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Current sanctions
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- Burma – the European Union's sanctions against Burma (Myanmar), based on lack of democracy and human rights infringements.[31]
- China (by EU and US), arms embargo, enacted in response to the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.[32]
- Cuba (United States embargo against Cuba), arms, consumer goods, money, enacted 1958.
- EU, US, Australia, Canada and Norway (by Russia) since August 2014, beef, pork, fruit and vegetable produce, poultry, fish, cheese, milk and dairy.[33] On August 13, 2015, the embargo was expanded to Albania, Montenegro, Switzerland, Japan, Iceland, and Liechtenstein.[34]
- Gaza Strip by Israel since 2001, under arms blockade since 2007 due to the large number of illicit arms traffic used to wage war, (occupied officially from 1967 to 2005).
- Guatemala
- Indonesia (by Australia), live cattle because of cruel slaughter methods in Indonesia.[35]
- Iran: by US and it's allies, notably bar nuclear, missile and many military exports to Iran and target investments in: oil, gas and petrochemicals, exports of refined petroleum products, banks, insurance, financial institutions, and shipping.[36]Enacted 1979, increased through the following years and reached its tightest point in 2010.[37]
- Japan,[who?] animal shipments due to lack of infrastructure and radiation issue after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake aftermath.
- North Korea
- international sanctions imposed on North Korea since the Korean War of 1950–1953 eased under the Sunshine Policy of South Korean President Kim Dae Jung and of U.S. President Bill Clinton.[38] but tightened again in 2010.[39]
- by UN, USA, EU),[40] luxury goods (and arms), enacted 2006.
- Qatar by surrounding countries including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt.
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718 (2006) – a reaction to the DPRK's claim of a nuclear test
- Russia
- Sudan by US since 1997.
- Syria (by EU, US), arms and imports of oil.[41]
- Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, (by UN), consumer goods, enacted 1975.
- List of individuals sanctioned during the 2013–15 Ukrainian crisis
- There is a United Nations sanction imposed by UN Security Council Resolution 1267 in 1999 against all Al-Qaida- and Taliban-associated individuals. The cornerstone of the sanction is a consolidated list of persons maintained by the Security Council. All nations are obliged to freeze bank accounts and other financial instruments controlled by or used for the benefit of anyone on the list.
- United States embargoes
- The 2002 United States steel tariff was placed by the United States on steel to protect its industry from foreign producers such as China and Russia. The World Trade Organization ruled that the tariffs were illegal. The European Union threatened retaliatory tariffs on a range of US goods that would mainly affect swing states. The US government then removed the steel tariffs in early 2004.
- In response to recent cyber-attacks on April 1, 2015 President Obama issued an Executive Order establishing the first-ever economic sanctions. The Executive Order will impact individuals and entities (“designees”) responsible for cyber-attacks that threaten the national security, foreign policy, economic health, or financial stability of the US. Specifically, the Executive Order authorizes the Treasury Department to freeze designees’ assets.[42]
- In response to intelligence analysis alleging Russian hacking and interference with the 2016 U.S. elections, President Obama expanded presidential authority to sanction in response to cyber activity that threatens democratic elections.[43] Given that the original order was intended to protect critical infrastructure, it can be argued that the election process should have been included in the original order. It can be further argued that democratic elections are our most critical infrastructure.
- Vietnam as a result of capitalist influences over the 1990s and having imposed sanctions against Cambodia, is accepting of sanctions diposed with accountability.[clarification needed]
- In March 2010, Brazil introduced sanctions against the US. These sanctions were placed because the US government was paying cotton farmers for their products against World Trade Organization rules. The sanctions cover cotton, as well as cars, chewing gum, fruit, and vegetable products.[44] The WTO is currently supervising talks between the states to remove the sanctions.