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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]
The Entity List is a trade restriction list published by the United States Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), consisting of certain foreign persons, entities, or governments. [1] It is published as Supplement 4 of Part 744 of the Code of Federal Regulations. [2]
The United States of America has imposed economic sanctions on multiple countries, such as France, Great Britain 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 the United States of America's trading partners and the 2002 steel ...
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)
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 .
US president Joe Biden's statements and a short question and answer session on 24 February 2022. Western countries and others imposed sanctions on Russia after it recognised the independence of its occupied territories, the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, on 21 February 2022, in a speech by Vladimir Putin.
Azza Air Transport, former Cargo airline, in the SDN List. The Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, also known as the SDN List, is a United States government sanctions/embargo measure targeting U.S.-designated terrorists, officials and beneficiaries of certain authoritarian regimes, and international criminals (e.g. drug traffickers).
United States: all operations in Russia [1] 2022: Accenture: Consulting Ireland: closing business in Russia [2] 2022: Activision Blizzard: Video game United States: all sales in Russia [3] 2022: Advanced Micro Devices: Semiconductor company United States: Chip sales to Russia [4] 2022: Adidas: Clothing Germany: partnership with Russian Football ...