Export–Import Bank of the United States

October 10, 2024 | David Rader, Elaine K. Dezenski

Congress Should Create an Economic Statecraft and Security Commission

The United States has a few powerful tools to conduct economic warfare and strengthen its economic security. Unfortunately, many of them operate independently, without coordination, lacking strategic guidance,...

September 8, 2023 | Elaine K. Dezenski |

Italy is about to say to Beijing, ‘Hit the road, Xi’

Rome's anticipated departure from the Belt and Road Initiative likely marks the end of the project’s grand European aspirations, Elaine Dezenski writes.

June 30, 2023 | Elaine K. Dezenski |

Washington Needs a New Economic Security Framework for the Americas

Washington must bring powerful answers to pressing issues in the region: populism, political unrest, and disinformation; water and food insecurity; extreme weather; mass migration; the evolving drug trade; money laundering and corruption; and weakened democratic institutions.

September 26, 2022 | Elaine K. Dezenski, Ambassador John Simon, Allie Dichiara

American Innovation Can Counter China’s BRI

In contrast to the BRI’s “railroads to nowhere,” the United States can reframe global infrastructure development around the citizens who need it the most.

April 9, 2022 | James Brooke |

Putin’s war perverts a personal geography

Bucha? That was the leafy Kyiv suburb where we spent a Saturday afternoon, eating ice cream cones and exploring a city park defined by neatly clipped hedges, classical sculptures and fathers teaching their...

November 18, 2016 | Tyler Stapleton |

Congress Introduces Bill to Combat BDS Worldwide

Congress introduced the Protecting Israel Against Economi...

July 14, 2016 | Mark Dubowitz

The Iran Nuclear Agreement: One Year Later

Download the full written testimony here...

July 6, 2016 | Mark Dubowitz

The Implications of U.S. Aircraft Sales to Iran

Executive Summary  As we approach the one-year anniversary of the announcement of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), many of the concerns of tho...

October 3, 2013 | |

Rouhani’s Rooster Tail

Co-authored Bijan R. Kian and David J. Smith Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s new president, is back in Tehran after an all-smiles visit to the United Nations in New York....

March 30, 2011 |

State Department Sanctions Belarus Firm for Doing Business with Iran; GOP Not Satisfied

The State Department announced on Tuesday that it has decided to apply the recently passed Iran sanctions legislation to the Belarusian company Belorusneft. But GOP senators monitoring the implemen...

March 30, 2011 | Global Security Newswire

Lawmakers Question Use of Iran Sanctions Law

The Obama administration on Tuesday said it would blacklist a Belarusian firm under an Iran sanctions law enacted last year, but Republican senators called the move an insufficient application of l...

June 30, 2010 | Mark Dubowitz |

Beyond Gasoline: Congress Targets Iran’s Access to Critical Energy Know-How

This past week, 507 members of the United States Congress passed the toughest Iran sanctions legislation in history, with only eight members opposing. The bill, which President Obama is expected...

June 10, 2010 | Mark Dubowitz Hill |

Plug the Sanctions Hole on Iran

With a short time left before the U.S. Congress finalizes an energy sanctions bill on Iran, the Iranian regime is already exploiting what could be a gaping loophole in Iran sanctions laws....

May 27, 2010 |

FDD Applauds Amendment to National Defense Authorization Act

Press Release May 27, 2010 CONTACT: Judy Mayka 202-621-3948 [email protected]   FDD Applauds Amendment to National Defense Authorization Act...

May 19, 2010 | Mark Dubowitz Forbes |

Ignore Turkey and Brazil: Iran Sanctions Are A Go

Just as the momentum behind U.S. energy sanctions against Iran shifted into high gear, Turkey and Brazil this week tried to downshift with a much ballyhooed nuclear-fuel swap deal. Could Iran&#03...

April 20, 2010 | Reuters

U.S. Congress Seen Hindering Cheap Fuel for Iran

Legislation to punish Tehran for its nuclear program by denying U.S. financial assistance to foreign companies that provide gasoline to Iran has a good chance of passing Congress. Iran may f...

April 20, 2010 | Newsweek

Obama’s Enforcer

Stuart Levey is the last person to put you in mind of Tony Soprano. Slight and good-natured, he pooh-poohs the notion that what he does for a living is a kind of genteel arm-twisting—intended to,...

July 10, 2009 | |

House Passes Legislation Prohibiting Funds to Iran’s Gasoline Suppliers

Language Included in FY 2010 State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Act Washington, D.C. (July 10, 2009)...

June 24, 2009 | |

House Appropriations Committee Amendment Prohibits Funds to Iran’s Gasoline Suppliers

Washington, D.C. (June 24, 2009) - The Foundation for Defense of Democracies welcomed a House Appropriations Committee amendment that would prohibit certain U.S. financial support for companies t...

April 23, 2009 |

House Introduces Legislation to Limit Iran’s Gasoline Imports

Would Provide Leverage in Negotiations over Iran's Nuclear Weapons Program Washington, D.C. (April 23, 2009) -- The Foundation for Defense...