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December 16, 2020
CAATSA Sanctions Should Be Just First Step if Erdogan Does Not Change Course
The United States imposed sanctions on Monday on NATO ally Turkey for its purchase of the S-400 air defense system from Russia. These long-overdue sanctions not only impose necessary costs on the government...
December 16, 2020
Russian Hackers Target U.S. Government Agencies
Multiple news reports from this past weekend indicate that hackers working for Russian intelligence breached networks and monitored email traffic at a number of U.S. federal agencies – including the Treasury...
December 15, 2020
Occupied Territories Bill in Ireland Is Dead on Arrival
Amid a COVID-19-induced economic recession, Irish independent Senator Frances Black has revived a draft law targeting Israel after a previous failed attempt. The Occupied Territories Bill, if enacted, could...
December 11, 2020
Forty-Plus Nations Call for Suspension of Syria From Chemical Weapons Monitoring Body
Forty-six countries have co-sponsored a French call to suspend Syria’s rights and privileges as a member of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the international chemical...
December 10, 2020
Norwegian Government Agency Rejects UN Anti-Israel Blacklist
A Norwegian government official clarified last week that Norway’s procurement office will not stop doing business with firms on a United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) blacklist. The rejection,...
December 10, 2020
U.S. Sanctions Companies Helping North Korea Export Illegal Coal
The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday sanctioned six Chinese and Vietnamese companies and four ships – one flying Vietnam’s flag and three flying unknown flags – for exporting North Korean coal....
December 2, 2020
Key Targets Remain for U.S. Sanctions on Iran
The U.S. Department of the Treasury last week sanctioned the Mustazafan Foundation, one of three critical holdings in the business empire of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The Trump administration,...
November 30, 2020
American Advocates Open Pharmacy for Displaced Syrians Deprived of Aid by Assad Regime
The Syrian Emergency Task Force (SETF), an American non-profit organization, announced the opening last week of a no-cost pharmacy in the al-Rukban camp for displaced Syrians. The camp hosts 10,000 to 12,000...
November 24, 2020
Rushed Afghanistan Drawdown Likely to Benefit Al-Qaeda
Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller announced last week an order to reduce U.S. troops in Afghanistan from 4,500 to 2,500, to be completed by January 15, 2021. Justified as a move to end “perpetual...
November 23, 2020
Treasury Sanctions Companies Exporting North Korean Labor to Russia
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned one Russian and one North Korean company on Thursday for facilitating the exportation of North Korean forced labor to generate revenue for the Kim Jong Un regime....
November 6, 2020
Turkey Fines Global Social Media Platforms in Desperate Bid to Stifle Online Dissent
The Turkish government announced on Wednesday its decision to fine Facebook, Instagram, Periscope, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube 10 million liras ($1.175 million) each for failing to comply with a new law...
November 5, 2020
Designating Tehran Stock Exchange Would Increase Washington’s Leverage
The main index of the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) has plummeted 40 percent from the all-time high it reached in early August, while institutional investors face allegations they exploited government ties...
October 30, 2020
U.S. Should Sanction Key Iranian Automobile Companies
Iranian Air Force commander Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh announced earlier this month that the Air Force and the Iranian automobile manufacturer SAIPA would co-produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)...
October 26, 2020
Iran’s Access to Hard Currency Reserves Drops Precipitously
In its latest assessment of Iran’s economy, released last week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimated that Iran’s “readily available and controlled” gross official reserves will fall to...
October 22, 2020
Amid Political Tensions, NATO Remains a Vital Alliance
Turkey’s reported live-fire test of its Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile system last week further aggravated political fault lines within NATO. Yet despite this provocation and other wide-ranging...
October 21, 2020
The Iran Factor in Talks Between U.S., Azerbaijan, and Armenia
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will host the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia for apparently separate meetings in Washington this Friday to discuss the ongoing fighting between their two countries....
October 20, 2020
UN Secretary-General Condemns Iran for Human Rights Abuses
The “overall situation of human rights” in Iran “remains of serious concern, owing to persistent and gross human rights violations,” the UN secretary-general, António Guterres, stated in a report...
October 19, 2020
New EU Sanctions on Russia a Good First Step, But Further Action Needed
The European Union unveiled targeted sanctions on Thursday in response to the August 20 use of a chemical weapon to poison leading Russian dissident Alexei Navalny. The sanctions represent a positive first...
October 16, 2020
With S-400 Escalation, Turkey Tests NATO
Turkey reportedly conducted an expected live-fire test on Friday of its Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile system. The test represents a troubling milestone in the steady deterioration of Ankara’s relationship...
October 15, 2020
UN Elects Worst Violators to Human Rights Council
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday overwhelmingly elected China, Cuba, Gabon, Pakistan, Russia, and Uzbekistan as members of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The election underscores...
October 14, 2020
Erdogan Meddles in Northern Cyprus Elections
Northern Cyprus will head to a runoff presidential vote next Sunday in a race that pits the proreunification incumbent of the breakaway region against a nationalist hawk backed by Turkey’s Islamist President...
October 7, 2020
Turkish Public Lender Fails Again to Scuttle Iran Sanctions Evasion Case
A Manhattan federal judge on October 1 refused to dismiss an indictment accusing Halkbank, a public lender majority-owned by the Turkish government, of helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions. In the event of...
October 5, 2020
Iran at Risk From Spillover of Armenia-Azerbaijan Clashes
Intense fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan is taking place in proximity to Iran’s northwestern border, which it shares with both countries. While Turkey has sided firmly with Azerbaijan and Russia...
October 5, 2020
Plan to Reposition U.S. Forces in Europe Needs More Work
The House Armed Service Committee (HASC) expressed concern last week about the Department of Defense (DoD) plan to reposition U.S. forces based in Europe. In its present form, the plan lacks sufficient...
October 1, 2020
UN Report Highlights How North Korea’s Embassies Help Pyongyang Flout Sanctions
A UN Panel of Experts evaluating international enforcement of North Korea sanctions publicly released its August 2020 report on Monday. Among other findings, the report appropriately emphasized the critical...
September 30, 2020
Sanctions Target War Profiteer Working for Assad’s Brother
The Treasury Department imposed sanctions today on Syrian war profiteer Khodr Ali Taher and 11 of his companies – part of the fourth set of designations since the Caesar Act went into effect this past...
September 30, 2020
Beijing Seeks to Evade U.S. Restrictions on Technology Imports
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a major speech earlier this month acknowledging how U.S. efforts to restrict Chinese access to critical technology have laid bare systemic weaknesses in Chinese supply...
September 30, 2020
U.S. Steps Up Pressure Against Russian Crypto Abuse
The Trump administration this month issued two sets of penalties against Russian actors engaged in illicit cryptocurrency transactions. These episodes highlight how U.S. adversaries ranging from cybercriminals...
September 30, 2020
Designating Iran’s Financial Sector Would Not Impact Humanitarian Trade
According to an exclusive Bloomberg report this week, the Trump administration may be considering a sanctions designation of Iran’s financial sector in its entirety pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.)...
September 29, 2020
Netanyahu Highlights Hezbollah Use of Human Shields
In his speech to the UN General Assembly today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu provided three detailed examples of Hezbollah’s use of Lebanese civilians as human shields, which is a war crime....
September 25, 2020
Hezbollah’s History with Ammonium Nitrate: The Danger to Europe
Ambassador Nathan Sales, U.S. coordinator for counterterrorism at the Department of State, announced last week that Hezbollah has transported and stored ammonium nitrate throughout Europe. While the disclosure...
September 23, 2020
New Explosion in Lebanon at Site That Belongs To Affiliate of Hezbollah
There was a large explosion in southern Lebanon yesterday in a built-up residential area controlled by Hezbollah. The explosion underscores the risks associated with Hezbollah’s de facto control of Lebanon...
September 23, 2020
Iran’s Turkey-Based Sanctions-Evasion Scheme More Extensive Than Previously Reported
Iran’s sanctions-evasion schemes involving Turkey “started earlier, lasted longer, extended further, and involved more people and countries” than previously known, according to a series of deeply...
September 16, 2020
Pioneer Kitten: A New Iranian Cyber Threat Group Emerges
U.S. Cyber Command is warning the private sector about the “reckless” activities of a new Iranian hacker group. According to both the cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike and the FBI, Pioneer Kitten, as the...
September 14, 2020
Pompeo’s Cyprus Visit a Sign of U.S. Reengagement in the Eastern Mediterranean
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited the Cypriot capital of Nicosia on Saturday to address both Turkey’s ongoing oil and gas exploration in Cypriot and Greek waters as well as Russia’s efforts...
September 11, 2020
Desperate to Sustain Stock Market Bubble, Tehran Taps Its Sovereign Wealth Fund
Tehran announced on Tuesday that it would use 1 percent of its National Development Fund (NDF) – one Iran’s few remaining sources of hard currency – to stabilize the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE). The...
September 9, 2020
Hamas Prioritizes Terrorism Over COVID-19 Outbreak in Gaza
Amid a recent COVID-19 outbreak in the Gaza Strip, Hamas and Israel agreed to a Qatari-brokered ceasefire last week but failed to reach a long-term truce. Hamas and other terrorist factions likely intend...
September 4, 2020
Turkey Slams U.S. Decision to Lift Cyprus Arms Embargo
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Tuesday that he will allow “the sale of non-lethal defense articles and services to the Republic of Cyprus,” partially lifting Washington’s 33-year arms embargo....
September 3, 2020
U.S. Needs a New ICC Strategy
The State Department announced sanctions yesterday on two senior officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for their role in an “unjust and illegitimate investigation” of alleged war crimes...
September 2, 2020
Justice Department Provides Roadmap to Escalate Pressure on North Korean Cybercrime
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint last week seeking the authority to seize 280 cryptocurrency accounts linked to North Korean cyberheists. This DOJ action not only further exposes North...
September 1, 2020
Over the Black Sea, Moscow Escalates Its Military Provocations
Following a major North Atlantic Treaty Organization bomber exercise, two Russian Su-27 fighters conducted a reckless intercept of a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber in international airspace over the Black Sea...
August 28, 2020
Hamas Proxy Launches Incendiary Balloons at Israel, Again
The Hamas proxy Humat al-Aqsa (HAA) published a video this week claiming responsibility for sending incendiary balloons into Israel from Gaza. HAA openly acknowledges its arson attacks as part of a campaign...
August 26, 2020
State Department Calls Out Erdogan’s Hosting of Hamas Terrorists
The State Department registered its strong objection yesterday to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s hosting of two Hamas leaders in Istanbul on August 22. This is the first time the State Department...
August 18, 2020
COVID-19: Israel and the Palestinians
Though Israel was one of the first countries to impose aggressive measures to counter the COVID-19 crisis, lifting restrictions prematurely has sent the country into a second wave of infection. Meanwhile,...
August 14, 2020
Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Strategic Defense of Democracy
Hong Kong police on Monday arrested Jimmy Lai, the 71-year-old pro-democracy founder of Hong Kong media company Next Digital and its newspaper, Apple Daily, on charges of violating China’s new national...
August 13, 2020
China Sanctions U.S. Lawmakers and Human Rights Advocates
Beijing imposed a fresh round of sanctions this week on six U.S. lawmakers and five leaders of organizations that promote democracy and human rights, matching exactly the number of Chinese and Hong Kong...
August 6, 2020
North Korean Cyber Espionage Campaign Seeks to Compensate for Air Power Vulnerabilities
McAfee, a U.S.-based private cybersecurity firm, released a new report last week assessing a North Korean cyber espionage campaign targeting the U.S. defense and aerospace industries. The campaign against...
August 5, 2020
EU Issues Its First-Ever Cyber Sanctions
The European Union announced its first-ever cyber-related sanctions on Thursday, designating malicious actors from Russia, China, and North Korea. The designations provide an opportunity to bolster transatlantic...
July 30, 2020
U.S. Sanctions Assad’s 18-Year-Old Son, Promises More Targets to Come
The departments of State and Treasury announced the designation yesterday of 14 individuals and entities with ties to the regime of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, including his eldest son, Hafez. Coming after...
July 28, 2020
Report Shows North Korean Cybercriminals Now Target Online Shoppers
A new report by cybersecurity company SanSec indicates that North Korean state-sponsored hackers are diversifying their cybercrime operations, focusing on new targets beyond banks and cryptocurrency exchanges....
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