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Economic Sanctions - Page 2

July 15, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics/Human Rights

The Invisible Weapon: Sanctions, Overcompliance, and the Human Cost

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

Columns/Geopolitics

Cuba Will Survive: A Diary

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 hugged everybody: the woman who checked me in,

March 16, 2026

Iranian Shadow Tankers Linked to Myanmar Airstrikes

Iran/Myanmar/World

An Iranian oil tanker masquerading as hundreds of kilometers away while loading jet fuel has emerged as a key link in a covert supply

India’s Russian Oil Imports Set to Plunge in December

Business/Trade Wars

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

Global Parliamentarians Urge U.S. to Remove Cuba from “State-Sponsor of Terrorism” List

September 20, 2024
World

Nearly 600 parliamentarians from 73 countries have signed a joint letter calling on the United States to remove Cuba from its list of “state-sponsors of terrorism.” The letter, coordinated by the Progressive

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Developing Nations Unite at UNHRC Against Western Sanctions

September 16, 2024
Diplomacy/News

“To my regret, sanctioning states deny the existence of the humanitarian and often disastrous impact of unilateral sanctions,” said Alena Douhan, the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of

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World Leaders Urge Biden to Remove Cuba from Terror List

September 14, 2024
Cuba

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,

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Russia Blasts Latvia, West for Blocking 55,000 Ton Fertilizer to Sri Lanka

September 10, 2024
Business/Diplomacy

The Russian Embassy in Sri Lanka has expressed frustration over the prolonged delay of a vital consignment of Russian potash fertilizers intended for Sri Lanka, blaming Western authorities for holding the shipment

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