Economic Sanctions Archives

The Global Sanctions Dashboard provides a global overview of various sanctions regimes and lists. Each month you will find an update on the most recent listings and delistings and insights into the motivations behind them. This is the only sanctions resource where global sanctions list data are aggregated in one place.

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Global Sanctions Dashboard: Sanctions alone won’t stop the Wagner Group

New Atlanticist Sep 28, 2022

The economic response that can match Putin’s escalation in Ukraine

By Brian O’Toole, Daniel Fried

The G7 and the wider West have done a solid job targeting the Russian economy. Now, they need to keep up the pressure.

Crisis Management Economic Sanctions

Issue Brief Sep 27, 2022

Will economic statecraft threaten western currency dominance? Sanctions, geopolitics, and the global monetary order

By Dr. Carla Norrlöf

The return of great power rivalry is stoking renewed fears of weakening Western currency dominance. Financial sanctions are becoming the preferred economic tool for accomplishing geopolitical goals.

China Economic Sanctions

Econographics Sep 8, 2022

Russia Sanctions Database

The Atlantic Council’s Russia Sanctions Database tracks the level of coordination among Western allies in sanctioning Russian entities, individuals, vessels, and aircraft, and shows where gaps still remain.

Eastern Europe Economic Sanctions

UkraineAlert Jul 26, 2022

More Russians must face personal sanctions over Ukraine invasion

By Oleksandr Novikov

As the world seeks ways to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Oleksandr Novikov of Ukraine’s National Agency on Corruption Prevention says dramatically expanded personal sanctions are the most effective available tool.

Conflict Disinformation

New Atlanticist Jun 30, 2022

Why Russia’s economy is more resilient than you might think

By Josh Lipsky

With each recession, Russian institutions—and the population itself—have become increasingly inured to economic trauma.

Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

New Atlanticist Jun 27, 2022

Can price caps on Russian oil tame the Kremlin? Our experts debate.

By Edward Fishman, Brian O’Toole, Mark Mozur, and Charles Lichfield

Atlantic Council experts weigh in on whether a G7-driven price cap on Russian oil will have the intended effect.

Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

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Econographics

Jul 19, 2023

Global Sanctions Dashboard: Sanctions alone won’t stop the Wagner Group

By Kimberly Donovan, Maia Nikoladze, and Ryan Murphy

Existing sanctions against the Wagner Group, limitations around enforcing them, and what more Western allies can do to counter Wagner's influence in Africa.

Africa Economic Sanctions

In the News

Jul 17, 2023

Tran quoted in Reuters on Chinese export controls

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China Economic Sanctions

In the News

Jul 17, 2023

Graham quoted in the VOA on Russian sanctions evasion

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China Economic Sanctions

In the News

Jul 13, 2023

Graham quoted in Nikkei on US-China trade tensions

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China Economic Sanctions

In the News

Jul 9, 2023

“Sanctioning China in a Taiwan Crisis: Scenarios and Risks” report cited by The Wire China

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China Economic Sanctions

Event Recap

Jul 7, 2023

The mechanisms of corruption in Iran

By Masoud Mostajabi and Britt Gronemeyer

On June 13, the Atlantic Council’s Iran Strategy Project hosted a virtual event, “The Mechanisms of Corruption in Iran” to discuss the nature of corruption and sanctions in Iran as well as the social, economic, and political implications of these issues. The Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative Director, Jonathan Panikoff conducted opening remarks, […]

Corruption Economic Sanctions

New Atlanticist

Jun 30, 2023

Russian War Report: Kremlin denies that it targeted civilians in a missile attack on a pizza restaurant

By Digital Forensic Research Lab

A deadly Russian missile strike on a cafe in Kramatorsk leaves a dozen dead and more injured. Post-mutiny, Wagner's future in Africa is up in the air.

Africa Belarus

In the News

Jun 30, 2023