My Recently-Published Letter To The Editor Of The Washington Post
President Trump’s rollback of the additional Russia sanctions announced by UN Ambassador Haley signals more than just an unwillingness to... Continue reading →
Election Fallout 2 – Iran Nuclear Weapons Deal
By naming retired general Michael Flynn – a fierce foe of the Iran nuclear pact – as his national security... Continue reading →
CUBA: To Whom Can I Sell Without A License?
As discussed in my prior post entitled “What Can I Sell Into Cuba Without A License?”, you can only sell... Continue reading →
Cuba: What Can I Sell Into Cuba Without a License?
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security, BIS, has implemented a License Exception entitled “Support for the Cuban People”... Continue reading →
CUBA: OFAC & BIS
The primary administrator of America’s embargo on Cuba has traditionally been the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control –... Continue reading →
IRAN: If you remember only one thing
As everyone knows by now, the so-called “Iran Deal” reached its implementation day on January 16, 2016. For all the... Continue reading →
IRAN – THE MODEL FOR NEW U.S. SANCTIONS ON NORTH KOREA
Current US efforts to push North Korea to the nuclear bargaining table aim to implement financial sanctions of the kind... Continue reading →
New U.S. Sanctions on North Korea
On February 18, 2016, President Obama signed a law that Congress passed in response to North Korea’s claimed detonation... Continue reading →
Independent Audits
When companies seek to settle violations of export controls, the government’s first question – Is this all? – can only... Continue reading →
Easier ECCNs
I’m sometimes asked by clients contemplating export transactions to help them gauge their licensing burden – in time and money... Continue reading →