With the exception of dairy and poultry, American ag exports travel duty-free to Mexico and Canada.
And while, as Charlemagne notes, it's possible for the EU to interfere with Russia's ability to sell its gas exports, which travel largely through fixed pipelines, it will be impossible to stop Russia from exporting its oil, which can be shipped to any number of countries that would never participate in sanctions.
Delays can have ripple effects throughout the economy, like slower coal deliveries to utilities, where costs can be passed on to consumers, or disruptions to the nation's grain exports that travel down the river, she added.
To the extent that they do concern themselves with Cuba's internal politics, groups that favor increased exports and travel argue that greater American influence would nurture any Cuban democratic aspirations.
Still, over the years, the game has been exported by travelling Germans to the United States, Canada and Thailand, and players hope it will keep going strong.
Much of the board's work has focused on other ways of pressuring abusive governments, including financial sanctions, export controls and travel bans on foreign officials.
I wanted to be an export salesman and travel all over the world.
These include a ban on the supply of heavy weaponry and nuclear-related technology to Iran, a block on arms exports, asset-freezes, travel bans, bans on trade in precious metals, and bans on crude oil exports and banking transactions, among others.
Trade barriers and border closures have been particularly onerous for Tajikistan and Kirgizstan, whose exports have to travel through Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to reach Russia and Europe.
