Sanctions

North Korea threatens nuclear strike against U.S.

Jorge Benitez — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:30:03 -0600

From Jack Kim and Louis Charbonneau, Reuters: North Korea threatened the United States on Thursday with a preemptive nuclear strike, raising the level of rhetoric just before the U.N.

EU ambassadors blast Belarus over diplomatic spat with Sweden, mull new sanctions

Jorge Benitez — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:58:41 -0500

From Reuters: Belarus's relations with the West took a turn for the worse on Friday as EU governments agreed to reprimand Minsk for expelling the Swedish ambassador in a row over a pro-democracy stunt involving an air drop of teddy bears on Belarus's territory.

Russia will not let EU search its ships for Syria arms

Jorge Benitez — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 06:36:00 -0500

From Reuters: Russia warned on Saturday that it would not cooperate with European Union sanctions requiring EU governments to search vessels suspected of carrying weapons into Syria

EU to 'inspect vessels and aircraft heading to Syria' with suspicious cargo

Jorge Benitez — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:10:10 -0500

From the Council of the European Union: In response to the ever increasing violence in Syria, the Council today strengthened the enforcement of the EU arms embargo against Syria.

Confrontation in the Med? EU to enforce arms embargo against Syria

Jorge Benitez — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 08:00:28 -0500

From Slobodan Lekic, the AP: European Union nations will enforce an arms embargo against Syria by boarding ships and aircraft carrying suspicious cargo to the war-torn nation, an official said Friday.

Is running out of money Assad's decisive weakness?

Jorge Benitez — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:41:48 -0500

From Fareed Zakaria, CNN GPS: Another telling indicator of dissent is the number of silent objectors in the army.

As Europe becomes a 'sanctions machine,' it still lacks a strategy

Jorge Benitez — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:19:08 -0600

From Charlemagne, the Economist: Hardly a meeting of foreign ministers passes without punitive measures against a brutal regime: import and investment bans, restrictions on financial dealings, hit-lists with hundreds of people stopped from entering the EU and having their assets frozen.

Turkey sticks with Iran for oil instead of supporting EU and US sanctions

Jorge Benitez — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:22:44 -0600

From Humeyra Pamuk and Evrim Ergin, Reuters: Turkey has no plans to cut its imports of Iranian oil, remaining a rare loyal customer of Tehran despite rising pressure from international sanctions and initial signals it may buy more Saudi oil