November 06, 2020 By: Natasha Bright, ACSS Reporter Many different materials are needed to build a ballistic missile, some of which are items that are commonly purchased by...
Targeting the Corrupt and Human Rights Abusers
June 22, 2020 By: Natasha Bright, Reporter, ACSS The United States Office of Foreign Assets Control administers many different programs that it uses to sanction individuals and...
New US Government Advisory Raises the Bar for Sanctions Compliance in relation to Ship Owners and Their Insurers
May 22, 2020 By: Saskia Rietbroek, CSS, Executive Director, ACSS With millions of dollars in potential fines in the balance, on May 15, 2020, the U.S. government released new...
Celebrating First Anniversary of the “Framework for OFAC Compliance Commitments”, With a Poke at Implementation Reality
May 20, 2020 By: Jack Walsh, ACSS Reporter Just over one year ago, in May 2019, the Office for Foreign Asset Controls (OFAC) released a 12-page framework for sanctions compliance...
COVID-19, Humanitarian Aid, and Sanctions Compliance
May 18, 2020 By: Natasha Bright, Content Writer, ACSS There has long been debate over the heavy-handed use of economic sanctions and whether the ends truly justify the means. In...
Three Designations and a Removal: Recent Major Companies Targeted by OFAC and Their Implications
May 15, 2020 By: Anna Sayre, CSS, Director of Content, ACSS No matter how large or influential, any company that violates sanctions runs the risk of being placed on the U.S....