Hansa India, a ship owned by Hamburg-based Leonhardt & Blumberg and chartered by that firm to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (“IRISL”), was boarded earlier this month in the Gulf of Suez by U.S. troops, who discovered AK-47…
Recent rule changes adopted in April and designed to remove certain sanctions imposed on telecommunications to Cuba had been met with complete silence by the Cuban government. Until last weekend, that is. According to a story in GlobalPost.com, the director…
A headline in last Thursday’s Washington Times portentously warned: “EXCLUSIVE: Obama loosens missile technology controls to China.” The sub-head was “Fulfill Your Final Wishes. Nuclear Apocalypse Expected Tomorrow!!” Well, not really, that wasn’t the actual subhead, but it could have…
Earlier this week, we reported on the new Agreement Guidelines posted last Friday by the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”). The new Guidelines provided instructions for electronic filing of requests for approval of agreements to exchange technical data on…
Perhaps in order to remind everyone that it still exists, the the Bureau of Industry and Security’s Office of Anti-Boycott Compliance (“OAC”) issued a warning letter to CENTRIA, a manufacturer of building enclosure systems based in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. According…