Federal Sanctions
Unilateral sanctions are generally ineffective in achieving U.S. foreign policy goals and harm innocent people more than the regimes they target. Despite the fact that unilateral sanctions rarely achieve our foreign policy goals, they continue to have political appeal. Unilateral sanctions give the impression that the United States is "doing something," while American workers, farmers and businesses absorb the costs.
USA*Engage supports efforts to reform the process for considering and administering unilateral U.S. sanctions by initiating and supporting legislation to mandate common sense tests for new unilateral sanctions. The coalition also sponsors efforts to obtain increased transparency and interaction between the business community and the government on enforcement and regulatory issues involving current sanctions. USA*Engage monitors new sanctions proposals in Congress on a regular basis and has written position statements on a variety of legislative proposals.
Press Releases
- USA*Engage Urges Congress to Refrain from Legislating Additional Unilateral Sanctions... Monday, 26 October 2009
- Colvin Promoted to VP for Global Trade Issues, Frank to Direct USA*Engage Tuesday, 02 September 2008
- USA*Engage Statement on North Korea Thursday, 26 June 2008
- NFTC President Testifies That Unilateral Iran Sanctions Legislation Would Come at a “Heavy Price” Tuesday, 08 April 2008
- Testimony of William A. Reinsch Before the Senate Committee on Finance Tuesday, 08 April 2008
- USA*Engage, Genocide Intervention Network Host Briefing on Trade and Investment in Southern Sudan Monday, 25 February 2008
- USA*Engage Applauds New GAO Report Questioning Effectiveness of U.S. Sanctions Friday, 18 January 2008
- USA*Engage Marks Decade of Advocacy with Re-Launch of Web Site Friday, 18 January 2008
In the News
- More States Get into the Sanctions Business Thursday, 16 April 2009
- With Iran Caveat, House Panel Expected to Approve U.S.-Russia Nuclear Pact Monday, 21 July 2008
- Group Honors Hagel for Views on Global Engagement, Trade Saturday, 28 June 2008
- Slim Trade Impact Seen in U.S. Move on N.Korea Sanctions Thursday, 26 June 2008
- Baucus Unveils Bill Tightening Sanctions Against Iran Monday, 16 June 2008
- Governments Debate Investment Choices Saturday, 17 May 2008
- Tough New Sanctions Could Backfire, Experts Warn Monday, 14 April 2008
- Experts, Senators Diverge Over Ways to Impose Tougher Sanctions on Iran Wednesday, 09 April 2008
Publications
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Energy, Economic Interests Complicate Iran Dealings Kathy Gockel, The Stanley Foundation September 2007
Asian Nations Must Apply Pressure to Stop Burma Bloodshed
2007 Foreign Sanctions Countermeasures Study
The High Road to Damascus: Engage Syria’s Private Sector
Engaging Syria: Interview with Andrew Tabler
Principled Multilateralism: When Does it Work?
Are Economic Sanctions Good Foreign Policy?
An Axis of Peace for Darfur: The United States, France, and China
Shooting Blanks at Sudan
Questions Linger After Sanctions
Financial Sanctions: Principles, Problems and Enforcement
Burma: Feel-Good U.S. Sanctions Wrongheaded
Use Free Trade Agreements to Fight Corruption and Promote Democracy
Imposing Sanctions: States, Firms and Economic Coercion
U.S.-Libya Relations: A New Chapter?
Understanding Sanctions Policy in the 21st Century – Rethinking the Dialogue
Use and Effect of Unilateral Trade Sanctions (testimony)
Sanctions, Congress and the National Interest
Economic Sanctions and American Diplomacy
Unilateral Economic Sanctions 1997-98: A Preliminary Assessment
U.S. Economic Sanctions – Good Intentions, Bad Execution (testimony)
Sanctions Against Rogue States: Do They Work?
U.S. Sanctions Against Burma: A Failure on All Fronts
A Chance to Rethink Sanctions Aaron Lucas, CATO Institute February 9, 1998 |
