ABOVE: Destruction in Homs, Syria Just as the Assad government appears to be gaining ground back from the rebels, the White House announced certain measures loosening the sanctions on Syria. Yesterday, BIS issued a notice on its website that it would…
ABOVE: Carlyle Group DC HQ A major headache in complying with the notice requirement in section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 has been determining the scope of the statutory requirement for publicly…
Next Tuesday, June 11, I’ll be in Boulder leading a round-table discussion on export control reform. And the best part: it’s free. So, if you’re in the area, please feel free to come and join in. The format for the…
Lisong Ma, a Chinese national, pleaded guilty last week to charges that he attempted to export carbon fiber from the United States without a license. Carbon fiber meeting certain technical qualifications is classified as ECCN 1C010 and would require a…
Not long ago, I posted on an announcement by Samsung that it was closing its app store for Iranian customers. I speculated that paid apps were at least part of the problem because they were not covered by the 2010 OFAC general license…