Good afternoon and welcome to this event on u. S. Sanctions and deterrence. It is a pleasure to have you here with us. Todays session is an opportunity to think about the deterrence and signaling effects of financial sanctions and as many of you know well, u. S. Sanctions are an economic tool which in general terms shut off access to the u. S. Financial system to entities that pose a threat to u. S. National security. The use of sanctions has become central to the exercise of u. S. The and National Security over the last decade. And is the favored policy tool of this administration. The topic for todays session is also the topic of a report that jordan and i cowrote and are releasing today. Here will have seen it as you came in. We haveincludes convening the session with the intention of achieving a better understanding of how the administration and congress you sanctions for signaling and deterrence and offer views and recommendations for how to improve the signaling and deterrence va
Us. Today session is an opportunity to speak on the deterrents and signaling effect of financial sanctions, well and as many of you know well, economic u. S. Sanctions and economic tools which in general terms to those, named people or entities that should have access to the u. S. Financial system of those new people are entities to pose a threat to u. S. National security and the use of sanctions has become central to the exercise of u. S. Foreign policy and National Security over the last decade and in fact i would say, sanctions are a favorite policy tool of this administration in particular the top. The topic for todays session is also the subject of a report and i got jordan good to my left and i cowrote and we are releasing today, those of you here joining us in person will have seen that when you came in. Do not forget to take a copy, of the report includes findings of hours that came out no workshop and signaling and deterrence of sanctions and put it by the Franco Family Found
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Plans and a 6 goal thriller in the bundesliga leipzig hold dortmund could draw in one of the most entertaining games of the season. Im told me a lot for thanks for joining us later on wednesday u. S. Lawmakers will take a historic vote on whether to start impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump the democrat controlled house of representatives is expected to move back to back the move setting in motion the 3rd ever impeachment of a u. S. President hundreds of thousands of demonstrators have rallied across the country calling for trump to be removed from Office Protesters in new york new yorks times square waved and he trumped banners. Meanwhile donald trump has lashed out over the impeachment proceedings. Against him in a furious 6 page letter to House Speaker nancy pelosi the president accused the top democrat of declaring quote open war on american democracy in an extraordinary intervention just minutes before pelosi announced wednesdays vote trump also claims he was be
A vital gas pipeline with russia. Berlin says washington is meddling in its National Affairs and is the uns 1st ever Global Refugee Forum wraps up well report from one of the key transit points for african migrants heading to europe this is one migrant being hidden by a smuggler who brings in across the Sahara Desert to the my friends say she had to the smuggler has enough of them for one transport and then the dangerous and sometimes deadly journey begins well go to the sheriff where despite tighten border controls migrants continue to risk their lives in the desert. Im brian thomas great to have you with us later today u. S. Lawmakers will be taking an historic vote on whether to start impeachment process. Things against President Trump the democrat controlled house of representatives is expected to back the move setting in motion the 3rd impeachment of an american president now hundreds of thousands of demonstrators have been rallying across the country calling for the president to