Targeted sanctions, also called “smart sanctions,” have become increasingly popular with foreign policymakers to pressure specific entities or individuals in a targeted nation while minimizing negative impacts on innocent civilians. The main objective of targeted sanctions is to influence the behavior of the targeted individual...

Sanctions compliance officers today are living in tumultuous times. Ask any group of sanctions compliance officers what has been keeping them busy and one response is likely to come up quite often: Sanctions against Russia. While not subject to comprehensive sanctions, Russia has become “the...