January 25, 2020 By: Natasha Bright, ACSS Reporter The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control had a very busy year. The agency handed out a record $1.28 billion in penalties in 26...
An Overview of Cuban Sanctions and Key Tips on How to Deal With the Ongoing Changes
August 29, 2019 By: Glenda Juliano*, CAMS The U.S. and Cuba have always seemed to be at odds. Ever since the Cold War era, when the U.S. severed political ties with Cuba, there...
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: The Unintended Consequences of Sanctions from a Population Perspective
August 09, 2019 By: Glenda Juliano*, CAMS The U.S. currently maintains economic sanctions against many countries. Frequently criticized and often viewed as a paradox of U.S....
A ‘Modest Proposal’ for Cuba: OFAC, BIS and State Department Implement President’s New Cuba Policy
November 24, 2017 By: EdKraul and, Brian Egan, Keith Huffman, Meredith Rathbone, Jack Hayes, Anthony Rapa, and Peter Jeydel* Effective November 9, 2017, the Department of the...
Trump Sanctions Policies Still Undefined, But Could Affect Many Nations and Compliance Officers – Part 3: Steven Bannon’s “America First” Agenda Looms As Big Factor
January 31, 2017 By: Anna Sayre, Legal Content Writer, SanctionsAlert.com In this series, we present the comments and assertions made by President Donald Trump and his top...
What to Expect for Economic Sanctions Under President Trump?
January 13, 2017 By Anthony Rapa, Alexis Early and Peter Jeydel* President-elect Trump has made bold and surprising pronouncements about what he may do after January 20 in the...