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President Obama legitimizes a remnant of the Cold War and pays tribute to a violent extremist
Clifford May
The Washington Times
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The White House appears poised to give Iran access to the U.S. financial system. Watch out.
Mark Dubowitz, Jonathan Schanzer
The Wall Street Journal
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Operation Hemorrhage: The Terror Plans to Wreck the West’s Economy
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
The Daily Beast
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ISIS Overwhelming Europe's Counterterrorism Forces
Thomas Joscelyn
The Weekly Standard
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The White House Cedes More, Even As Iran’s Economy Recovers
While U.S. and European diplomats celebrated the conclusion of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action last summer, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his government saw that deal as not the end of the negotiations but the beginning. more...
Treasury Prepares to Take Dollarized Transactions with Iran Offshore
In a potential move that is raising concern among many in Congress, the Treasury Department is considering lifting a longstanding ban on Iranian access to dollar transactions, according to news reports. more...
Don’t Politicize Sanctions
In a speech yesterday before the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew argued that sanctions are an effective instrument to address illicit activities, but they must be lifted when the illicit behavior changes: more...
Green Lighting the Greenback
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Russia Flexes its Muscle in Dispute with Japan
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