Sanctions Intelligence Digest - Jun-22-2024
Harper’s Index: Geopolitical Shifts and Economic Sanctions
- Number of strategic partnership agreements signed between Russia and North Korea this Wednesday: 1
- Total Chinese-based firms newly sanctioned by Japan for allegedly supporting Russia’s war efforts: Multiple
- Venezuelan Foreign Minister's hopeful candidate for the BRICS alliance: Venezuela
- Predicted impact on Russian LNG exports due to EU’s re-export ban: Significant
- Date on which the US will officially ban the use of Kaspersky Lab’s software: September 29, 2024
- Number of cosmetic items North Korea uses to dodge international sanctions: 2 (wigs, eyelashes)
- Fresh round of Japanese trade restrictions targeting China-based companies: Just initiated
- Number of times South Korea has summoned Russia's ambassador over defense deals with North Korea: At least once
- New sanctions by the US targeting La Nueva Familia Michoacana drug cartel members: Recently announced
- Number of EU ambassadors approving fresh sanctions on Russia as of June 20: All present
- Main focus of Iran's presidential candidates in recent debate: Economy
- Newly emphasized geopolitical issue by US to Vietnam: Ukraine’s sovereignty
- Location where Secretary Yellen announced sanctions against top La Nueva Familia cartel members: Atlanta, Georgia
- Empire more likely to fall according to historical patterns, as per Project Syndicate: Any successful one
- Number of empires discussed for their fall: 4 (British, Indian, Chinese, Japanese)
- Number of times Ted Cruz grilled a Biden official on Israel’s military strategy against Hamas: Numerous
- Tone of Cuba’s message to the United States regarding sanctions and national identity: Unequivocal
- Number of cartel members specifically sanctioned by the United States in coordination with Mexico: Undisclosed
- Increase in cybercrimes predicted due to banning Kaspersky Lab’s software in the US: Expected to rise
- Total number of Iran’s presidential candidates focusing on economic issues in televised debate: 6
- Number of times EU has agreed on sanctions against Russia since the invasion began: Multiple
- Scope of Japan’s sanctions on China-based firms: Expanding
- Number of strategic dialogues requested by the United States with Vietnam regarding Ukraine: At least one
- International order’s stability if China annexes Taiwan, according to Project Syndicate: Severely compromised
- Date of the recent EU leadership commentary on getting tough on China: June 2024
Total Articles: 128
Article Summaries
Putin and Kim Jong Un's wartime pact sees the two ...
Description: Russia and North Korea signed a strategic partnership agreement on Wednesday that would see the two ...
Japan sanctions China-based firms accused of suppo...
Description: Measures mark the first time Tokyo has targeted China-based companies over their alleged support for...
The Venezuelan Perspective
Description: Foreign Minister Yván Gil Pinto discusses Venezuela’s bid to join the BRICS alliance, the impacts of...
EU To Ban Re-Export Of Russian LNG
**Description: EU To Ban Re-Export Of Russian LNG
Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, The European U...**
Japan slaps sanctions on Chinese firms over allege...
Description: The Japanese Foreign Ministry has unveiled sanctions on China-based firms over alleged support for R...
Kaspersky interdit : pourquoi les États-Unis banni...
Description: Kaspersky, c'est fini aux États-Unis ! A partir du 29 septembre 2024, l'entreprise russe spécialisée...
How North Korea dodges sanctions using wigs and ey...
Description: Booming trade with China is allowing Pyongyang to use foreign currency to advance its nuclear progra...
Japan imposes trade curbs on China-based firms for...
Description: TOKYO: Japan imposed trade restrictions on China-based companies as part of a fresh round of sanctio...
US Ban on Use of Kaspersky Lab's Software to Lead ...
Description: MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The decision of the US Commerce Department to ban the use of Russian multinationa...
S. Korea Summons Russian Ambassador Over Pyongyang...
Description: South Korea summoned Russia's ambassador to Seoul Friday to protest a defence deal signed by Preside...
United States Sanctions Key La Nueva Familia Micho...
Description: In close coordination with the Government of Mexico and in support of President Biden's Unity Agenda...
EU Countries Agree On Fresh Russia Sanctions That ...
Description: European Union ambassadors on June 20 approved a fresh package of sanctions on Russia over its invas...
Iran's presidential candidates focus on economy in...
Description: TEHRAN, Iran — In the second live debate on state television, six presidential candidates on Thursda...
The New EU Leadership Must Unite on China
Description: If China were ever allowed to annex Taiwan at the barrel of a gun, the international order would be ...
US asks Vietnam to support Ukraine's sovereignty, ...
Description: The United States called on Vietnam Thursday to support Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integr...
Secretary Yellen Announces Sanctions Against Top L...
Description: Today, alongside law enforcement leaders in Atlanta, Georgia, Secretary Yellen announced that the U....
The Evolution of Empire
Description: The trite answer to the question of why empires fall is that they become victims of their own succes...
WATCH: Ted Cruz Grills Biden Official Who Claims I...
Description: Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf told the Senate on Tuesday that t...
Cuba Tells the United States There is Only One Cub...
Description: On May 28 the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced meas...
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, Russia’s Vladimir Putin...
Description: Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un have signed a pact pled...
UFC-Que Choisir dénonce les manipulations des gran...
Description: L'étude révèle que les principales marketplaces, y compris françaises, utilisent toutes des dark pat...
Breaking News: Secretary Yellen Announces Sanction...
Description: "CHAR" for Borderland Beat This information was reposted from the U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY P...
Putin does not rule out sending arms to North Kore...
Description: Vladimir Putin said Thursday (19 June) he does not rule out Russia sending arms to isolated North Ko...
How North Korea dodges sanctions using wigs and ey...
Description: Although they "almost certainly don't know it", Western owners of "shiny new wigs and false eyelashe...
Realty sector sees debt sanctions of Rs 9.63 lakh ...
Description: Real estate sector witnessed debt sanctions of ₹9.63 lakh crore during 2018-23, with a potential of ...
South Korean activists say they flew anti-North Ko...
Description: A South Korean activist group says it again flew large balloons carrying anti-North Korean propagand...
Putin does not rule out sending arms to N Korea, U...
Description: Vladimir Putin said Thursday he does not rule out Russia sending arms to isolated North Korea in wha...
News24 | Cold War resurrection: Russia revives Nor...
Description: North Korea has released the text of a new treaty with Russia, showing the countries had rolled back...
REC to raise $500m through green bonds, concludes ...
Description: The proceeds will be used to fund renewable energy projects. REC will use its internal system to mon...
Uranium : « L’espoir de la mine Imouraren s’envole...
Description: L’entreprise Orano doit accuser la perte du permis d’exploitation d’une grande mine d’uranium au Nig...
Vladimir Putin’s Asia-Pacific trip was intended to...
Description: Russia is increasingly trying to find common cause with the Global South, including countries that m...
Japan imposes trade curbs on China-based firms for...
Description: Japan imposes trade curbs on China-based firms for supporting Russia's war in Ukraine
South Korea says to reconsider supply of weaponry ...
Description: South Korea says it will review the possibility of supplying weapons to Ukraine, after North Korea a...
HMAS Sydney departs for regional presence deployme...
Description: HMAS Sydney has departed for its regional presence deployment - the Australian Defence Force's conti...
U.S. puts Japan back on currency manipulator watch...
Description: The U.S. Treasury Department has once again put Japan on a list of major trading partners that it mo...
Russia fires deputy defense minister jailed on bri...
Description: Russian authorities have formally dismissed a deputy defense minister jailed on bribery charges and ...
Justin Timberlake arrêté en état d’ivresse au vola...
Description: Justin Timberlake sera en tournée le jour de son procès. ...
Author Talks: Ruchir Sharma on the pitfalls and pr...
Description: “Money makes the world go round,” but Rockefeller International chairman Ruchir Sharma argues that c...
South Korea summons Russia's ambassador over Mosco...
Description: South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador to protest Moscow's new defense pact with North Korea as...
Putin visits Vietnam to establish new 'security ar...
Description: President Vladimir Putin of Russia has made a state visit to Vietnam aimed at bolstering ties to est...
Russia-North Korea pact could dent China’s influen...
Description: China appears to be keeping its distance as Russia and North Korea move closer to each other with a ...
Mexico-Based Drug Cartel Leaders Indicted and Sanc...
Description: Rodolfo Maldonado-Bustos, also known as Don Jose, and Euclides Camacho-Goicochea, also known as El Q...
Iran: Canada's blacklisting of IRGC 'mindless gift...
Description: Iran's interim Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has denounced the Canadian government's decision to...
South Korea Considers Arming Ukraine in Response t...
Description: It would mark a major shift for Seoul, which has not directly provided arms to Kyiv due to a longsta...
S. Korea summons Russian ambassador over Pyongyang...
Description: South Korea summoned Russia’s ambassador to Seoul Friday to protest a defence deal signed by Preside...
Russia-North Korea pact could dent China’s influen...
Description: China appears to be keeping its distance as Russia and North Korea move closer to each other with a ...
South Korean activists say they flew anti-North Ko...
Description: A South Korea activists' group said Friday it again flew large balloons carrying anti-North Korean p...
How Corporations Are Fueling Geopolitical Tensions...
Description: Shortly after the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas War and the beginning of the widescale destruction of...
Lagos cracks down on illegal garages, seizes 40 ve...
Description: In a bid to restore order and ensure smooth traffic flow, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authori...
Briatore returns to F1 with Alpine advisory role
Description: Alpine has announced the return of former Renault Formula 1 team boss Flavio Briatore in an advisory...
"Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership bet...
Description: An inter-state treaty on establishing comprehensive strategic partnership on the principle of equali...
Reality Has Changed: the Ukraine War Slams Europe ...
Description: So has fascism come back to Europe or are Europeans simply sick of the Empire’s endless wars? The sm...
Understanding Director's Duties, Responsibilities ...
Description: Dublin, June 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Understanding Director's Duties, Responsibilities and...
Unwise move: Iran says reserves right to give prop...
Description: Iran says it reserves the right to reciprocate with a "proper" response Canada's unlawful act to des...
Baiba Braže and Radosław Sikorski: Joint action by...
Description: On 20 June 2024, during her working visit to Poland, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Baiba Braže, me...
The Life of Ukraine Must Be Preserved, Particularl...
Description: No description
Cyber threats will present an ever greater number ...
Description: Statement by UK Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Co...
Russia fires deputy defense minister jailed on bri...
Description: Russian authorities have formally dismissed a deputy defense minister jailed on bribery charges and ...
« Fémonationalisme » : quand le RN instrumentalise...
Description: L’extrême droite emprunte les mots du féminisme pour faire porter aux musulmans les responsabilités ...
South Korea summons Russian ambassador as tensions...
Description: SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador to protest the country’s new defens...
Japan imposes trade curbs on Chinese firms for bac...
Description: The new sanctions also target firms in India, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan
Private jet owners must pay taxes
Description: AFTER a long wait, the Federal Government has initiated a clampdown on private jet operators suspect...
Russia-North Korea pact could dent China's influen...
Description: China appears to be keeping its distance as Russia and North Korea move closer to each other with a ...
China issues guidelines on criminal punishment for...
Description: China issues guidelines on criminal punishment for 'diehard' Taiwan separatists
Chief constable found guilty of gross misconduct
Description: Nick Adderley will learn later whether he will be dismissed from his role.
North Korea, Russia agree to offer military assist...
Description: North Korea and Russia have agreed to offer military assistance "without delay" if either is attacke...
UN rapporteur: Fundamental freedoms systematically...
Description: A human rights expert says the Eritrean government is maintaining its iron grip on society by system...
Trump ‘floored’ Puerto Rico’s former governor with...
Description: "If nuclear war happens, we won’t be second in line pressing the button,” the former governor of Pue...
Mother’s plea before son’s death highlights haredi...
Description: "Every soldier has circles: parents and siblings, a partner and children. All these circles are deep...
Justin Timberlake arrêté en état d’ivresse au vola...
Description: Justin Timberlake sera en tournée le jour de son procès. ...
Report: Apple’s generative AI ambitions likely to ...
Description: The rollout of new Apple Intelligence features coming to iPhones, iPads and Mac computers is likely ...
The Coalition’s nuclear push is a dangerous distra...
Description: Peter Dutton's nuclear energy proposal hasn't convinced many Crikey readers, who also criticise Labo...
‘We Need Icebreakers’ – And More Strategic Partner...
Description: The U.S. “containment” of the Russia-China strategic partnership is already unravelling in real time...
Guidance: UK Maritime Services Ban and Oil Price C...
Description: Guidance for UK financial sanctions in relation to the UK Maritime Services Ban and Oil Price Cap Ex...
Georgia looks to China for investment; critics fea...
Description: Chinese investment in Georgia is set to increase significantly after a Chinese-led consortium was aw...
An Attack on Free Speech at Harvard
Description: Universities require a culture of open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement.
Pourquoi ce célèbre antivirus sera bientôt banni d...
Description: Tous les produits d'une entreprise de cybersécurité connue notamment pour son antivirus seront inter...
Cette nouvelle infraction du Code de la route peut...
Description: Le Code de la route évolue avec notamment l'ajout d'une nouvelle infraction. Elle sanctionne un comp...
Russia-North Korea pact could dent China's influen...
Description: China appears to be keeping its distance as Russia and North Korea move closer to each other with a ...
South Korean troops fire to repel North soldiers' ...
Description: South Korea’s military says it fired warning shots for the third time this month to repel North Kore...
Security Council Holds Open Debate on Addressing E...
Description: No description
Biden bans Kaspersky antivirus software in US citi...
Description: Biden administration to ban Kaspersky Lab software sales in the U.S. due to Russian security risk co...
From Pyongyang to Putin: Nuclear diplomacy shifts ...
Description: Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Russian President Vladimir Putin has escalated tensions by threatening to a...
Tensions entre les deux Corées : nouveaux tirs de ...
Description: L'armée sud-coréenne a annoncé vendredi avoir procédé à des tirs de sommation la veille après un bre...
Analysts: Presence of foreign actors complicates S...
Description: As Sudan's humanitarian crisis grows more dire, concerns are growing that foreign actors with intere...
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular P...
Description: No description
Russia-linked APT Nobelium targets French diplomat...
Description: French information security agency ANSSI reported that Russia-linked threat actor Nobelium is behind...
Putin’s Rare Trip to Asian Security Partners Pays ...
Description: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s trip to Asia won him support to maintain his grinding war on Ukra...
« L’Arménie a raison de vouloir quitter l’alliance...
Description: ENTRETIEN. L'Armenie a decide de quitter l'OTSC, l'alliance militaire parrainee par la Russie. L'exp...
Nomura Holdings Inc. Buys Shares of 3,709 Equifax ...
Description: Nomura Holdings Inc. acquired a new stake in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX – Free Report) in the 4th quarte...
Russia-North Korea pact could dent China's influen...
Description: China appears concerned as Russia and North Korea strengthen ties through a new defence pact, potent...
Wellington Management Group LLP Sells 105,431 Shar...
Description: Wellington Management Group LLP decreased its stake in Sterling Check Corp. (NASDAQ:STER – Free Repo...
Tottenham, Son release statement on Bentancur’s ra...
Description: It’s a start, at least
Hypocrisy Is Not a Real Problem in World Politics
Description: There’s a now-famous exchange from Norm MacDonald’s appearance on Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians in Cars...
China threatens death penalty for 'diehard' Taiwan...
Description: China threatens death penalty for extreme cases of Taiwan independence separatists, despite lack of ...