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Pay attention to the by-lines on posts here now that my colleague George Murphy has agreed to contribute posts. The post just above this one — the one about the “non-egregious” OFAC violation by San Corporation — comes from George.…

This is a slightly off-topic post, but since many export professionals also have security clearance issues in their portfolio, I think they might find this post interesting. I also make a labored attempt to find an export law connection in…

Last week, Aviation Week repeated claims by House members Frank Wolf and Lamar Smith that employees of NASA’s Ames Research Center were being investigated for unauthorized release of ITAR-controlled technical data. Specifically, the two members claimed that the NASA employees released…

ABOVE: Pharmacy in Iran A report just released by the Woodrow Wilson Center faults U.S. sanctions for critical shortages in medicines in Iran. Although there is, in theory, an exemption in the sanctions which permits the licensed sale of medicines…

First National Bank, one of the oldest banks in South Africa, has announced that it will close all accounts held by any person or entity listed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list of the U.S. Office of…