Eleanor Whitman

OFAC issued amended General License 60A authorizing transactions related to earthquake relief efforts in Venezuela, along with updated FAQ 1263. This...

• UN official Ramiz Alakbarov warned the ceasefire must underpin genuine recovery and a durable political settlement.
• Lethal strikes and demolitions...

The Frontline Innovation Act (H.R. 10772) would authorize the Defense Innovation Unit to evaluate and invest in Ukrainian defense technologies tested...

Canada's largest trade mission to India in 30 years delivered 34 commercial agreements worth nearly $300 million across aerospace, clean technology,...

Expanded U.S. Cuba sanctions now directly target foreign banks and payment intermediaries.

• Foreign banks risk losing U.S. correspondent account...

DFC CEO Ben Black briefed 11 ASEAN ambassadors on the agency's authorities and Indo-Pacific priorities, highlighting private-sector mobilization in...

The international legal community strongly condemns the October 2026 US sanctions targeting the ICC as an institution, warning they risk obstructing...

• BIS clarifies U.S. content rules for Section 232 metals tariffs
• Proclamation details fraud penalties for misleading government on content claims
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DDTC's six recent rulemakings tighten focus on sensitive defense technologies while easing some controls and revising country policies.

• USML...

• Senator Bennet's visits to PACOM, Japan, and Taiwan advanced legislation for Indo-Pacific intelligence cooperation and space collaboration with...

The Security Council opened its 10,243rd meeting on the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, with broad participation from member states...

The Treasury sanctioned Cuba’s state-owned BICSA for operating in the financial services sector and providing services to Iran’s Karafarin Bank since...

The Treasury designated Iraq-based International Development Bank (IDB) under E.O. 13902 for supplying U.S. dollar access and laundering profits back...

OFAC’s 50 Percent Rule blocks entities directly or indirectly owned 50 percent or more in the aggregate by blocked persons. "Indirectly" covers...

US Treasury sanctions on 16 individuals and 10 entities explicitly target banks, offshore entities, oil intermediaries, and exchange firms spanning...

The alleged use of Hong Kong-based front companies like GS Group Limited to conceal Russian end-users and transship dual-use U.S. microelectronics...

A bipartisan coalition of 22 House members led by Rep. Jim Costa urged President Trump to fully implement the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and...

French President Macron declared it crucial to give Ukraine all means needed to defend its population and infrastructure. This positions sustained European military support as essential for protecting civilians and critical assets.

Taiwan’s defense hinges on pairing U.S. equipment with domestic production and repair capacity to absorb wartime losses when resupply is delayed.
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U.S. industry contracts are translating AUKUS Pillar 1 into tangible SSN-AUKUS design and supplier work.

• HII contract: Newport News Shipbuilding...