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USA, new sanctions against Ethiopia

A new sanctions program was instituted against Ethiopia in response to the ongoing conflict in the country between the Ethiopian federal troops and the forces loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front. Sanctions may be imposed in ...

The new European regulation on dual use: the complex relationship between cyber-surveillance and human rights

On 9 September 2021, the new revision of the European legislation on dual use will come into force. Among the numerous amendments updating and recasting the Regulations are measures aimed at giving the authorization process more suitable ...

US sanctions Cuban Minister of Defense and Special Forces Brigade for Abuses Against Protestors

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the Cuban Minister of Defense, Alvaro Lopez Miera, and the Brigada Especial Nacional (SNB) of the Cuban Ministry of the Interior (MININT), in connection ...

Belarus, new sanctions and the sanctions policy against Russia

The tension with Belarus and the new, tough sanctions adopted against Minsk are part of the broader framework of relations between the EU and Russia, particularly regarding the aims and effectiveness of its sanctions. This SRA presents an analysis ...

EU bans Belarusian carriers from its airspace and airports

The Council decided to strengthen the existing restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus by introducing a ban on the overflight of EU airspace and on access to EU airports by Belarusian carriers of all kinds.

Belarus: new listings from the EU, USA, UK and Canada

In response to human rights violations of fundamental freedoms and international law in Belarus, the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada have sanctioned various Belarusian individuals and entities.

Iran: new US anti-terrorist listings

The Office of Foreign Assets Controls (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury USA has sanctioned with the inclusion in the SDN list 7 individuals, 4 companies and a ship, on charges of providing financial support to the IRGC-Qods Force ...

News EU Dual Use Goods Regime

Among the main innovations introduced: the inclusion of cyber surveillance products, new types of authorizations, extension of the “catch-all” clause and the warning for exporters to adopt internal compliance programs.

The strategic partnership agreement between China and Iran

The strategic partnership agreement between China and Iran is an attempt by Beijing to raise its profile as the US withdraws from the Middle East. The agreement also acts as a thermometer for measuring the relations between China, the US and Russia.

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