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Greater Clarity with Standing Humanitarian Exemption Across all Sanctions Regimes
By Tiffany Jenkins, ACSS Reporter March 18, 2023 In August 2021, US troops withdrew from Afghanistan. What followed was the rapid collapse of the Afghan government and the Taliban’s return to power. Several militant group members of an organization that had been...
How Crypto Sanctions have Evolved and What Lies Around the Corner
By Angel Niño Torres, Law Professor and Compliance Consultant March 4, 2023 Cryptocurrencies emerged in the public arena as a means of payment in the virtual Wild West – the internet of 15 years ago. Bitcoin was synonymous with Silk Road and the Dark Web during its...
Practitioners Review Russian Sanctions Program One Year After Invasion
By David Williams, ACSS Editor February 24, 2023 While international leaders prepared their speeches to mark the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, behind the scenes, anxious compliance officers waited in anticipation of further sanctions and export...
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