On Friday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the Xinjiang...
Corporations Articles
Contracts to Ghosts in Guanajuato: The Ongoing Struggle to Rein in ‘Ghost’ Companies in Mexico
A report published earlier this year uncovered that various government agencies, public educational institutions, and...
Trade Data Reveals Iran’s Aluminum Supply-Chain from China, India, Guinea
Chinese and Indian state-owned enterprises are key players in Iran’s aluminum supply chain, according to public...
Rusal Calls for Overhaul of Nornickel Management Citing Repeated Ecological Crises
Russian aluminum titan Rusal issued a statement on Tuesday calling for the complete overhaul of the Nornickel mining...
Replacing Mahan Air: Iran’s Aviation Procurement Scheme Via Armenia Airways
An Armenian airline facilitated the purchase and transfer of multiple aircraft containing U.S.-manufactured components...
Intellectual Property Theft From the US to China: The Case of Shan Shi
A U.S. company that recently pleaded guilty to stealing trade secrets is connected to a broader corporate network...
In the Grace I’s Wake: Ship Managers, Front Companies, and Iran (Part 3)
We continue with Part 3 of our investigation into the Grace I, a Panama-flagged oil tanker seized off the coast of...
In the Grace I’s Wake: Ship Management and Sanctions Evasion (Part 2)
This is the second in a series on Iranian sanctions evasion in the maritime shipping industry. Follow these links to...
In the Grace I’s Wake: Who Owned the Grace I? (Part 1)
This is the first in a series on Iranian sanctions evasion in the maritime shipping industry. In case you missed it,...
In the Grace I’s Wake: Countering Sanctions Evasion and Illicit Shipping
Last July, British Royal Marines and Gibraltar authorities seized the Grace I, a Panama-flagged oil tanker carrying...
U.S. Government Issues Advisory on Deceptive Shipping Practices
The U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and the...
Trading with the Enemy: Motor Sich’s Bosnian Arrangement with the Russian Defense Sector
Between November 2017 and December 2019, Ukrainian aircraft engine manufacturer Motor Sich JSC sent more than $250...