In this episode, Michael Volkov analyzes the May 1 executive order signed by Donald Trump expanding U.S. sanctions targeting Cuba. The discussion highlights the order’s broad scope, including new authorities to sanction actors involved in key economic sectors, corruption, and human rights abuses, as well as its extension of secondary sanctions risk to foreign financial institutions. With increasing convergence between sanctions, anti-corruption, and human rights enforcement, the episode outlines key compliance challenges and See more +
In this episode, Michael Volkov analyzes the May 1 executive order signed by Donald Trump expanding U.S. sanctions targeting Cuba. The discussion highlights the order’s broad scope, including new authorities to sanction actors involved in key economic sectors, corruption, and human rights abuses, as well as its extension of secondary sanctions risk to foreign financial institutions. With increasing convergence between sanctions, anti-corruption, and human rights enforcement, the episode outlines key compliance challenges and practical steps companies must take to manage heightened global risk exposure. See less -
