Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin once commented that he spent “half his time on sanctions.” Sanctions served as a key tool in the first Trump administration’s foreign policy strategy, which fixated on a maximum economic pressure campaign against Iran. It is reasonable to expect that sanctions will play a prominent role in Trump’s foreign policy agenda in his second term, given that the people likely to join the second Trump administration’s Treasury and State Department sanctions teams will have previously served under Trump. The architect of the “maximum economic pressure” campaign against Iran is leading State Department transition efforts. Senator Marco Rubio, considered to be a proponent of sanctions and a hawk on Iran and China, has been nominated to be Secretary of State, indicating the directional sanctions-heavy focus of the new administration. There is concern globally about what a second Trump administration will mean for Russia-related sanctions, particularly if they’ll be quickly lifted as part of a deal to end the crisis in Ukraine. Sanctions against Russia to date have been a true multilateral effort, with dozens of nations subscribing to the program and heavy coordination among Group of Seven (G7) partners and European Union teams. While President-elect Trump has not made any specific statements about the use of sanctions on Russia, he may yet act to change them. Considering that possibility, it is important to note that the president is not the sole decider. Any next steps in an expansion or potential reduction of sanctions against Russia will largely be directed by whoever is appointed in key roles on the National Security Council and at the Treasury and State Department, as well as the US Congress. In an extraordinary bipartisan effort in 2017, during Trump’s first administration, the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) was enacted in part to limit the president’s ability to unilaterally lift sanctions on countries such as Russia. CAATSA requires the president to submit a report to appropriate congressional committees and leadership prior to lifting Russia sanctions. While G7 partners’ concerns about the potential for the United States to lift its sanctions targeting Russia are valid, there are several procedural hoops the next administration would need to jump through to do it. If the next administration decides to expand sanctions on Russia, there is one tool that was employed in a limited form in Trump’s first administration that could be considered: secondary sanctions. Secondary sanctions force countries to choose between doing business with those imposing sanctions or those that are the subject of sanctions. President Obama’s administration leveraged secondary sanctions to bring Iran to the negotiating table to form the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2015, a deal that Trump ultimately abandoned in 2018. Secondary sanctions related to Russia were imposed by President Biden in December 2023 and have slowly begun to be implemented. It’s conceivable that this instrument of foreign policy could be used as another stick in a Trump 2.0 strategy to compel unaligned countries, including current US allies, to align with American objectives regarding Russia or other national security priorities, such as China. However, relations with China are not as tense as they were when Trump left office nearly four years ago. The Biden administration sought a reset of US-China relations after tensions reached a peak during the spy balloon incident in 2023, and has largely followed the path of export control and sanctions policy that started during the Trump administration. It notably eased, but did not pull down the Trump-era tariffs targeting China’s unfair trade practices. The Economic Working Group was formed between the United States and China in October 2023 to serve as an ongoing channel to discuss bilateral economic policy matters including climate change, capital requirements, and fentanyl trafficking. While there continues to be a tit for tat on trade and export control matters, it is on a less prominent scale than the first Trump administration. Given President-elect Trump’s rhetoric on the campaign trail about the importance of building relationships with your adversaries, it is still an open question of whether he will resume his tactics of trade and tariff threats against China once in office. The landscape with China has changed since Trump left the White House, including through China imposing the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law in 2021. The law forbids compliance with foreign sanctions in China, complicating the ability of any US business to fully comply with both Chinese and US regulations. It is conceivable that, between the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law requirements and export control bans China has put in place for rare earth minerals and precious metals, Trump 2.0 takes a more diplomatic approach toward China lest he more broadly disrupt global supply chains. Daniel Tannebaum is a non-resident senior fellow with the Economic Statecraft Initiative at the Atlantic Council and partner in Oliver Wyman’s Finance & Risk Practice, where he leads the firm’s Global Anti-Financial Crime Practice.7 11 height 。

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An online spat between factions of supporters over immigration and the tech industry has thrown internal divisions in his political movement into public display, previewing the fissures and contradictory views his coalition could bring to the White House. The rift laid bare the tensions between the newest flank of Trump’s movement — wealthy members of the tech world including billionaire and fellow entrepreneur and their call for more highly skilled workers in their industry — and people in Trump’s Make America Great Again base who championed his hardline immigration policies. The debate touched off this week when , a right-wing provocateur with a history of racist and conspiratorial comments, criticized Trump’s selection of as an adviser on artificial intelligence policy in his coming administration. Krishnan favors the ability to bring more skilled immigrants into the U.S. Loomer declared the stance to be “not America First policy” and said were doing so to enrich themselves. Much of the debate played out on the social media network X, which Musk owns. Loomer’s comments sparked a back-and-forth with venture capitalist and former , whom Trump has tapped to be the “White House A.I. & Crypto Czar.” Musk and Ramaswamy, , weighed in, defending the tech industry’s need to bring in foreign workers. It bloomed into a larger debate with more figures from the hard-right weighing in about the need to hire U.S. workers, whether values in American culture can produce the best engineers, free speech on the internet, the newfound influence tech figures have in Trump’s world and what his political movement stands for. Trump has not yet weighed in on the rift, and his presidential transition team did not respond to a message seeking comment. Musk, the world’s richest man who has , was a central figure in the debate, not only for his stature in Trump’s movement but his stance on the tech industry’s hiring of foreign workers. Technology companies say H-1B visas for skilled workers, used by software engineers and others in the tech industry, are critical for hard-to-fill positions. But critics have said they undercut U.S. citizens who could take those jobs. Some on the right have called for the program to be eliminated, not expanded. Born in South Africa, Musk was once on an a H-1B visa himself and defended the industry’s need to bring in foreign workers. “There is a permanent shortage of excellent engineering talent,” he said in a post. “It is the fundamental limiting factor in Silicon Valley.” Related Articles Trump’s own positions over the years have reflected the divide in his movement. His tough immigration policies, including his pledge for a mass deportation, were central to his winning presidential campaign. He has focused on immigrants who come into the U.S. illegally but he has also , including family-based visas. As a presidential candidate in 2016, Trump called the H-1B visa program “very bad” and “unfair” for U.S. workers. After he became president, Trump in 2017 issued a “Buy American and Hire American” , which directed Cabinet members to suggest changes to ensure H-1B visas were awarded to the highest-paid or most-skilled applicants to protect American workers. Trump’s businesses, however, have hired foreign workers, including , and his social media company behind his Truth Social app for highly skilled workers. During his 2024 campaign for president, as he made immigration his signature issue, Trump said immigrants in the country illegally are “poisoning the blood of our country” and promised to carry out the largest deportation operation in U.S. history. But in a sharp departure from his usual alarmist message around immigration generally, Trump this year that he wants to give automatic green cards to foreign students who graduate from U.S. colleges. “I think you should get automatically, as part of your diploma, a green card to be able to stay in this country,” he told the “All-In” podcast with people from the venture capital and technology world. Those comments came on the cusp of Trump’s budding alliance with tech industry figures, but he did not make the idea a regular part of his campaign message or detail any plans to pursue such changes.

CALGARY, Alberta — Pembina Pipeline Corporation (“Pembina” or the “Company”) (TSX: PPL; NYSE: PBA) announced today its intention to redeem its issued and outstanding Cumulative Redeemable Floating Rate Class A Preferred Shares, Series 22 (“Series 22 Shares”) (TSX: PPL.PF.B) on January 8, 2025 (the “Redemption Date”). Pembina intends to redeem all of its 1,028,130 issued and outstanding Series 22 Shares, in accordance with the terms of the Series 22 Shares, as set out in the Company’s articles of amendment dated December 1, 2017 on the Redemption Date for a redemption price equal to $25.50, plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon but excluding the Redemption Date per Series 22 Share (the “Redemption Price”), less any tax required to be deducted or withheld by the Company. The total redemption price to Pembina will be approximately $26 million. The Company has provided notice today of the Redemption Price and the Redemption Date to the sole registered holder of the Series 22 Shares in accordance with the terms of the Series 22 Shares, as set out in the Company’s articles of amendment dated December 1, 2017. For non-registered holders of Series 22 Shares, no further action is required however, they should contact their broker or other intermediary with any questions regarding the redemption process for the Series 22 Shares in which they hold a beneficial interest. The Company’s transfer agent for the Series 22 Shares is Computershare Investor Services Inc. Questions regarding the redemption process may also be directed to Computershare at 1-800-564-6253 or by email to . Pembina Pipeline Corporation is a leading energy transportation and midstream service provider that has served North America’s energy industry for 70 years. Pembina owns an integrated network of hydrocarbon liquids and natural gas pipelines, gas gathering and processing facilities, oil and natural gas liquids infrastructure and logistics services, and an export terminals business. Through our integrated value chain, we seek to provide safe and reliable energy solutions that connect producers and consumers across the world, support a more sustainable future and benefit our customers, investors, employees and communities. For more information, please visit . Purpose of Pembina: We deliver extraordinary energy solutions so the world can thrive. Pembina is structured into three Divisions: Pipelines Division, Facilities Division and Marketing & New Ventures Division. Pembina’s common shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under PPL and PBA, respectively. For more information, visit . For further information: Investor Relations (403) 231-3156 1-855-880-7404 e-mail:

MoFA Deputy Minister receives ASEAN-China Centre Secretary-GeneralGrant Williams’ season is over. The Charlotte Hornets big man and ex-Boston Celtic has a torn ACL and will miss the rest of the 2024-25 season, ESPN reports . Williams had been starting at center in recent games ami- IaQHBmyp d injuries to Mark Williams — who has yet to debut this season — and Nick Richards. Williams tore his ACL on this play during what became a Hornets loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday. Williams’ season ends with averages of 10.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per contest through 16 games this season, of which he started seven. The Hornets forward had elevated to 12.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game with 1.2 blocks and 1.1 steals per contest over his last nine games. Williams had initially left the Celtics to join the Dallas Mavericks in free agency last season but was included in a trade deadline deal where he moved to Charlotte in February, and finished out the season with the Hornets. After leaving Boston, his former team went on to be the 2024 NBA Champions. Williams previously said there is no “bad blood” between him and the Celtics, but an eventual seemingly intentional run-in with Jayson Tatum that Jaylen Brown called a “football play,” seemed to say otherwise. The former Tennessee Volunteer is in his second year of a four-year, $53 million deal, which is fully guaranteed and will see him net $13 million this year.K-drama for mental health? Binge on, one expert says

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KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Sebastian Thomas' 19 points helped Rhode Island defeat Providence 69-63 on Saturday. Thomas shot 7 for 14 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Rams (9-0). Jaden House scored 18 points and added five rebounds. David Green shot 4 for 11 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 12 points, while adding eight rebounds and three blocks. The Friars (6-4) were led in scoring by Bryce Hopkins, who finished with 16 points, eight rebounds and three steals. Bensley Joseph added 16 points and two steals for Providence. Jayden Pierre also had 12 points and three steals. House scored 14 points in the first half and Rhode Island went into halftime trailing 35-28. Thomas scored 17 points down the stretch in the second half to help lead Rhode Island to a six-point victory. NEXT UP Both teams next play Tuesday. Rhode Island visits Brown and Providence squares off against DePaul on the road. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .USWNT goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher announces retirement from international soccer

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