Copyright 2012 Avi Jorisch Mon, 14 May 2012 16:08:12 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Avi Jorisch :: Writings http://www.avijorisch.com webmaster@avijorisch.com (Avi Jorisch) webmaster@avijorisch.com en-us http://www.avijorisch.com/10978/drug-war-at-sea-rise-of-the-narco-subs Mon, 14 May 2012 09:00:00 EST After a two-year manhunt, the United States Drug Enforcement Agency last week arrested Colombian drug kingpin Javier Antonio Calle Serna, a senior leader of Los Rastrojos, one of the country's most formidable drug-trafficking organizations. After being http://www.avijorisch.com/10976/courting-financial-pariah-status Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:00:00 EST This past February, Thailand was added to a high-risk blacklist by an international organization many people have never heard of. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) was established by the Group of Seven (G7) in 1989 to combat money laundering and http://www.avijorisch.com/10975/how-moscow-is-helping-to-solve-the-iran-problem Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:00:00 EST Though news reports generally give a very different impression, Russia is actually playing a constructive role in dealing with the multifaceted issue of Iran's nuclear program. One hint came last month, when Russia's second-largest financial institution http://www.avijorisch.com/10974/mtn-has-no-business-aiding-terror-in-iran Sun, 25 Mar 2012 09:00:00 EST MTN has a corporate responsibility to cease doing business with Iran and colluding with a state sponsor of terror that uses its technology to track, silence and kill its people. The South African government should take immediate action to prevent this http://www.avijorisch.com/10973/do-downer-and-brumby-support-huawei-in-iran Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:00:00 EST Huawei Technologies has an aggressive plan to become the No 1 provider of telecommunications services, Down Under and across the globe, in less than five years. Unfortunately, in the recent past, this Asian giant has played a key role in helping the http://www.avijorisch.com/10972/huawei-set-challenge-by-sanctions-on-iran Fri, 2 Mar 2012 09:00:00 EST In recent years, a large number of Asian companies have profited by doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran. The United States and the European Union have struck back, cutting off access to these companies' markets by levying sanctions on Iran. http://www.avijorisch.com/10971/a-swift-iranian-knockout-blow Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:00:00 EST Last week, one of the most important international banking organizations said it was preparing to ban blacklisted Iranian banks for their role in facilitating illicit financial transactions. Although existing international sanctions have placed http://www.avijorisch.com/10893/the-terrorists-in-europe-backyard Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:00:00 EST Europe's security is being threatened by a terrorist organization that many people have never heard of. Last week, al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), based in north Africa and active since 2002, posted pictures of five Europeans kidnapped in http://www.avijorisch.com/10815/enforce-existing-laws-against-iran Mon, 5 Dec 2011 09:00:00 EST In recent years, the United States has imposed punishing sanctions on Iran's financial sector. Last week, the U.S. Treasury Department announced new measures intended to hamper Iran's ability to raise and move funds internationally. Several Western http://www.avijorisch.com/10714/is-citibank-being-abused-by-the-islamic-republic Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:00:00 EST In a court decision that has received surprisingly little media coverage, a New York District judge ordered Citibank to freeze almost $2 billion of debt-securities allegedly belonging to the Islamic Republic of Iran. This past August, victims of Iranian http://www.avijorisch.com/10656/enforcing-existing-sanctions-on-iran Mon, 7 Nov 2011 09:00:00 EST In recent years, the United States has imposed a punishing sanctions regime on Iran's banking sector. To further increase Tehran's level of financial pain, a great number of Congressional and advocacy groups have repeatedly called on the White House to http://www.avijorisch.com/10617/iran-mystery-banker-in-canada Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:00:00 EST As details of the Iranian terror plot to blow up the Saudi Embassy in Washington DC become clearer, the U.S. and other Western allies will look to punish Iran. One of the most powerful ways to influence Iran is through the banking sector. Through an http://www.avijorisch.com/10472/double-trouble-bankrolling-and-broadcasting-terror Thu, 6 Oct 2011 09:00:00 EST Indonesian companies and financial institutions are poised to help Iran sidestep international sanctions by setting up a joint bank to facilitate billions of dollars of annual trade between the two countries. In addition, the Indonesian government is http://www.avijorisch.com/10424/using-economic-levers-to-hurt-al-shabaab Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:00:00 EST In recent weeks, the United Nations has sponsored meetings in Mogadishu to help Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) improve security, promote reconciliation and draw up a new constitution for the war-ravaged country. One of the biggest http://www.avijorisch.com/10411/the-other-forgotten-war Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:00:00 EST As the Obama administration reviews its Afghanistan and Pakistan policy, looking for creative means to challenge extremist funding, the drug trade is increasingly coming into focus. Afghanistan's booming narcotics industry generates much of the money