Dear Colleague,
This week we are pleased to share a new article in The Sanctions Age, our platform for analysis of global sanctions issues.
Rachel Ziemba, an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), has written an “explainer” on the controversial U.S.-Venezuela oil deal. While the deal could bring benefits such as energy-sector investments and jobs for Venezuelan workers, Ziemba explains that sanctions allow the U.S. to retain leverage over the country’s economy. She also cautions that provisions of the agreement remain unclear, highlighting that there are no guarantees that the revenues will benefit ordinary Venezuelans.
We have also published a new article by our Executive Director of Research and Programs, Mehran Haghirian, who recently attended convenings in Abu Dhabi and Salalah. Mehran proposes a complementary track of regional diplomacy to run alongside the U.S-Iran talks, enabling the eight littoral states of the Persian Gulf to establish “shared principles and pooled interests” that can underpin new regional security arrangements.
Best regards,
Layla Saghafian
Engagement Coordinator
Our Publications
Explainer: The U.S. Government’s Oil Deal with Venezuela
By Rachel Ziemba - 14 September
The Gulf Region Needs Its Own MOU
By Mehran Haghirian - 11 September
Events
Policy Fellow Josefine Petrick spoke in a Middle East Council webinar on the Iran crisis, which discussed whether renewed U.S. sanctions can achieve what months of military force have not.
Mehran Haghirian, participated in a panel discussion in Salalah, Oman titled “What Shapes GCC - China Cooperation on Green Industries and Finance?” The discussion was co-organized by The Rihla Initiative for Green Economic Growth and the Shaheen Institute for Strategy and Development.
Media Engagements
In the past week, Mehran Haghirian was quoted in AFP on the resilience of economic ties between Iran and the UAE. The report was syndicated in France 24. It was also published in Persian by the Iranian state news agency, IRNA. He was also quoted in The National on Iran’s ability to wage an economic war against the U.S.
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