift sanctions on Syria—revealing a
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India’s imports of Russian crude oil are expected to climb to approximately 1.8 million barrels per day in May, reaching their highest level in ten months, according to a report by Reuters
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Economic sanctions are often described as ‘peaceful’ alternatives to war. Yet for millions in countries like Iran and Venezuela, they feel like war by other means. These sanctions, mainly driven by US
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