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DOD Monitors Ukraine Military Aid Better, Watchdog Says

By Tom Lotshaw

The U.S. Department of Defense has significantly improved monitoring of military items sent to Ukraine for its fight against a Russian invasion, according to the Office of Inspector General, but the tracking of U.S.-origin items that partners are sending can still be improved.

US Ukrainian Group Wants FCC SpaceX Approvals Halted

By Nadia Dreid

The FCC needs to put any decisions related to SpaceX on ice until an ethics committee can decide how to handle them now that the company's billionaire owner Elon Musk has been tapped for an oversight role in the upcoming Trump administration, the agency has been told.

Defense Policy Outlook Under The New Trump Administration

By Daniel Wilson

Donald Trump's pending return to the White House is expected to bring significant changes to defense and national security policy, including a potentially larger but less diverse military, an increase in domestic sourcing and a more transactional relationship with allies.

Trump Gathers Nat'l Security Team For Border, Defense Roles

By Daniel Wilson

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen a slate of loyalists with hawkish approaches toward foreign policy and securing the U.S. border, creating a team of ideologically aligned officials as he seeks to ramp up deportations and end the war in Ukraine. Law360 takes a look at seven of his national security picks and the impact they will have on defense, immigration and foreign relations with rival nations.

8 EU Countries Call For Increased Russian Import Duties

By Jack McLoone

A group of eight European Union member countries called on the bloc's executive body to consider increased import duties on Russian goods in response to the war in Ukraine, Sweden's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Friday.

UK To Loan Ukraine £2.3B Backed By Frozen Russian Assets

By Joel Poultney

The U.K. government announced Tuesday that it will loan Ukraine approximately £2.3 billion ($3 billion) to support its military and reconstruction efforts in an arrangement backed by profits from sanctioned Russian assets.


Expert Analysis

What Insurers Need To Know About OFAC's Expanded FAQs

The Office of Foreign Assets Control's recently expanded insurance FAQs clarify how OFAC views insurance policies in a number of specific circumstances involving sanctioned parties, and make plain that sanctions compliance is the responsibility of all participants in the insurance ecosystem, including underwriters, brokers and agents, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

How Trump's 2nd Term May Alter The Immigration Landscape

Rhetoric from Donald Trump's campaign and his choice of hardline appointees indicate that a more restrictive and punitive approach to immigration is in our immediate future, especially in areas like humanitarian relief, nonimmigrant visa processing, and travel and green card eligibility, says John Quill at Mintz.

Managing Sanctions Defense Across Multiple Jurisdictions

Companies called before multiple regulators to account for the same conduct in this era of increased global sanctions and import-control enforcement should consider national differences in law and policy, and proactively coordinate their responses in certain key areas, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.

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