Round seven of the NAFTA negotiations concluded in Mexico City on March 5, 2018.
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A Closer Look At Round Seven Of The NAFTA Negotiations
By Yohai Baisburd, Rakesh Bhala & Joaquín Contreras | DentonsSign up and get Breaking Energy news in your inbox.
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By Anthony LaPlaca | Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Builders and manufacturers who rely on imported steel as a major input may want to rethink their procurement strategy in light of an executive domestic preference decree issued.
Moscow And The Middle East After Russia’s Election
By Anna Borshchevskaya
Washington and its partners can expect Putin to pursue an increasingly aggressive regional policy that depends on confrontation with the West as the basis for domestic legitimacy. On March 18, Russia will hold a presidential “election,” and as usual the result is predetermined: Vladimir Putin will win another term while avoiding all debates, facing no… Keep reading →
Militias in Iraq’s Security Forces: Historical Context And U.S. Options
By Omar Al-Nidawi and Michael Knights
Washington should adopt a quiet but well-planned approach to Baghdad’s demobilization, disarmament, and reintegration of militias, learning when to be flexible and when to stand firm. Despite facing continued Islamic State attacks in seven of eighteen provinces, the Iraqi government has begun to allocate precious state security forces to the task of reining in rogue… Keep reading →
Pushing Iran To Take Steps Against Terrorist Financing
By Katherine Bauer
By focusing on Tehran’s struggle to reach an acceptable legal definition of terrorism, Washington can avoid further politicizing the traditionally technocratic effort to bring Iranian banks in line with international norms. Earlier this month, the Euromoney Iran Conference was held in Paris with the aim of bringing together “Iranian bankers and industrial leaders with their… Keep reading →
This week’s meetings indicate a substantial U.S. effort may be under way to end the Arab diplomatic rift over Qatar. On January 30, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will jointly host a U.S.-Qatar Strategic Dialogue in Washington. In an auspicious sign of how seriously the Trump administration is taking this… Keep reading →
How Can Saudi Arabia And Egypt Help Confront Toxic Ideologies?
By Joseph Braude and Samuel Tadros
Two experts discuss how Washington can use its warming relations with Cairo and Riyadh to foster soft-power reform campaigns. On January 18, Joseph Braude and Samuel Tadros addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Braude is an advisor to Al-Mesbar Studies and Research Center and a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. Tadros… Keep reading →
Trump Waives Secondary Sanctions On Iran, But Vows Not To Do So Again Without Changes To The JCPOA
By Lee Baumgardner & Robert Slack | Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
Last week the President begrudgingly extended waivers continuing to lift U.S. “secondary sanctions” on Iran.
Will the Trump Administration Force Oman To Choose Sides?
By Jay Solomon
Washington and its Gulf allies are pressuring Oman on weapons smuggling and other issues, but the president should not discount the depth and potential usefulness of the sultan’s ties with Tehran. The sleepy Persian Gulf sultanate of Oman has emerged as a wild card in the Trump administration’s push to roll back Iranian power across… Keep reading →
Sorting Out U.S. And European Differences Over Iran
By Jay Solomon
Their wildly divergent responses to Iran’s protests may be the first salvos in an imminent standoff over the future of the nuclear agreement and international sanctions. If the international response thus far is any indicator, Iran’s protests risk driving a wedge between the United States and Europe, potentially imperiling the West’s ability to forge a… Keep reading →
