Jack Lew

October 23, 2024 | |

Defying Outside Pressure, Israeli Parliamentarians Vow to Proceed With Legislation Targeting ‘Terrorist Organization’ UNRWA

Several Western governments are leaning on Israel to drop proposed legislation to sever contacts with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) — despite copious evidence...

September 16, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel inches closer to decision on northern operation against Hezbollah

Amos Hochstein, a senior advisor to President Joe Biden, held meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant on September 16. The meetings happened...

April 27, 2024 | |

Blinken Reverses Plan to Sanction IDF Battalion 

The U.S. State Department on April 26 froze a plan to impose sanctions on the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) Netzah Yehuda battalion...

March 7, 2024 | |

Cairo Truce Talks Falter as Hamas Stalls

The latest round of Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks ended fruitlessly on March 7, with Hamas failing to provide details on hostages it holds in Gaza. The Palestinian terrorist group...

January 19, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

U.S. and Israeli officials discuss Hezbollah threat

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant spoke with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on January 18, his office said. Among the issues raised by Gallant were increased tensions in northern Israel with...

May 27, 2021 | Richard Goldberg, Mark Dubowitz

Is the U.S. Caving on Iran Sanctions?

To try to wheedle Iran back into a nuclear deal, the administration is preparing to lift a raft of non-nuclear sanctions as well.

May 14, 2020 | Tzvi Kahn, Allyson Gaines

Obama Officials Support U.S. Unilateral Snapback of Iran Sanctions

When Iran and world powers concluded the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), President Barack Obama and senior officials in his administration repeatedly...

May 23, 2016 | Mark Dubowitz

Understanding the Role of Sanctions Under the Iran Deal

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May 10, 2016 | Mark Dubowitz

Terrorism, Missiles and Corruption: The Risks of Economic Engagement with Iran

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May 9, 2016 | Eric B. Lorber

Understanding the Promise — and Limits — of Sanctions

Co-written by Peter Feaver  Last week, David Francis and Lara Jakes published a ...

April 27, 2016 | David Weinberg

Obama is Right: The Gulf Arabs Ride Free on Terrorism

President Obama missed the last real opportunity of his administration to urge the Arab Gulf monarchies to finally adopt a no-tolerance rule toward all terrorist groups and to end the inexcusable...

April 15, 2016 | Mark Dubowitz, Annie Fixler

Iran’s Center for Illicit Finance

Iranian Central Bank Governor Valiollah Seif is in Washington this week to attend summits at the...

March 31, 2016 | Mark Dubowitz, Annie Fixler

Don’t Politicize Sanctions

In a speech yesterday before the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew argue...

March 30, 2016 | Mark Dubowitz, Annie Fixler

Green Lighting the Greenback

In the past two weeks, Congress has pressed Treasury Secretary Ja...

March 28, 2016 | Mark Dubowitz, Jonathan Schanzer

Dollarizing the Ayatollahs

The bruising battle between the president and Congress surrounding the Iran nuclear deal is over. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, despite its many troubling flaws, is already being implem...

November 2, 2015 | Mark Dubowitz, Annie Fixler

Impact of Sanctions Relief

Despite the fanfare over the recently reached Iran deal, Tehran remains a bad actor. Iran recently tested a missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead in violation of a key UN Security Council...

October 29, 2015 | |

The Qatari Speaking Tour in Which a Saudi Cleric Urged Knife Attacks Against Israelis

A prominent Saudi preacher glorified Palestinian knife attacks on Israelis on October 25th – the first day of his visit to Qatar to deliver a series of public lectures. Such incitement was...

June 16, 2015 |

A Global Perspective on Cyber Threats

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May 12, 2015 | Tony Badran |

How Hezbollah Sees the Iran Nuclear Deal: We Win, You Lose

Last week, the Israeli Air Force struck a cache of long-range missiles belonging to Hezbollah and put the Shia militia on notice. As air force chief Major-General Amir Eshel explained, "Our abili...

April 21, 2015 | Jonathan Schanzer

A Survey of Global Terrorism and Terrorist Financing

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