Aug 25 Why the U.S. imposed sanctions on Venezuela By Larisa Epatko President Donald Trump imposed new financial sanctions against Venezuela on Friday, a response to President Nicolas Maduro's attempts to gain more presidential powers. Continue reading
Aug 09 New U.S. penalties against 8 more people over Venezuela crisis By Josh Lederman, Associated Press The United States is imposing sanctions on eight more individuals, including the brother of the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, for undermining democracy in the South American country. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 3:29 New U.N. sanctions trigger sharp warning from North Korea By PBS News Hour North Korea reacted to a new round of U.N. sanctions with its own threat against the U.S., vowing to never abandon its nuclear program through negotiations. The new measures target North Korea’s already limited export market, and seeks to further… Continue watching
Aug 07 What are economic sanctions? By Jonathan Masters, Council on Foreign Relations For many foreign policymakers, economic sanctions have become the tool of choice to respond to major geopolitical challenges, from counterterrorism to conflict resolution. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch 3:37 Putin’s retaliation for sanctions echoes Cold War tit-for-tat By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin Russian President Vladimir Putin's demand that the U.S. reduce its staff in Russia by hundreds of personnel is the latest diplomatic flash point in a tense relationship that he and President Trump had sought to improve. Special correspondent Nick Schifrin… Continue watching
Jul 28 Watch Why Moscow’s retaliation for U.S. sanctions is a major escalation By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin Russia announced that the U.S. would need to drastically reduce the number of officials working in the country, and barred the U.S. from using two properties there. The announcement was retaliation for actions taken by the U.S., including the seizure… Continue watching
Jul 28 Watch News Wrap: North Korean missile flies further, higher than last launch By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Friday, North Korea launched a second intercontinental ballistic missile that flew higher and farther than its first attempt, which came earlier this month. South Korea said it will work to deploy more U.S. anti-missile systems. Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch 4:14 News Wrap: Trump reportedly ending CIA program to train Syrian rebels By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump is reportedly ending a secret CIA program that arms and trains moderate rebels in Syria. The program's goal was to combat the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, but it had limited effects… Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch 8:12 What will happen to the Iran nuclear deal under Trump? By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin New sanctions were slapped on individuals and groups tied to Iran's ballistic missile program, hours after the State Department again certified that Iran is complying with the nuclear deal struck two years ago. William Brangham speaks with chief foreign affairs… Continue watching