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Sanctions & Export Controls Update
President Trump Signs New Executive Order Imposing US Secondary Sanctions Targeting Cuba
By Alexandre (Alex) Lamy (US), Julia Webster (Canada), Sophie Armstrong (UK), Sophia Zhang (US)
On May 1, 2026, President Trump signed Executive Order 14404 (“EO 14404”) entitled “Imposing Sanctions on Those Responsible for Repression in Cuba and for Threats to United States National Security…
JURIST
US unseals indictment charging Raúl Castro in 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown
By JURIST Staff
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday unsealed a superseding indictment charging former Cuban leader Raúl Castro and five former Cuban military pilots in the 1996 shootdown of two civilian planes flown by…
Justice Building
DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
By rumpolejusticebuilding-blogspot-com
Cuba has no oil. Cuba has no source for energy. Cuba is unable to produce electricity. Cuba is dark. Thursday CIA chief John Ratcliffe flew to Cuba and met with officials, but…
Global Trade & Sanctions Law
New Cuba Executive Order Creates an IEEPA-Based Sanctions Program and Secondary Sanctions Risk
By Stephan E. Becker, Nancy A. Fischer, Matthew R. Rabinowitz, Samantha Franks, Erin Kwiatkowski
On May 1, 2026, President Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14404, “Imposing Sanctions on Those Responsible for Repression in Cuba and for Threats to United States National Security and Foreign…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
A New Chapter in US Cuba Sanctions Enforcement
On May 1, 2026, the US issued a new Executive Order that significantly expands the reach of Cuba-related sanctions. Foreign companies and financial institutions may now face exposure based solely…
SmarTrade
President Trump Issues Executive Order Imposing New Sanctions on Cuba
By Scott E. Diamond**, Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Samir D. Varma, Aaron C. Mandelbaum
On May 1, 2026, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) titled, "Imposing Sanctions on Those Responsible for Repression in Cuba and for Threats to United States National Security…
Balkinization
A Naval Blockade is an Act of War
By gerardn-maglioccabalkin-blogspot-com
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Kennedy Administration was careful to label its naval action to stop further deliveries by Soviet ships a "quarantine." The reason for this was that…
JURIST
UN says Cuba needs humanitarian aid despite recent fuel shipment
By TN, Salma Ben Mariem | Faculty Of Law, Political Science Of Sousse
The UN asked the international community on Monday to provide immediate support for Cuba amid a worsening humanitarian crisis caused by a US-imposed oil blockade and compounded by the effects…
Verfassungsblog
Weaponizing Necessity
By Jose Atiles
On March 30, 2026, reports indicated that the US would allow a Russian oil tanker carrying 730,000 barrels of crude oil to dock in Cuba, delivering much-needed fuel to an…
The HB Blog
Trademark Registration in Cuba: Why Companies Should Be Thinking Ahead
Why Companies Should Be Filing Trademarks in Cuba For most companies (and trademark lawyers), Cuba is a someday problem. But someday problems in first-to-file countries have a way of becoming…