From the monthly archives: February 2010
Former child human trafficking victim pursues career with DHS ICE. Not widely reported in mainstream media, human trafficking is a major global problem. President Barack Obama mentions export control reform at a speech last week at the Business Roundtable: ”And while always keeping our security needs in mind, we’re going to [...]
Latin America is not a readily associated region for radical Islamic terrorism, but for decades individuals and groups linked to radical Islam have operated throughout the Americas. The tri-border area in South America is one many pockets down of concern. It is relatively easy to blend in and it is a money laundering and counterfeiting [...]
A legal and diplomatic drama involving export controls and Iran seems to be unfolding in France. According to various news sources last week, a French judge has ordered an investigation as to whether certain items are dual-use under French law. To folks outside of DC, “dual-use” items are usually those that may have [...]
Export control laws and regulations are not necessarily the things of popular culture (although the issue does crop up in movies every so often). If you live long enough in the greater Washington, DC Metropolitan area, you learn that folks who live in places other than Washington see certain things in Beltway happenings that make [...]
The French government confirmed yesterday that it would proceed with the proposed sale of a Mistral-class amphibious assault ship to Russia. The announcement was made during a visit by U.S. Defense Secretary Bill Gates. Nothing like French hospitality to set the tone for an official visit with an ally.
This deal has been [...]
The Washington Times and the Associated Press report this morning that Defense Secretary Gates said yesterday that it is not too late for Iran sanctions. ”If the international community will stand together and bring pressure to bear on the Iranian government, I believe there is still time for sanctions and (diplomatic) pressure to [...]
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