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Economics & Trade Programme · Research tools

Sanctions Tracker

Who sanctions whom, and how has this changed over time?

Sanctions information is fragmented across legal instruments and issuing authorities. The CISES Sanctions Tracker brings together source-linked records to help researchers explore patterns in economic statecraft. It is maintained by ETP policy analysts.

2008–present 1,200+ records Interactive database
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