trade sanctions

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U.S. trade sanctions have also hurt the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

While naming and shaming is a mechanism that makes cooperation work, the authors believe that other strategies such as trade sanctions may be useful as well.

From Science Daily • Sep. 25, 2023

The country faces current or possible trade sanctions under two United States laws, a global treaty on wildlife trade and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2023

The listing and several successive rounds of trade sanctions hobbled Huawei's ability to source items made with U.S. technology.

From Reuters • Apr. 20, 2023

The trade deficit, exacerbated by UN trade sanctions against neighboring Serbia, grew in late 1993, accelerating the depreciation of the lev.

From The 1994 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency