Cuba Archives

Op-Ed/Commentary

AfghanistanCubaIranNorth KoreaRussiaSanctionsSanctions WatchSyriaVenezuela CEPR Sanctions Watch November 2023

In this edition: a new World Bank report finds that sanctions helped drive a massive jump in poverty and a “lost decade” of economic growth in Iran, and much more.

Pedro Labayen Herrera Michael Galant / November 30, 2023

Op-Ed/Commentary

AfghanistanCubaIranNorth KoreaRussiaSanctionsSanctions WatchSyriaVenezuela CEPR Sanctions Watch October 2023

Sanctions and funding gaps hamper aid and recovery efforts after deadly earthquakes rock Afghanistan;

Pedro Labayen Herrera / November 02, 2023

Article

AfghanistanCEPR Sanctions WatchCubaIranNorth KoreaRussiaSanctionsSanctions WatchSyriaVenezuela CEPR Sanctions Watch September 2023

This month marked one year since President Biden announced the creation of the Afghan Fund, a trust that holds $3.5 billion in Afghan central bank assets that were frozen by the United States following the Taliban takeover.

Michael Galant / September 29, 2023

Op-Ed/Commentary

AfghanistanCubaIranNorth KoreaRussiaSanctionsSanctions WatchSyriaVenezuela CEPR Sanctions Watch August 2023

In the August 2023 edition of Sanctions Watch, aid shortfalls, drought, and sanctions take their toll on Afghanistan. And the peso hits an all-time low amid a deepening economic crisis in Cuba, plus other updates.

Michael Galant / August 31, 2023