On March 5, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) released a completely revised and revamped version of the North Korea Sanctions Regulations. The intent of the revision was to catch up with Executive Orders 13687, 13722, and 13810, as…
Back on November 17, the South Koreans seized KOTI, a Panamanian-registered ship that was suspected of transferring oil in mid-ocean to a North Korean ship. That didn’t stop the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) from adding the vessel (and…
Today OFAC designated one individual, 27 shipping companies and 28 ships that it asserts have been involved in circumventing sanctions against North Korea, principally by engaging in ship-to-ship transfers where prohibited goods are transferred in mid-ocean to North Korean vessels…
The Olympics are, in theory, a time when foreign policy should be put aside and world athletes simply compete in the probably vain hope that peaceful athletic games might have a spill-over effect into the stormier regions of international relations. …
Customs and Border Protection, a federal agency not particularly known for its ability to analyze legal questions and follow the law, has apparently issued a statement that it will block imports of goods which were produced with any North Korean…