On January 1st 2017 New York State’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) Part 504 went live. This rule provides a clarification on how OFAC and other lists are screened and how transactions are monitored. The impacts of this rule may…
International Sanctions – What to Expect in 2017
Sanctions were very much the “go-to” foreign policy tool of choice for actors on the world stage in 2016. Although 2017 is unlikely to be as unpredictable as 2016 it could be equally as volatile for global sanctions regimes. europos…
US Sanctions Against Syria: Necessary or a Waste of Time?
Have U.S. sanctions been effective against Syria? It is no secret that the Syrian conflict has been consistently escalating over the past several years. While many countries have become increasingly wary of the violence, the United States is particularly concerned….