The death of four Americans Libya is a difficult chapter in the long road ahead. These were good people. They were trying to make a small sliver of the world a better place for the Libyans and North Africans. Their killings will only strengthen American resolve to do better, pick up the pieces, and start [...]
With the advent of low-cost and readily available high tech computer equipment and software throughout the world, companies in this field have come under increasing scrutiny by lawmakers when such tools end up in the hands of repressive regimes. Just this week, three U.S. Senators sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and [...]
Even though most U.S.-Libya economic sanctions had been eased when the events detailed in this Wall Street Journal article took place, it is a good example of why doing business with rogue regimes can be a gamble. Read “Libya’s Goldman Dalliance Ends in Losses, Acrimony,” here.
Snippets such as these also serve as [...]
Syria — under U.S. law designated a state sponsor of terrorism – is lamenting that it will not be able to upgrade its state-owned and operated airlines fleet with European-made Airbuses. Abdallah Dardari, Syria’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, told the media this week that he was shopping for “planes with less than [...]
While folks in Congress and the Obama Administration grapple with whether or not to ease travel restrictions for Americans to Cuba, the State of Florida has found a unique way to block the use of public for travel to all state sponsors of terrorism. And a federal appeals court recently decided that the law was [...]
A post by Josh Rogin at The Cable caught my attention yesterday.
It seems like two State Department political appointees were recently living up the good life in state sponsor of terrorism Syria – and they wanted you and me to know all about it because they made generous use of social media [...]
The Arms Control Wonk took strong exception with statements made by former career FSO Nicholas Burns that the five permanent members of the Security Council won World War II and wrote the Nonproliferation Treaty. Electronic goodies “Made in the USA” destined for Syria. The Bureau of Industry and Security issues a [...]
The Bipartisan Policy Center will host a conference tomorrow at the Willard Hotel in Washington, DC: the State of Intelligence Reform. UK high-tech speedboat seems to have finally “floated” past U.S. and U.K. export controls, into Iranian arms. In 2009, the U.S. Government added six parties to a Temporary Denial Order [...]
The Syrian Envoy to the United States, Imad Moustapha, wasted no time announcing the proposed easing of U.S. sanctions on state sponsor of terrorism, the Syrian Arab Republic. What did the U.S. get in exchange? Likely not enough to warrant the easing of trade restrictions and other cooperation. Details are [...]
Americans lobbying on behalf of a state sponsor of terrorism? Well, as odd it as it may sound, that is exactly what Orbitz decided to do last month when it launched a lobbying effort to ease travel restrictions on Cuba. For all intents and purposes, it might as well register as a lobbyist [...]
The Export Law Blog has a good post on state sanctions that reminds folks that Crosby vs. National Foreign Trade Council looms in the shadows unless Congress chimes to clear up what states can and cannot do with regards to how taxpayer monies are invested. Read the post, here.
No matter what the [...]
While it would have been preferable if the Resolution had included all four state sponsors of terrorism – Iran, Cuba, Syria, and Sudan – it is a commendable effort no less. Taxpayers and investors should not be forced to underwrite terror regimes and human rights abusers.
Taking a look at sanctions-related activities outside of the [...]
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