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As President-elect Biden stands poised to assume the office he has aspired to for the past three decades, he inherits a national crisis not unlike the one he stepped into as vice president nearly 12 years...more
11/17/2020
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In the first part of this three part series we considered the impact of President Trump’s decision to re-impose sanctions on Iran’s energy sector with effect from 5 November 2018.
However, Iran is not unique. Other nations...more
Economic sanctions, in one form or another, have been applied for centuries to effect change in the activities or policies of states, groups or individuals. Sometimes they are perceived as geopolitical economic weaponry,...more
10/26/2018
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Energy Sector ,
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European Commission ,
Implementation Day ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
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UK ,
Withdrawal
This Saturday, January 16, 2016, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) certified that Iran satisfied their obligations under their nuclear-related interim obligations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action...more
1/20/2016
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Implementation Day ,
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Iran Sanctions ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Non-US Entities ,
Nuclear Power ,
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