Topic
Foreign Policy
815 published works
China Law Blog
President Biden’s Asia Trip and the China Challenge Summit June 9
Recently I was interviewed by Boyd Matheson from KSL Radio on his Inside Sources podcast. We talked about President Biden’s trip to Asia and what he hoped to accomplish there,…
Cleary Foreign Investment and International Trade Watch
U.S. Government Reportedly Taking Steps Toward Limited Easing of Venezuela-Related Sanctions
By Chase D. Kaniecki, William S. Dawley
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) is reportedly taking steps toward a limited easing of certain sanctions targeting Venezuela. If the public reporting is…
Capital Thinking
US Executive Branch Update – May 23, 2022
This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Schedule* 1:00 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT holds a…
Capital Thinking
US Executive Branch Update – May 11, 2022
This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Schedule* 10:00 a.m. ET – THE PRESIDENT departs the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Remembering Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright
As we posted on the blog previously, last month the world lost former U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright, the first woman to ever serve in this position.On Wednesday, world…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
State Department Offers $10M Reward for Information on Russian Officers Involved in Malicious Cyber Activities
The U.S. Department of State has announced a $10 million reward for “information leading to the identification or location of any person who, while acting at the direction or under…
International Practice Blog | International Practice Section
Micro-diplomacy and the Lawyer’s Role in Foreign Policy, National Security, and the Rule of Law
Sept. 11, 2001, was a watershed moment for all, and certainly for me as a career federal prosecutor. From that day forward, the main focus of the U.S. Department of…
The Right Coast
Mr. Putin, end this war! Biden’s blunder was no Reagan replay | Washington Examiner
It was a laughable comparison. For one thing, Reagan's line was not a slip-up. For much of the following, I am relying on an account of the drafting and delivery…
The Right Coast
Biden’s Reckless Words Underscore the Dangers of the U.S.’s Use of Ukraine As a Proxy War
The central question for Americans from the start of the war in Ukraine was what role, if any, should the U.S. government play in that war? A necessarily related question:…
International Trade Insights
OFAC Announces Hundreds of New SDN Designations Targeting Russia’s Duma, Defense Sector and Bank Officials; Issues New General Licenses
By Grant Leach, Tony Busch, Cortney Morgan, Isabella Peek
On March 24, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) updated the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (“SDN List”) with hundreds of…