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Pick any issue in this town and, chances are, one side or another on that issue is trying to dominate the debate to sway public opinion and elected officials. Spend enough time in court or in the halls of Congress and you’ll quickly learn that no matter is rarely as black and white as the [...]
Earlier today I was reading posts on Andrea Viski’s Nuclear Export Controls blog, and eventually found my way to item on another site related to Taiwan export control issues and Iran.
There is a short story in today’s Tapei Times based on a recently-released WikiLeaks cable. The article, US worried over Taiwan’s exports to Iran, [...]
According to numerous news reports two Chinese nationals have admitted to violating the Arms Export Control Act by conspiring to smuggle thousands of military grade radiation-hardened microchips to the People’s Republic of China. You can read more about it at The Washington Post website.
Cases such as these are things to keep in mind [...]
Most Americans have no idea about the arcane world of export controls, economic sanctions, or any of the many other national security laws that regulate U.S. commercial business. It can be drier than the tax code. While it may not make the headlines, it is the thing of many a Hollywood thriller.
Just this week, [...]
