Keeping a watching brief: sanctions

Ben Chandler, of The Standard Club, reviews the impact of sanctions on the maritime world, with an Asian focus

In the past two years, the use of international economic sanctions has returned to the forefront of international relations and the global geopolitical landscape. Driving this trend has been the United States’ return to an aggressive foreign policy during the presidency of Donald Trump. This has involved the re-imposition of sanctions previously lifted in countries such as Iran, Myanmar and Cambodia; and targeting new sanctions at countries deemed hostile to the Trump administration.