When words are too weak and war is too costly, sanctions are increasingly the tool countries use to punish bad behavior around the world. What they actually achieve, however, can often feel to fall short of their aims.
Cuba, the first Latin American country to develop its own COVID-19 vaccines, is presently short of syringes for immunizing its population against the virus. It’s not feasible for Cuba to make its own syringes, and the U.S. blockade prevents Cuba from importing them from abroad.
Biden Likely to Fine-tune US Global Sanctions Regime, Analysts Say
Voice of America
06 May 2021, 08:35 GMT+10
President Joe Biden s efforts to rescue and ultimately reshape the U.S. economy may be getting most of the attention, but his administration has also been busy on the international front, in large part by expanding and adjusting the vast net of sanctions that the U.S. imposes on countries and individuals around the world.
In his first weeks in office, Biden imposed new sanctions on individuals in Russia over interference in U.S. elections; on generals in Myanmar for their overthrowing a democratically elected government; on Saudi Arabian nationals involved in the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi; on Chinese officials for undermining Hong Kong s democracy movement and human rights abuses against the country s Uyghur minority; and against an Israeli businessman accused of corruption.
How Biden Aims to Better Align US Sanction Policies
Voice of America
06 May 2021, 22:35 GMT+10
President Joe Biden s efforts to rescue and ultimately reshape the U.S. economy may be getting most of the attention, but his administration has also been busy on the international front, in large part by expanding and adjusting the vast net of sanctions that the U.S. imposes on countries and individuals around the world.
In his first weeks in office, Biden imposed new sanctions on individuals in Russia over interference in U.S. elections; on generals in Myanmar for their overthrowing a democratically elected government; on Saudi Arabian nationals involved in the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi; on Chinese officials for undermining Hong Kong s democracy movement and human rights abuses against the country s Uyghur minority; and against an Israeli businessman accused of corruption.