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James O'Neill

US Sanctions Are A Symptom Of A Failing Empire

A combination of major economic and geopolitical shifts in the balance of power away from US dominance has prevailed for the past seven decades and is key to understanding American-imposed sanctions.

August 15th, 2017
James O'Neill
August 15th, 2017
By James O'Neill
A poster on the street with a portrait of U.S. President Donald Trump and a sentence referring to a quotation of Iranian Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, Feb. 10, 2017. (AP/Vahid Salemi)

On July 26, 2017, the US Congress overwhelmingly approved a Bill providing for fresh sanctions against North Korea, Russia and Iran. The passage of this Bill , and its level of support in the US Congress, is instructive on a number of levels. The first point is that the US, or more accurately factions within the US establishment, are prepared to

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