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How Washington's CAATSA Threat Could Backfire
Dec 12, 2019 | 10:00 GMT
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Highlights
- As the Trump administration has prioritized arms sales as a central plank of its foreign policy, it is increasingly willing to leverage rewards and punishments to secure major arms deals.
- The Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act has emerged as a major punitive measure in the U.S. toolkit to weaken its primary competitor, Russia, and secure more weapons sales.
- Adopting a zero-sum approach to the market could help the U.S. in some cases, but it could equally work against Washington by driving away key partners.
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