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Trade Compliance Resource Hub
Trump 2.0 tariff tracker
By Michael Lowell, Philippe Heeren, Justin Angotti, Lizbeth Rodriguez-Johnson, Kirsten Lowell, Erika Yeager
According to President Trump, “Tariff is the most beautiful word in the dictionary.” Throughout his presidential campaign, Trump promised to use tariffs as a central part of his foreign policy…
Verfassungsblog
Towards Qualified Majority Voting in EU Foreign Policy
For several years, the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) appeared to have a Hungary problem. More fundamentally, however, it has a Treaty-design problem. Article 31(1) TEU establishes unanimity…
Dispute Resolution Blog
Sanctions by Formula: What the Graham Act Means for India’s Trade and Businesses
By Sara Sundaram, Anwesh Patnaik, Nikunj Agarwal
Summary: The US Senate has passed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, which proposes to impose up to 100% secondary tariffs on countries importing significant…
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
US Government Expands Cuba Sanctions Program with New Designations and General Licenses
By Alison J. Stafford Powell (US), Michael Amberg (UK), Jasmine Elmasry (US)
On July 23, 2026, the US Department of State designated multiple entities and individuals in Cuba, and the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued…
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
FinCEN Commits to Forbear from BSA Enforcement for Authorized Financial Services in Venezuela
By Terence Gilroy (US), Steven Cotto (US)
On July 27, 2026, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a statement (here) of enforcement policy committing not to take supervisory or enforcement action…
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Multiple Governments Issue Joint Alert on North Korean IT Workers
By Janet K. Kim, Paul Amberg (Spain), Julia Webster (Canada), Anne Petterd (Australia), Kana Itabashi 板橋 加奈 (Japan), Alexandre (Alex) Lamy (US), Sophia Zhang (US), Courtney Mackness (UK)
On July 31, 2026, authorities from the United States, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom issued a joint…
China Law Vision
China’s Counter-Sanctions Measures: An Up-to-Date Overview
By Simon Li, Aijia Yang
On August 5, 2026, the Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”), pursuant to the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, placed seven U.S. entities, including Applied DNA Sciences Inc., on the Countermeasure List, prohibiting any entities…
GovCon & Trade
OFAC Settlement Highlights Iran Sanctions Risks for Non-U.S. Subsidiaries of U.S. Companies
By Thad McBride
On August 12, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a $60,764 settlement with Rice Lake Weighing Systems (Rice Lake), a Wisconsin-based manufacturer of…
Southern California Appellate News
Sanctions for frivolous writ
4/3 imposes $5K in sanctions for a frivolous writ petition here.When attorneys make misleading statements to courts or fail to promptly update courts when new facts emerge that are relevant…
ComplexDiscovery
Senate passes Graham sanctions act, shifting Russia pressure from policy to statute
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: Mandatory sanctions drafting just cleared the Senate, 27 days after the death of the senator whose name it carries. The 86-11 passage of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning…