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Lifting Sanctions On Syria: A Preview of the Process

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday during his trip to the Middle East that his administration would lift U.S. sanctions on Syria. Since the shock collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria late last year, the...more

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Latest Sanctions Developments: Venezuela, Russia, and Yemen

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The Trump administration continues to ramp up sanctions on Venezuela and Yemen's Houthis, while sending mixed signals about its intentions with respect to Russia. We provide brief updates on these three areas, following up...more

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Mitigating Risk From the Designation of Cartels as FTOs and SDGTs

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The Situation: After President Trump issued an Executive Order ("EO") that creates a process to designate international cartels and other organizations as "Foreign Terrorist Organizations" ("FTOs") or "Specially Designated...more

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United States Designates Eight Cartels and Transnational Criminal Organizations

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Effective February 20, 2025, the United States Designated Eight Cartels and Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs)....more

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Trump Administration Targets Cartels With First Wave of Terrorism Designations

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The designations expand US tools and jurisdictional reach, and raise the stakes for foreign financial institutions and non-US companies to avoid dealing with designated entities....more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Mexican Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations: A New Era of Risk for Global Businesses

On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled “Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists.” This directive instructs the...more

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Implications for Mexican Banks and Financial Institutions of President Trump’s Designation of Drug Cartels as Foreign Terrorist...

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On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that initiates the process of designating certain drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. The executive order is primarily focused on...more

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US Threat Assessment: China and Russia Remain Priority, While Emerging Technology and Global Health Security Gain in Importance

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Last week, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) each held a hearing on the US Intelligence Community’s (IC) 2022 Annual Threat Assessment, a...more

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