I’d Like to Teach Iran to Sing

This article in the International Herald Tribune explores the prevalence of American brand name products in Iran and Sudan notwithstanding sanctions that prohibit most exports to the two countries. As we’ve noted before, much of these products are re-exported from…

Mr. Chips or Professor Moriarty?

Professor John Roth, an electrical engineering professor at the University of Tennessee, has been indicted for violations of the Arms Export Control Act. The indictment alleges, among other things, that Roth disclosed to a Chinese graduate student controlled technical information…

A Fool for a Client and an Idiot for a Lawyer

The Bureau of Industry and Security recently released a Final Decision and Order fining Kabba & Amir Investments, Inc. dba International Freight Forwarders (“IFF”), a Canadian freight forwarding company, $6,000 for aiding and abetting the export of an x-ray film…

The Maple Leaf Rag

Canadians are continuing to complain about U.S. export controls on defense articles according to this article in the Montreal Gazette ABB Bomem Inc. was waiting for beryllium parts it had ordered from a U.S. supplier, when the company was hit…