China
The Strategic and Legal Implications of Biden’s New China Sanctions
Jordan Brunner, Emily Weinstein Fri, Jun 18, 2021, 3:44 PM
An examination of the implications of Biden’s new China sanctions.
Latest in International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)
China
Chinese Military-Civil Fusion and Section 1260H: Congress Incorporates Defense Contributors
Jordan Brunner, Emily Weinstein Tue, May 4, 2021, 8:01 AM
An examination of Section 1260H of the NDAA for fiscal year 2021 and its implications for U.S.-China relations.
China
Communist Chinese Military Companies and Section 1237: A Primer
Jordan Brunner Mon, Mar 22, 2021, 8:01 AM
An in-depth review of the evolution of Section 1237 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1999, and the government’s efforts to tackle the issue of “Communist Chinese military companies."
Social Media
TikTok Wins Round One: An Overview of Judge Nichols’s Preliminary Injunction Ruling
Robert Chesney Mon, Sep 28, 2020, 5:18 PM
A federal judge has barred the Trump administration, for the moment, from enforcing IEEPA sanctions against TikTok. Here’s why.
Social Media
Will TikTok Win Its Lawsuit Against Trump?
Robert Chesney Tue, Aug 25, 2020, 9:17 PM
Is TikTok’s suit against the government likely to succeed? Not in conventional terms—but maybe that’s not the right way to look at it.
Social Media
The Latest TikTok Order: Comparing the New CFIUS Order to the Prior IEEPA Order
Robert Chesney Tue, Aug 18, 2020, 3:53 PM
Does it matter that President Trump last Friday night issued a CFIUS order directing ByteDance to divest itself from TikTok, given that a week earlier he already had levied IEEPA sanctions on the company? Yes indeed.
Social Media
Could the TikTok and WeChat Executive Orders Undermine IEEPA?
Elena Chachko Sat, Aug 8, 2020, 2:49 PM
The administration’s move may invite additional restrictions on the application of a key U.S. foreign and security tool.
Executive Power
How to Reform IEEPA
Peter E. Harrell Wed, Aug 28, 2019, 11:49 AM
Over the weekend, President Trump cited a 1977 statute, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), as providing the legal authority he would need to carry through on his “order” that American companies “immediately start looking for an alternative to China.” IEEPA, which serves as the legal basis for many of America’s economic sanctions programs, almost certainly gives Trump the legal power he claims.
North Korea
Why Is the US More Likely to Sanction Chinese Companies for Supporting Iran than for Supporting North Korea?
Julian Ku Mon, May 22, 2017, 3:36 PM
Lost amid the fallout of President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey last week was the U.S. Treasury Department’s announcement of new sanctions on individuals and companies found to be supporting Iran’s missile program. Four of the seven new sanctions targets are Chinese. This matters because although this is the second time since President Trump has taken office that the U.S.
Sanctions
Could President Trump Use the Treasury Department to Go After the Muslim Brotherhood?
Ed Stein Wed, Feb 8, 2017, 1:26 PM
The other day, Benjamin Wittes and Will McCants questioned whether the Trump administration could lawfully designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (“FTO”). In the days since they wrote that post, there has been some talk that the administration may go a different direction: Treasury Department targeted financial sanctions.