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The United States has imposed two-thirds of the world's sanctions since the 1990s. [1] In 2024, the Washington Post said that the United States imposed "three times as many sanctions as any other country or international body, targeting a third of all nations with some kind of financial penalty on people, properties or organizations". [2]
According to the Bureau of Industry and Security, there were approximately 600 People's Republic of China (PRC) entities on the Entity List as of 2022. [15] Designated entities consist of mainly companies and research institutions (including universities like Harbin Institute of Technology) involved in military technology, 5G, AI, and other advanced technologies. [15]
The United States has imposed economic sanctions on multiple countries, such as France, United Kingdom and Japan since the 1800s. Some of the most famous economic sanctions in the history of the United States of America include the Boston Tea Party against the British Parliament, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act against its trading partners and the 2002 steel tariff against China. [1]
The United States Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security stated that the new export controls were a part of a series of targeted updates to its export controls as part of BIS's ongoing efforts to protect U.S. national security and foreign policy interests. [1]
Sanctions can target an entire country or they can be more narrowly targeted at individuals or groups; this latter form of sanctions are sometimes called "smart sanctions". [6] Prominent forms of economic sanctions include trade barriers , asset freezes , travel bans , arms embargoes , and restrictions on financial transactions .
Individuals designated as terrorists by the United States government (6 C, 93 P) Individuals sanctioned by the United States Department of State (1 C, 26 P) Iranian entities subject to U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions (10 C, 75 P)
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The Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) is a United States federal law that imposed sanctions on Iran, North Korea, and Russia. The bill was passed by the Senate on July 27, 2017, 98–2, [ 1 ] after it passed the House 419–3.