US sanctions
Cuba’s future remains in limbo while Trump’s unpredictable foreign policy offers no clear path forward
Cubans are living in a state of limbo, and it’s not clear that US military intervention would revitalize the Cuban economy.
The US and Europe are diverging on how to deal with Belarus — and that could benefit Putin’s loyal ally
Behind the difference looms the specter of Russia, which each side sees in increasingly opposing terms.
The US has long used economic coercion to achieve foreign policy goals — the war in Iran shows how that power has declined
US sanctions on foreign nations have lost some of their power to influence the behavior of other nations – with increasing costs for the US to boot.