Clif Burns

Clif Burns

Obama Extends Syria Emergency, Sanctions

Last Friday President Obama renewed the national emergency with respect to Syria. This action allows the current sanctions against Syria to continue for another year. The previous declaration of emergency was scheduled to expire on Sunday. Current sanctions, among other…

To Arm or Not to Arm?

Earlier this week Philip Shapiro, the CEO of Liberty Maritime, testified before the Senate subcommittee with oversight over merchant marine infrastructure and argued that Congress should take action to permit merchant ships to arm themselves either by arming their crews…