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
5/30/2025
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Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Foreign Policy ,
Investment ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Syria ,
Trump Administration ,
UK
On April 2, 2025, the Trump Administration announced new, comprehensive tariff rates representing the most significant change in US trade policy in a generation—a paradigm shift from an era of low tariffs to an approach based...more
4/10/2025
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Executive Orders ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Reciprocity Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Retaliatory Tariffs ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
On January 10, 2025, the Biden Administration issued a broad sanctions package targeting the Russian energy sector, 10 days in advance of the transition to the incoming Trump Administration. The new sanctions also added two...more
1/14/2025
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Blocked Person ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Policy ,
General Licenses ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Russia ,
U.S. Treasury ,
UK