Sanctions
What’s in the Executive Order on Election Interference?
Ed Stein Wed, Sep 19, 2018, 11:26 AM
On Sept.
Ed Stein is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Yale University. He previously worked at the Treasury Department on sanctions policy and anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist financing regulation and enforcement. He has also worked for the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia and the Council on Foreign Relations.
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Sanctions
The Deter Act: Congress’s Latest Effort to Discourage Election Interference
Ed Stein Wed, Aug 1, 2018, 4:52 PM
New movement may be afoot on a sanctions bill designed to deter Russian election interference. The bill, the Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2018 (Deter Act), was introduced earlier this year by Sens. Marco Rubio (R.-Fla.) and Chris Van Hollen (D.-Md.).
Sanctions
Recent Russia Sanctions Designations: A Rundown
Ed Stein Thu, Apr 12, 2018, 9:00 AM
On Friday, April 6, the Treasury Department announced sanctions on a variety of Russian entities, including “seven Russian oligarchs and 12 companies they own or control, 17 senior Russian government officials, and a state-owned Russian weapons trading company and its subsidiary, a Russian bank.” Although it will likely take some time before the full impact of the designations can be assessed, they already appear to be having an effect.
Russia and Eastern Europe
Summary: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Russia Report
Evelyn Douek, Ed Stein Fri, Jan 26, 2018, 1:30 PM
The Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee released a report on Jan. 10 entitled “Putin’s Asymmetrical Assault on Democracy in Russia and Europe: Implications for U.S. National Security.” The report was commissioned by Sen.
Sanctions
Russia Sanctions: Upcoming Deadlines Loom on the Horizon
Ed Stein Thu, Jan 18, 2018, 7:00 AM
When it comes to Russia sanctions, deadlines do not seem to be this White House’s strong suit. Only three months ago, on Oct. 1, the Trump administration blew through one of the first sanctions deadlines imposed by the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (“CAATSA”).
Travel Ban
Travel Ban 3.0: Maryland District Court Orders Preliminary Injunction
Lisa Daniels, David Kimball-Stanley, Ed Stein Sun, Oct 22, 2017, 11:07 AM
On Oct. 17, 2017, Judge Theodore D. Chuang of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued an opinion and an order enjoining the implementation of President Trump’s latest travel ban. This round of litigation concerns Presidential Proclamation 9645, issued on Sept.
Sanctions
White House Misses Deadline to Begin Implementing New Russia Sanctions
Ed Stein Fri, Oct 13, 2017, 10:00 AM
While the president’s reported plans regarding the JCPOA have rightly garnered a great deal of attention, another sanctions-related deadline came and went with little fanfare.