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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Opinion | A ‘respite’ for Syria is not enough, sanctions must end

Opinion | A ‘respite’ for Syria is not enough, sanctions must end

By Sofia Uriagereka-Herburger, Staff Columnist • February 23, 2023
The aggressive sanctions on Syria are part of the reason that the effects of the earthquake were so devastating and should therefore be lifted entirely.
President Joe Biden speaks outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia on Sept. 1.

Opinion | Sanctions also kill

By Sofia Uriagereka-Herburger, Staff Columnist • November 3, 2022
Presenting sanctions as a nonviolent alternative to warfare or occupation is irresponsible and inaccurate.
Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro is pictured during a meeting at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on Oct. 15, 2017. The Trump administration imposed individual sanctions against 10 Venezuelans who are top allies of Maduro. (Xinhua/Venezuela’s Presidency/Sipa USA/TNS)

US actions toward Venezuela contradict professed concern

By Gabriela Cadahia | For The Pitt News • June 26, 2018

Venezuela, once the richest country in Latin America, is currently in the midst of an economic collapse of unprecedented magnitude. Falling oil prices and political corruption have sent the country into...

Putin announces cut of 755 US diplomatic staff in Russia, stepping up confrontation over sanctions

By Laura King and Sabra Ayres | Tribune Washington Bureau (TNS) • July 31, 2017

Touching off the Kremlin's most serious diplomatic confrontation with Washington since President Donald Trump took office six months ago, President Vladimir Putin announced Sunday that the United States...

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