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2025 in Review

Looking ahead Back NEW

The 2025 Debrief: 14 Industry Leaders Dissect the Year and What To Watch in 2026

EOY numbers lede

7 Numbers That Defined Sanctions, Export Controls and Enforcement in 2025

EOY Russia

Russia Sanctions Piled Up This Year—and Its Evasion Efforts Doubled

EOY China

China’s Robot Dogs, Hypersonic Weapons and Evolving UFLPA Risks

EOY investment

2025 in Investment Brought New U.S. Restrictions and New Opportunities

EOY Iran

For Iran, a Year of Renewed ‘Maximum Pressure’

EOY Terorrism DT Os

Investigations into Cartel Networks, the Boulder Suspect and Costly Scams

Sanctions

Zanjani lede

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

EU UK sanctions enforcement

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

EU US sanctions lede

US and EU Hammer Russian Oil Giants, Broader Energy Sector in a One-Two Sanctions Punch

Iran snapback

UN and EU Adopt ‘Snapback’ of Restrictions on Iran Over Nuclear Program, as Negotiations Stall

Shamkhani lede image

Mapping the Iran ‘Shipping Empire’ the US Hit with a Massive Wave of Sanctions

EU lede image

EU’s 18th Russia Sanctions Package Reworks Oil Price Cap, Moves to Choke Energy Revenues

Syria lede

Navigating Risk in a Reopening Syria, Where Most (But Not All) Western Sanctions Are Gone

Iran MP lede image

By the Numbers: US ‘Maximum Pressure’ Reaches Far Beyond Iran’s Borders

UK sanctions lead image

Russia Sanctions Have Gone Digital. How Can Businesses Stay Safe?

Export Controls

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

Trump Xi

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

BIS entity list additions

New US Entity List Designations Target Chinese Tech, Diversion to Russia, Iran

50datelead 1

Kharon Data: A BIS 50% Rule Would Pull Thousands of Hidden Subsidiaries into Export-Control Crosshairs

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

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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

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‘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.

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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

Congress

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

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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.

OFAC IB lede image

OFAC’s Nearly $12 Million Settlement Raises the Stakes for Sanctioned Securities Screening

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

Hamas sanctions lede

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

Boulder lede image

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

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.

October 7 Hamas lead

Hamas's Evolving Financial Strategies and the Global Response Since the Oct. 7 Attack

Houthis

US Airstrikes and Sanctions Put Iran-Backed Houthis in Focus

Azzam Aid bitcoin donation cover photo

Charity with Ties to Hamas Uses Obscure Platforms to Process Bitcoin Donations

2023 nov 8 cover final

Influential Yemeni Business Magnate Emerges in Hamas Investment Portfolio

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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