When Donald Trump reached what for him was a forgone conclusion and withdrew the United States from the JCPOA (aka Iran nuclear deal), it was equally a foregone conclusion that China and Russia would both be willing to continue participation in a would-be post-US JCPOA and if not, China and […]
What is a tariff? A tariff is a tax on imported goods. Tariffs can target specific goods imported from all nations or can target all goods from a single nation or group of nations. Any combination of the aforementioned applications of tariffs is also possible. What are economic sanctions? Economic […]
For months, the US has been bullying its wayward NATO colleague and former ally Turkey, regarding Ankara’s intentions to purchase Russia’s S-400 missile defence system. Turkey has responded furiously to the threats of sanctions from Washington with Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu saying, “If it [the United States] wants to punish Turkey […]
Pyongyang has released a statement questioning the US motive for inflicting new hostile sanctions on the DPRK at a time when the two Korean states are engaged in a history making rapprochement which today will once again see athletes from both sides of the 38th parallel celebrating the end of […]
While the proximate cause of the tragic Iranian plane crash which killed 66 people is still being investigated, one thing is clear: a country whose ability to purchase modern aviation equipment is artificially restricted due to calculated international sanctions, can and should hold the authors of the sanctions responsible. Iran […]