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Doubling Down – US Slaps 25% Additional Tariff on Indian Imports for India’s Oil Trade With Russia

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“Secondary tariffs” strike again, with India now squarely in the crosshairs of the latest U.S. trade action. On August 6, President Trump issued an executive order “Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of...more

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World Bank Reconsiders Nuclear Finance

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Under mounting pressure from advocates and stakeholders—most prominently the United States government—the World Bank recently rescinded its longstanding ban on financing nuclear power projects and announced its plan to...more

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President Trump Imposed 50% Tariff on Brazil

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On July 30, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) imposing an additional forty percent (40%) ad valorem rate on certain products from Brazil....more

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Unpacking the U-Turn: What the Syria Sanctions Repeal Really Means

The United States has taken a historic step by terminating the Syria Sanctions Program, marking the most significant shift in U.S. foreign policy towards Syria since the fall of the Assad regime. In our earlier post, we...more

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Executive Order terminates U.S. Syria sanctions, export controls remain in place for now

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On June 30, 2025, the President signed an Executive Order (EO) lifting sanctions on Syria and directing the U.S. Department of State (DOS) and the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) to relax or suspend other programs (e.g.,...more

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Presidential Memorandum emphasizes toughened US policy on Cuba

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The National Security Presidential Memorandum represents another component in the reestablishment of a more hardline approach to Cuba. Cuba Restricted List potentially to be expanded to include entities with which indirect...more

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Significant U.S. Sanctions Relief for Syrian Arab Republic

The United States had imposed layers of sanctions on Syria since deeming it a State Sponsor of Terrorism in 1979. The U.S. Treasury imposed most sanctions during the Iraq War and the Syrian Civil War. In December 2024, Hay’at...more

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U.S. Government Ends Sanctions on Syria

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On June 30, President Trump signed Executive Order 14312, “Providing for the Revocation of Syria Sanctions” (EO), which formally terminates many U.S. sanctions on Syria. Public reports indicate that the European Union has...more

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Unpacking the U.S. Sanctions Reversal on Syria: Implications and Future Outlook

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Key Takeaways: - Executive Order 14312 revokes the six executive orders that formed the foundation of the Syrian Sanctions Program, terminates the national emergency underlying those executive orders and waives and relaxes...more

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The United States Terminates Countrywide Syria Sanctions and Is Working Towards Lifting Additional Trade Restrictions

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Building on prior relief of sanctions and other restrictive trade measures earlier this year (as described in K2 Integrity alerts dated 15 May and 09 June 2025), on 30 June 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a new...more

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Trump Administration Revokes Most Syria Sanctions, Strengthens Sanctions on Cuba

President Trump has ended the broad U.S. sanctions embargo on Syria, but sanctions against certain designated targets remain in place. As of July 1, 2025, Executive Order 14312: Rescinds the Treasury Department’s Office of...more

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Executive Order Terminates Syria Sanctions, Directs Actions to Remove Other Trade Restrictions

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President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (the EO) on June 30, 2025, terminating the U.S. government's Syria sanctions program and directing other actions that, if finalized, will revoke the vast majority of U.S. trade...more

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Revocation of Syrian Sanctions: Opportunities, Risks, and Changes under Executive Order 14312

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President Trump continued his flurry of sanctions actions with the recent revocation of the Syrian sanctions program. On June 30, 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order (“EO”) 14312 “Providing for the Revocation...more

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What U.S. Businesses Need to Know About Reentering the Syrian Market & the Changing Post-Assad Sanction Landscape

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On May 23, 2025, approximately five months after the Assad regime was overthrown, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) officially issued Syria General License (GL) 25, which lifted the...more

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With Additional Syria Sanctions Relief, Risks Remain

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On June 30, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (EO) that, effective July 1, revokes the U.S. sanctions program on Syria, and calls for the removal of the Syrian Sanctions Regulations from the Code of Federal...more

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U.S. Government Issues Broad Sanctions Relief for Syria

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On May 23, 2025, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued Syria General License 25 (“GL 25”), effectively lifting U.S. sanctions on Syria. This move follows President Trump’s announcement on...more

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US Lifts Most Sanctions on Syria

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On May 23, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Syria General License 25 (GL 25), effectively lifting most sanctions imposed under the Syrian Sanctions Regulations (SSR) (31...more

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Trump Administration Issues Sweeping Sanctions Relief for Syria

On May 23, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Syria General License (GL) 25 to provide immediate sanctions relief for Syria in line with President Trump’s May 13, 2025...more

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President Trump Announces Intent to Lift Syria Sanctions

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During an investment forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 13, 2025, President Donald Trump announced his intent to lift sanctions on Syria, stating that sanctions relief will "give them a chance at greatness."...more

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Quick Take: United States To Lift Sanctions Against Syria

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On 13 May 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that his administration will start “restoring the normal relationship” with Syria’s new government and “ordering the cessation of sanctions against Syria.” While, at the...more

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New US Sanctions and Ongoing OFAC Designations Enable the New Administration’s Policy Priorities

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Policy change in Washington since the change in administration has been swift, dramatic in many areas and executed with unprecedented pace. One area, however, has been relatively stable in the administration’s first two...more

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Unprecedented "Secondary Tariffs" for Oil Trade With Venezuela

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On April 2 — labeled “Liberation Day” by President Trump — the Trump administration is set to add a new sanctions-like boost to its tariff strategy, with a threat to impose unprecedented “secondary tariffs” of 25% on “all...more

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Trump Administration Makes First Round of Cartel Foreign Terrorist Organization Designations with Focus on Mexico and Venezuela

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The US State Department has made its first round of designations pursuant to Executive Order 14157, “Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists,”...more

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Trump Administration Designates Eight Transnational Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated...

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Effective February 20, 2025, the Secretary of State designated eight Latin American organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and as Specially...more

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U.S. State Department reinstates Cuba Restricted List

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The U.S. Department of State has formally republished the Cuba Restricted List, restoring prohibitions on direct financial transactions with numerous Cuban military, intelligence, and security-linked entities. This move...more

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