Eric B. Lorber

May 29, 2021 | Eric B. Lorber, Matthew Zweig

Is Biden trying to avoid congressional review of Russia sanctions?

Excerpt Last month, the White House unveiled a sweeping new executive order (EO) authorizing a wide range of sanctions against Russia. While laudable as a product and effort to expand the Russia sanctions...

August 13, 2020 | Eric B. Lorber, Kavya Kannan

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...

April 17, 2020 | Eric B. Lorber, Jonathan Schanzer

The US dollar is still king during the coronavirus

The economic shock of the last few weeks has shaken the United States economy, erased the last two and a half years of stock market gains, and has left 22 million Americans unemployed. Yet as the economic...

March 21, 2020 | Behnam Ben Taleblu, Eric B. Lorber

Washington set to magnify maximum pressure on Tehran

Excerpt The United States is expanding its maximum pressure campaign against Iran. Earlier this month, a senior State Department official announced what he termed a “super maximum economic pressure...

January 9, 2019 | Eric B. Lorber

FDD Launches Center on Economic and Financial Power, Names Former Treasury Advisor Eric B. Lorber as Senior Director

(Washington, D.C., January 9, 2019) – The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) today unveiled its...

January 3, 2017 | Eric B. Lorber |

VOA News

By refraining from retribution, Putin is smoothing the way for Trump to undo the sanctions, says senior advisor to the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Eric Lorber. More:  &nb...

October 26, 2016 | Eric B. Lorber |

U.S. stuck with nobody left to sanction in Russia over Syria

The U.S. put sanctions on Russia's main arms exporter, Kremlin aides and the black leather-loving head of a motorcycle gang nicknamed "The Surgeon" after the 2014 invasion of Ukraine....

April 14, 2016 | Mark Dubowitz |

Sanctions Experts: Granting Iran Access to Dollars Endangers Global Banking System

Giving Iran access to U.S. dollars in order to boost its international business profile would erode diplomatic leverage against the Islamic Republic and jeopardize the international banking syste...

April 8, 2016 | Mark Dubowitz |

FPI Conference Call: Implications of Granting Iran Access to U.S. Financial Market

On April 7, 2016, the Foreign Policy Initiative (FPI) hosted a conference call about the implications of the Obama administration’s plan to grant Iran access to the U.S. financial system. M...

January 6, 2016 |

Economic Sanctions and Terror Finance Expert Joins FDD’s Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance

Washington, DC -- Eric B. Lorber, an expert on anti-money laundering policy and terror finance issues, has been named senior advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ Center on...