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Sanctions Guide – July 2025

Sanctions pressure continued to mount on Russia in July as the EU extended the scope of its regimes, passing its 18th sanctions package, which included stricter oil price caps, expanded banking and shipping restrictions, and…
Dom Dixey
August 8, 2025

Sanctions Guide – October 2021

Key sanctions updates over the past month have included the imposition of US sanctions against those involved in violence in Ethiopia, the US clarifying its position on the provision of…

Sanctions Guide – September 2021

Key sanctions developments in August include further US, EU and UK measures against Belarus which target the government and business sectors and the continued targeting of alleged human rights abusers…

Sanctions Guide – August 2021

Key sanctions developments this month include a joint commitment by the US and EU to continue using sanctions as a tool to protect the national security interests of Eastern Europe…

Sanctions Guide – July 2021

Key sanctions developments this month include a commitment by the G7 member states to work together on implementing sanctions programs in relation to Belarus and North Korea, changes to OFAC’s…

Sanctions Guide – June 2021

Key sanctions developments this month include: the EU and UK indicating that further economic sanctions will be imposed on Belarus, more stringent sanctions being applied to Myanmar in the wake…

Sanctions Guide – May 2021

Key sanctions developments this month include: OFAC introducing a new sanctions programme against Russia in response to its operations in the US, as well as the UK launching a new…

Sanctions Guide – April 2021

Key developments this month include the UK Government’s publishing of the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, the continued stalling of the potential resumption of JCPOA talks,…

Sanctions Guide – March 2021

Key developments this month include new sanctions imposed by the UK and US in response to the coup in Myanmar, further EU measures against Russia following the sentencing of Alexei…

Sanctions Guide – January 2021

Key sanctions developments in January include the UK’s new autonomous sanctions regime, a raft of designations by the outgoing Trump administration, and a new sanctions policy strategy published by the EU…