Nord Stream 2: German foundation fights possible US sanctions
Possible US penalties for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline have the European companies involved jumping ship. Now, a foundation is hoping to get the job done. Environmentalists are incensed and legal experts are skeptical. A pipeline to a crisis not with us! : Environmentalists are against Nord Stream 2
Short of armed intervention, sanctions are one of the United States most aggressive weapons against what it sees as bad behavior and for advancing its interests abroad. In Germany, nonprofit organizations are a common way to advance projects without the tax or regulatory requirements of private corporations.