Treasury issues 5 recommendations for modernizing U.S. sanctions
By 
Jaclyn Jaeger2021-10-19T16:49:00
The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a series of recommendations as to how to “adapt and modernize” the government’s use of sanctions to enhance their effectiveness in supporting national security objectives.
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