Discover what economic sanctions are, how they function, and their impact on countries and international relations.

President Trump’s new sanctions finally target the heart of Russia’s war machine, but only aggressive, disciplined ...

(CNN) — The Iranian middle class, long a force of political moderation, stability, economic growth, and the base of the country’s reform movement, is shrinking fast under the pressure of Western ...

Patel writes that this moment marked a fundamental shift: economic sanctions were no longer symbolic punishments or ...

The Trump administration has imposed a fresh round of sanctions on Russia. The new measures announced last week target the heart of Moscow's economy, its oil industry. The move follows President Trump ...

On May 2, 2011, a US Navy SEAL helicopter soft-crashed into the side of Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Within the hour, bin Laden was identified and assassinated. The world’s most ...

The International Criminal Court, or ICC, only intervenes when national courts can't or won't prosecute crimes like genocide and crimes against humanity. But after the Trump administration sanctioned ...

OANDA reports that Western sanctions on Russia have failed to collapse its economy, leading to de-dollarization and advanced ...

A rare diplomatic move is taking shape as Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko prepares for a visit to Myanmar. This ...