Embargoes and Sanctions
E.U. Plans Tougher Sanctions on Russia but Aims to Protect Its Own Interests
BRUSSELS — When President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia moved to recognize the separatist Ukrainian enclaves of Donetsk and...
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Will Biden’s Sanctions Halt a Russian Invasion of Ukraine?
WASHINGTON — When the Obama administration imposed sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine in 2014, American officials were hopeful...
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Wooing Allies, Publicizing Putin’s Plans: Inside Biden’s Race to Prevent War
The Dec. 3 document became the first of a series of efforts to declassify intelligence about Russian plans by...
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Hamas, Claiming Victory Over Israel, Is Stuck in Same Old Cycle
GAZA CITY — At a beachfront hotel in Gaza City this fall, hundreds of Gaza civic leaders crowded into...
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As Hopes for Nuclear Deal Fade, Iran Rebuilds and Risks Grow
Robert Malley, the State Department’s Iran envoy, said recently that while “it is in Iran’s hands to choose” which...
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Migrant Crisis in Belarus Tests Putin’s Uneasy Alliance With Lukashenko
MOSCOW — As European governments threatened Belarus with deeper sanctions this week for fomenting the migration crisis on the...
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U.S.-Venezuela Tensions Heat Up Again After Extradition of Maduro Ally
WASHINGTON — Just months ago, the rocky relationship between the United States and Venezuela seemed to be taking a...
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Opinion | What AUKUS Means for U.S.-China Great Power Competition
This is a hallmark of great power competition: Competitive initiatives like AUKUS provide visible ways to counter or balance...
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