Good afternoon and welcome to this event on u. S. Sanctions and deterrence. It is a pleasure to have you here with us. Todays session is an opportunity to think about the deterrence and signaling effects of financial sanctions and as many of you know well, u. S. Sanctions are an economic tool which in general terms shut off access to the u. S. Financial system to entities that pose a threat to u. S. National security. The use of sanctions has become central to the exercise of u. S. The and National Security over the last decade. And is the favored policy tool of this administration. The topic for todays session is also the topic of a report that jordan and i cowrote and are releasing today. Here will have seen it as you came in. We haveincludes convening the session with the intention of achieving a better understanding of how the administration and congress you sanctions for signaling and deterrence and offer views and recommendations for how to improve the signaling and deterrence va
Breakdown saying is preparing for its entry into the olympics. Hello huge numbers of people in india are defying a police ban on public gatherings to demonstrate against a controversial citizenship law rallies are being held in new delhi and elsewhere against the law that opponents see as anti muslim violence has erupted in several cities in which are protests states and look now officers were seen hitting people with sticks thats after a Police Station was damaged and a curfew remains in place in the southern coastal city of lura where at least 2 protesters were shot and killed during confrontations with police on thursday over a new delhi thousands have gathered outside the. Thats one of the countrys largest mosques theyve also gathered outside a university which saw a violent clashes at the weekend students there are calling for the new law to be scrapped lets bring in sabrina stress the shes joining us from new delhi so how widespread do these protests remain. Even rice now whole b
Point clear at the top of the table. Hello were looking at iran today a dramatic escalation of violence in what is already been 2 months of chaos and antigovernment unrest there was an attack by an unidentified gunman on protesters in baghdad thats killed at least 23 people raising new security concerns they stormed one of the main protest sites in square on friday nights listen 24 hours after vast gunfire was heard again in baghdad sending people running for cover and then what looks like a related event reports that more total solders home was hit by a drone strike however the influential shia cleric is said to have been away at the time also jabari following events for us in baghdad where protesters are demanding protection after one of the most violent nights in recent weeks. Manic among the crowds of protesters as gunfire echoes around central baghdad. Moments earlier gunmen pulled up in cars and trucks at the building where protesters have faced themselves since the latest series
Latest series of antigovernment rallies began in october. Medics struggled to treat the Dozens Injured this is what is left behind after what survivors are describing as a massacre. They were wearing civilian clothes this is the bullets they stole to people i dont know what kind of islam this is these people believe in i dont even know where they took the dead bodies the. 60 to 70 men came asking us to leave this area they showed us their knives and guns and walked us out i heard screams and saw them killing people throwing them over the building they told me they are gangs. But sources tell al jazeera the call from these demonstrators for protection was answered by volunteers from Soraya Al Salam which is part of the southern us party the shia muslim group is led by cleric my father also other hours before the shooting the United States imposed sanctions on 3 of the groups leaders early on saturday in a district of not just province south of baghdad and an identified armed drone attac
Report reveals rising temperatures are starving the oceans of oxygen scientists describe it as the ultimate wake up call for humanity. At least 23. 00 people have been killed in an attack by unidentified gunman chest as in bank they stormed one of the main protests in Kilani Square friday nights less than 24 hours after that attack gunfire has again been heard in the capital and there are reports at home of shia leader look how theyre all sather was hit by a drone strike dorsetshire probably reports from back down to. Panic among the crowds of protesters as gunfire echoes from central baghdad. Moments earlier gunmen pulled up in cars and trucks at the building where protesters have faced themselves since the latest series of antigovernment rallies began in october. Medics struggle to treat the Dozens Injured this is what is left behind after what survivors are describing as a massacre. Lovesick. They were wearing civilian clothes this is the bullets they slaughtered people i dont know