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Sanctions

Iran data point lede

1,224 U.S. Sanctions that Buried Iran’s Economy, in One Chart

UK scam sanctions lede

International Crackdown on Online Scam Networks Deepens with New U.K. Sanctions

Zanjani lede

One Iranian Tycoon’s Roller-Coaster: An Oil Empire, a Death Sentence, Freedom and Now Western Sanctions

Sanctions anniversary lede

U.K., Australia, Canada and New Zealand Hit Russia with New Sanctions for War’s Fourth Anniversary

Bank of Scotland lede

The U.K. Fined Bank of Scotland for Violating Russia Sanctions. Here’s What Went Wrong.

Hamas sanctions lede

From Charities to the Muslim Brotherhood: Tracing the Networks the U.S. Just Sanctioned for Hamas Ties

Venezuela lede

Timeline: How U.S. Sanctions on Venezuela Escalated for Years Before Maduro’s Capture

Shamkhani lede image

Mapping Iran’s Shamkhani ‘Shipping Empire’ the U.S. Hit with a Massive Wave of Sanctions

EU UK sanctions enforcement

Europe Tightens Its Sanctions Enforcement, with Heightened Penalties and a Wave of Export Cases

Export Controls

Litho Case Study

The U.S. Restricted China’s Chipmaking-Tech Champion. Its New Spinoff Is Another Story.

Naitonal Security Strategy

White House’s 2025 National Security Strategy Puts Supply Chains on the Front Lines

BIS 50 FAQ lede

The BIS 50% Rule: Answers to 11 Frequently Asked Questions

BIS individuals lede

Shuffling Ownership, Sharing Addresses: How Entity-Listed Individuals Can Fuel Compliance Risks

Looking ahead Back Lede Mannino NEW

BIS Affiliates Rule and Brain Drain Will Continue To Impact U.S. Export Controls

Trump Xi

US Is ‘Suspending’ BIS 50% Rule for a Year, Bessent Says, After China Trade Talks

Cadence Settlement 2

American Leader in Semiconductor Design Agrees To Pay $140M Over China Export Violations

BIS 50 Subs case study

Weeks After BIS Listed These Chinese Tech Companies, They Spun Up Unrestricted Subsidiaries

Pristoupa lead image

From a London Street, an Accountant’s Network Facilitated Shipments to Russia

Forced Labor

Boqi lede

How UFLPA Risks from Xinjiang Flow into Major Automakers’ Car Seats

Caustic soda lede

The UFLPA’s Tricky New Priority: A Chemical That Seeps into Laptops and Apparel and Disappears

Adobe Stock 483855922

US Adds Steel, Copper, Lithium and More as Top Priorities for UFLPA Enforcement

Wuhan Car Valley

How China’s ‘Car Valley’ Injects UFLPA Risks into Global Supply Chains

Wencan lead image

This Chinese Auto Parts Supplier Went ‘Global.’ Its Subsidiaries Signal UFLPA Risks.

UFLPA anniversary2

What 3 Years of UFLPA Data Reveal About China Risks and US Enforcement

China forced labor

Tracking Shifts in China’s Rhetoric Around Xinjiang UFLPA Red Flags

Inisght Joinworld

UFLPA-Listed Companies Are Expanding, Away from Xinjiang and its U.S. Scrutiny

Uk mondern slavery

To Root Out Modern Slavery in Supply Chains, the UK Is Demanding Businesses Do More

Military End Use

SJTU lede

Hypersonic Secret: ‘China’s MIT’ Worked with U.S. while Developing Weapons to Use Against It

Iran helicopter lede new

A Network That Sent Helicopter Parts to Iran Allegedly Relied On a New Jersey Supplier

Russian drone update

How Western Tech Entered Russia’s Drone-Production Pipeline, Before and After the Invasion

Cellulose Lead

Uzbekistan’s Cellulose Kingpin Supplies Russian Arms Factories

Unitree lede image

‘The Robot Dog’s Time to Kill’: At China’s Star Robotics Firm, the Military Ties Keep Mounting

Underwater drones lede

A Chinese Drone Carrier Says It’s Just for Science. Under the Surface Lies a Sea of Military Ties.

Inisght China Iran

A Sanctioned Chinese Centrifuge Company Is Liquidating. Its Old Subsidiary Keeps Selling.

Sudan ukraine 1

How the Ukrainian Defense Trade Is Flowing into Sudan’s Civil War

Tarot drone cover story

Russians Imported Millions in Chinese Drone Parts, Some with Western Chips

Evasion

EU sanctions circumvention lede

The EU Is Rooting Out Russian Circumvention. Missing Red Flags Could Leave Companies at Risk.

Insight 6 MP 42

At One London Office, Hundreds of Entities and Millions in Illicit Russian Sales

AGM Systems lede image

After Russia’s Invasion, This Network’s Workarounds Kept American Tech Flowing

Oceanic Orbit lead image

Two Iranian Shadow Fleet Firms Were Sanctioned. Their Directors Have a History.

Iran Airlead

Iran’s Flagship Airline Got Sanctioned. Its Import-Export Web Went On.

Inisght Sahdow Fleet

How a Shuffling Turkish Network Kept Shipping Russian Oil After Sanctions

Ihit lede Image

A Sprawling Iranian Network Is Facilitating Its Tech Exports, Sidestepping Sanctions

Maritime lead

Inside an Intricate Shadow Fleet Crossing Russian, Iranian and Venezuelan Sanctions

Russian Railways Rzd

Russian Railways Turns to Foreign Firms to Evade Sanctions Amid Growing Struggles

On-Demand Webinars

Digital Science and Kharon Research Security Webinar

Strengthening Research Security

Kharon South Korea 50 plus and Control Webinar

Kharon’s Korea 50-Plus and Control Dataset

EU Enforcement Thumbnail

Europe’s Escalating Sanctions Landscape: Key Cases and Emerging Risks

Investment and Securities

FINCEN fine

$80 Million FinCEN Penalty Is ‘a Wake-Up Call’ for Screening Ties to Sanctioned Actors

Congress

2026 NDAA Fortifies Outbound Investment Rule, Fentanyl Enforcement, China Lists

Max One lede image2

The Biggest Client No One Names: How Huawei Lurks Behind China’s Chip IPOs

MP lede image

This US Rare Earths Company Has Been a Market Revelation. We Mined Its Story to Find Another.

Jupiter Suirui lede image

The US Blocked a Government Contractor’s Acquisition. Did a Chinese Cyberhacker Play a Part?

EDA lede image

American Heavyweights of Chip Design Tech Won a Big Reprieve on China Sales—for Now

CATL Chery lede

Two Chinese Giants Went to Market. Why Did Wall Street Back One and Flee the Other?

EU outbound investment

The EU’s Year-Long Review of Outbound Investment Risks, Explained

Outbound Case Study Lead

Navigating Outbound Investment Risks Amid U.S. Restrictions: A Case Study

Terrorism and Transnational Crime

El Mencho lede

Cartel Kingpin El Mencho’s Apparent Hideout Was a Sanctioned Vacation Complex His Daughter Managed

Pig butchering lede

The Alleged Power Players Behind the ‘Pig-Butchering’ Scams Costing Americans Billions

Hamas sanctions lede

From Charities to the Muslim Brotherhood: Tracing the Networks the U.S. Just Sanctioned for Hamas Ties

Looking ahead Back Lede Alpert New

A Year When the U.S. Expanded Terrorism Sanctions Targets Like Never Before

Salt Typhoon

Inside the Low-Profile Chinese Companies Named in the ‘Salt Typhoon’ Hack

Boulder lede image

The Boulder Suspect Video Exposes a Hamas-Aligned Network Promoting Lone-Wolf Attacks

CMLN lede

How Chinese Networks Are Using U.S. Banks to Launder Drug Cartels’ Cash

Houthi Propaganda Lead

Amid US conflict, Houthis leverage Western social media to spread their message

Pioneer Conference

A Conference in Türkiye Rallied Support for Gaza. Hamas Connections Abounded.

Insights

AGM Systems lede image

After Russia’s Invasion, This Network’s Workarounds Kept American Tech Flowing

Insight cartel Trucking

Two Cartel-Tied Logistics Networks, Operating on Both Sides of the Border

Inisght Joinworld

UFLPA-Listed Companies Are Expanding, Away from Xinjiang and its U.S. Scrutiny

Oceanic Orbit lead image

Two Iranian Shadow Fleet Firms Were Sanctioned. Their Directors Have a History.

Sinaloa

An Alleged Money Launderer’s Network Spans IT Startups and the Sinaloa Cartel

Inisght LASER Snew

A BIS-Listed Company Has Ties to China’s Military—and to a US Laser Firm

Inisght China Iran

A Sanctioned Chinese Centrifuge Company Is Liquidating. Its Old Subsidiary Keeps Selling.

Insight Palit

A Tech Network Cut a Sanctioned Subsidiary Loose. But It Wasn’t the Only One Shipping to Russia.

Inisght Sahdow Fleet

How a Shuffling Turkish Network Kept Shipping Russian Oil After Sanctions

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