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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
President Donald Trump and members of his administration recently announced that the United States will host a U.S.-African Leaders Summit in September, planned just before the UN General Assembly in New York. This will be...more
On May 23, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued General License No. 25 under the Syrian Sanctions Regulations, marking a measured but far-reaching reconfiguration of...more
On May 23, 2025, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued Syria General License 25, which provides broad authorization for U.S. persons to engage in dealings prohibited under the Syrian Sanctions...more
On May 23, 2025, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License 25 (GL 25), authorizing transactions prohibited by the Syrian Sanctions Regulations, effectively lifting sanctions on Syria. This comes 10...more
From May 13 to 16, President Donald Trump conducted his first major international trip of his second term, visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The visit yielded major investment announcements,...more
On February 21, 2025, the Trump administration published its “America First Investment Policy” memorandum. Among other items, the Policy calls for the United States to restrict China-affiliated persons from investing in...more
On February 21, President Trump issued the “America First Investment Policy” National Security Presidential Memorandum (“NSPM”) which outlines the Administration’s approach to foreign investment in the United States. The NSPM...more
On Friday, February 21st, President Trump issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM) that is aimed at promoting foreign investment while protecting America’s national security interests, particularly from...more
On February 21, 2025, the White House released President Donald Trump’s “America First Investment Policy” memorandum (Investment Policy), which outlined several initiatives to incentivize investment from U.S. allies and...more
When former President Biden blocked the acquisition by Nippon Steel of U.S. Steel in January on national security grounds, many assumed that was the end for a transaction that would have combined a Japanese powerhouse company...more
On Feb. 3, Panama announced its plans to leave China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino announced his decision following a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio during Rubio’s...more
Senator Cornyn made the above statement on the Senate floor on November 14, 2023, while advocating for his colleagues to pass the Outbound Investment Transparency Act as part of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act...more
Tandis que la future administration Trump se prépare à prendre ses fonctions, de nombreuses évolutions, tant au niveau réglementaire qu’en matière de mise en œuvre des règlementations par les autorités américaines compétentes...more
In response to rising geopolitical tensions – from the Middle East to the Taiwan Strait to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine –the Biden Administration is increasingly using economic incentives and sanctions to assist the United...more
On 12 February, the Kenyan government added momentum to Africa’s return to international debt markets by successfully issuing a USD 1.5 billion Eurobond. The issuance followed similar moves by Côte d’Ivoire and Benin which...more
On December 12, 2023, the US House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) (“Select Committee”) released a report titled “Reset, Prevent, Build: A Strategy to Win America’s Economic Competition with the Chinese...more
I recently had the opportunity to visit with Dr. Ian Oxnevad, Director of Geopolitical Risk Intelligence at Infortal Worldwide. Global Risk Review, a podcast series that Infortal Worldwide sponsors was the reason for this...more
On August 9, 2023, President Biden issued an Executive Order entitled, “Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern” (the “EO”), declaring a national...more
On April 6, 2022, the United States and Europe announced new sanctions on Russian banks – Sberbank, the largest bank in Russia, and Alfa Bank, another large financial institution. The new Executive Order imposes full...more
The Situation: As part of a series of recent executive actions regarding the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), President Biden issued a new executive order on June 3, 2021—Executive Order 14032—that refines novel sanctions...more
On June 3, 2021, President Biden signed an executive order to “solidify and strengthen” a Trump-era executive order prohibiting investment in certain companies with ties to the Chinese military. The purpose of the order is to...more
Previously we reported on President Trump’s Executive Orders banning U.S. nationals’ investment in designated Chinese companies that pose a threat to our national security under the International Emergency Economic Powers...more
A new executive order (the “EO”) signed by President Biden on June 3, 2021, amends existing prohibitions on US investments in companies that the US government has determined support the military of the People’s Republic of...more