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Trump Issues Executive Order Aimed at Reforming U.S. Foreign Defense Sales System

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WHAT: The Trump Administration released an Executive Order (EO) seeking to reform the U.S. systems for selling and transferring defense articles to ally and partner nations. The EO lists five policy objectives: (1) improving...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Trump Administration Executive Order on Arms Sales

On April 10, the Trump administration announced, through an executive order (EO), a new initiative to reform the defense sales system, with the goal of improving the speed and accountability of the system....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Reforming Foreign Defense Sales to Improve Speed and Accountability (Trump EO Tracker)

Reform the foreign defense sales system by: (a) Improving accountability and transparency throughout the foreign defense sales system to ensure predictable and reliable delivery of American products to foreign partners in...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Trump Administration’s First Export Control Action – Reading the Tea Leaves

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On March 25, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a significant expansion of its Entity List restrictions, adding 80 entities from China, the United Arab Emirates, South Africa,...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Defense Trade/Arms Sales – Key Executive Branch Positions

While the world of defense and foreign policy is driven by the policies of the president and the secretaries of state and defense, defense trade and arms sales are managed by key under and assistant secretaries who oversee...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

America First Investment Policy – Trump Administration Unveils Foreign Investment Strategy

On February 21, 2025, President Trump published a National Security Presidential Memorandum outlining his administration’s views on foreign investment and substantial changes to current regulatory regimes. The...more

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Trump NSPM Proposes Changes to CFIUS Process and Outbound Investment Rules

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On Friday, February 21, 2025, President Trump issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum (“NSPM”) titled “America First Investment Policy” which directed multiple federal agencies to take action to further restrict...more

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New Presidential Memorandum Promises to Strengthen and Simplify CFIUS Procedures, Curtail PRC Investment

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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

Cozen O'Connor

Cozen Currents: America (First) at an Inflection Point

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“With the return of President Trump and his America First foreign policy, leaders around the world are coming to terms with the realization that Trump’s first term approach to geopolitics can no longer be viewed as an...more

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President Trump Renews “Maximum Pressure” Approach to Iran

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President Trump issued a new Executive Order renewing a commitment to imposing “maximum pressure” on the Iranian government to “end its nuclear threat, curtail its ballistic missile program, and stop its support for terrorist...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Space Law, Regulation and Policy Update | January 24, 2025 #2

Good Afternoon! Forget the past two weeks, it’s been a busy week in the business of space. Since President Trump’s inauguration, Washington has been busy shuffling the deck on U.S. space leadership and priorities. Outside...more

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Engaging With Chinese Companies: Managing ‘Proxy Sanctions’ Risk

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We are entering a year of acute political risk for international trade, with a high likelihood that the Trump administration will hit China with punitive tariffs and increased export controls. Against the backdrop of trade...more

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U.S. Announces Steps to Ease Cuba Sanctions

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Besides certain expansions on remittances in 2022, the White House, on Jan. 14, 2025, issued a statement announcing President Joe Biden's plans to relax sanctions on Cuba through a series of broad measures aimed at improving...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

A First Look at the Second Trump Administration’s National Security and Foreign Policy

President-elect Donald Trump and his key advisors have embraced the “Return to Peace through Strength,” sometimes known as “America First,” concept when describing their foreign policy and national security goals in the next...more

Wiley Rein LLP

White House Strategy on Critical and Emerging Technologies Previews Regulation and Possible Export Controls

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On Thursday, October 15, 2020, the White House released a national strategy to ensure that the United States remains a global leader in developing critical and emerging technologies (C&ET). The document lays out high-level...more

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U.S. Expands Export Restrictions Against Huawei

The U.S. government is expanding international trade restraints against Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (“Huawei”) and its affiliates in an effort to further restrict Huawei’s access to U.S. technologies.....more

The Volkov Law Group

OFAC On A Roll: Whitford Worldwide Company Agrees to Pay $824k for Violations of Iran Sanctions

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When you are hot, you are hot.  (And when you are not, you are not; Thank you Jerry Reed, Country Singer).  OFAC is hot and resumed its enforcement streak, settling three enforcement actions in three weeks....more

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Maximum Pressure Squared: President Trump Turns His Iran Sanctions Amplifier Up to Eleven

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Third-country companies doing business with Iran’s construction, mining, manufacturing, or textiles sectors are now at increased risk of being sanctioned. On Friday, January 10, President Trump issued Executive Order (EO)...more

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New year presents new opportunities in federal budget cycle

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Congressional appropriations serve as a potent tool to guide administrative actions in commerce and trade Before departing in the final days of 2019, Congress passed a bipartisan spending package amounting to US$1.4...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

President Trump Declares National Emergency to Secure the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain

• On May 15, 2019, President Trump issued a long-awaited E.O. designed to curtail the use of telecommunications items and services from certain countries and persons in U.S. networks. The E.O. does not impose immediate...more

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Update on Russia: Restrictions Expanded to New Actors, Industries

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• Economic sanctions and export restrictions extended • Russian investment in United States likely subject to heightened scrutiny • Diligence on Russia transactions and business partners is essential to ensure...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - August 2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - $34 Million SEC Settlement for Legg Mason - On August 27, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Legg Mason Inc. will pay more than $34 million to settle an...more

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United States' Withdrawal From "Iran Deal" Will Reimpose Sanctions

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On May 8, 2018, President Trump announced that the United States would cease participating in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ("JCPOA"), commonly known as the Iran Deal. This will reimpose, by no later than November 5,...more

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U.S. Restrictions on Travel to and Trade With Cuba Return

Effective November 9, 2017, new regulations took effect limiting U.S. travel and trade with Cuba. Decades ago, the United States imposed a commercial embargo on Cuba. The embargo existed in one form or another until 2015,...more

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Cuba update: Trump tightens travel authorizations and targets new restricted parties

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On 9 November 2017, the Trump Administration implemented new regulations to support its change to U.S. policy on Cuba. The U.S. Government has created a new Cuba Restricted List administered by the State Department. Through...more

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