Using European data on country-level crude oil imports by their field of origin, we argue that crude oil is far from a homogenous good, and that the relevant substitutability for analyzing the impact of trade sanctions must account for the quality of different oil types in terms of their ...
Once they bring the cars to the border, they leave them there in a set of car parks where they sit for a few days until the necessary paperwork is completed. That paperwork is not without its own complications: after European states imposed sanctions, Georgia introduced its ...
Although there have been no official sanctions on Russian enriched uranium and the country has been honouring its legacy contracts with Western utilities to date, the stress caused from geopolitical and supply chain security aspects of the uranium market for theWestis only just beginning. As I touc...
Since 2015, there have been increases in trade depth and breadth. US President Don- ald Trump's decision to reimpose sanctions, however, puts these gains at risk moving forward. Myanmar's gains reflect the continuation of an upward trend that began when the country initiated a politi- cal...
No European peacekeepers on the ground Ukraine commits to neutrality and downsizes its military The West removes economic sanctions against Russia Ukraine, being largely backed by its other Western allies (minus US), has saidit would not acceptany territorial concessions or steps that would weaken th...
Russian-dominated enclaves in northern Kazakhstan and in the Crimea are quiet now, but any attempt by the ethnic Russians in either area to rejoin Russia could turn bloody. Though Moscow has become more active of late in trying to mediate local conflicts, President Boris N. Yeltsin has also ...
To circumvent sanctions imposed on Russia by brand names such as Apple and Zara, resellers have been purchasing the goods authorised for sale in nearby Kazakhstan for resale in Russia. By meeting the massive demand for these products, the reseller was able to sell the goods at a significant ...
What has not deterred India is additional sanctions on Iran by the US and EU, and Washington’s calls for snapping ties with Tehran. Sources said that Iran and this corridor — which will be essentially rail-based — is India’s gateway to the Central Asian countries. “They are vital to...
“There is an urgent need to message the facts about the negative impacts of marijuana.” “Staff believe that if the administration is to turn the tide on increasing marijuana use there is an urgent need to message the facts about the negative impacts of marijuana use, production, and traffi...
The emergence of sovereign wealth funds in the early 2000s as a growing pool of large, globally focused state-owned investors quickly became a concern for politicians in the United States and in Europe who were fearful of possible financial and economic