Category: University Trade Compliance

Export Controls Training and Research Security Programs

Export Controls Training and Research Security Programs

02/15/2023

Lead Author:  Allen A. DiPalma, Senior Consultant at Traliance Background: NSPM-33 Starting in January 2021 with the release of National Security Presidential Memorandum 33 (NSPM-33), the federal government set in motion a coordinated approach to improving research security within the...


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6 Things to Know About the China Export Controls (Part 2 of 2)

6 Things to Know About the China Export Controls (Part 2 of 2)

07/21/2022

Amid heightened geopolitical tensions between the United States and China, we are devoting two articles to helping the academic and research  organizations dissect 6 of the essential items under the new U.S. export controls related to China. In Part 1,...


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6 Things to Know About China Export Controls (Part 1 of 2)

6 Things to Know About China Export Controls (Part 1 of 2)

05/18/2022

The past couple of years have been tumultuous for U.S.-Sino relations, affecting export controls compliance needs and beyond. 2020 was a year that reshaped the political landscape between the U.S. and China. The Trump administration took no less than 210 public...


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Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine-Related Export Controls and Sanctions:  7 Things to Know

Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine-Related Export Controls and Sanctions: 7 Things to Know

04/07/2022

The U.S. and its allies have enforced the broadest package of sanctions and export controls on Russia, Belarus, and two occupied regions in Ukraine (Donetsk and Luhansk) to stop the invasion of Ukraine. The U.S., U.K., and the European Union...


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Export Controls, Contracts, and Lemonade

Export Controls, Contracts, and Lemonade

08/11/2021

Co-Author, Allen A. DiPalma, Senior Consultant at Traliance Lemonade and summertime.  They go hand-in-hand like the export controls regulations and contract terms.  Many people likely find it more relaxing to sit down with a cool glass of lemonade on a...


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U.S. OFAC Cuba Sanctions:  Top 4 Things You Need to Know

U.S. OFAC Cuba Sanctions: Top 4 Things You Need to Know

05/12/2021

This article is about an unusual combination:  sanctions and optimism.  I am focusing on economic sanctions with optimism that international travel and international research endeavors will rebound when the world can look at the COVID pandemic in the rearview mirror. ...


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Motivation Behind U.S. Export Controls:  Multilateral Agreements

Motivation Behind U.S. Export Controls: Multilateral Agreements

04/14/2021

Co-Author, Cynthia Roberts, Senior Consultant at Traliance   How many times do export controls compliance leaders hear “Why? That doesn’t make sense”?  The simple response is that it doesn’t need to make sense.  The U.S. government’s export controls regulations are...well,...


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Academic Export Controls Enforcement Case:  5 Things Universities Can Learn

Academic Export Controls Enforcement Case: 5 Things Universities Can Learn

03/09/2021

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) under the U.S. Department of Commerce recently announced an administrative settlement of $54,000 with Princeton University for potential export violations that the university self-disclosed.   What can the research compliance and academic community...


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5 Ways COVID-19 Has Impacted University Research Compliance

5 Ways COVID-19 Has Impacted University Research Compliance

10/20/2020

As we each continuously define our own new normal and learn to navigate it, I was reflecting on all the ways the day-to-day issues have changed in the world of research compliance.  This includes, but stretches beyond, export controls compliance.  ...


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Exporting a Coronavirus Vaccine: What You Need to Know

Exporting a Coronavirus Vaccine: What You Need to Know

04/08/2020

18 months.  It’s unsettling to think that it may take that long - or longer- to develop an effective vaccine for the coronavirus.  Many research institutions, universities, and companies are actively partnering with overseas collaborators to fast-track the vaccine development. ...


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