Update: State of Sanctions and Season 2 Teaser
In July on Out of Order, we discussed what’s on the line for multilateral sanctions against Iran in the wake of President Trump’s withdrawal from the JCPOA (better known as the Iran Nuclear Deal). [Episode Link]
Now the stakes have been raised even further; last week, the remaining members of the nuclear deal announced that they will create a new payment infrastructure, allowing countries to sideswipe U.S. regulations and continue doing business with Iran. With the next set of U.S. sanctions set to go into effect in just over a month from now, we’ve decided it’s a good time for a primer on this escalating battle of sanctions.
To put the pieces together, we’re back at the table with GMF’s resident illicit-finance and sanctions expert Joshua Kirschenbaum to talk special purpose vehicles, Iran, and the future of U.S. sanctions.
In addition, stay tuned for the debut of Out of Order’s second season, set to premiere in the next few weeks. This season will feature a variety of experts and topics over regularly programmed episodes set on a two-week schedule.
Speaker
Joshua Kirschenbaum, Senior Fellow, Alliance for Securing Democracy
Joshua Kirschenbaum is a senior fellow at GMF’s Alliance for Securing Democracy, focusing on illicit finance. Josh joined GMF from the Treasury Department, where he worked from 2011 to 2018. He served as acting director of the Office of Special Measures at Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, overseeing international money laundering investigations under Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act. Previously, Josh worked on Iran sanctions at Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
He received a master’s degree in international security from Georgetown University and a bachelor’s degree in public policy from Northwestern University.
Moderator
Sydney Simon, Media and Communications Specialist
Sydney Simon is a media and communications specialist at the German Marshall Fund’s Washington headquarters, managing the organization’s domestic media relations portfolio and publicity for its convenings around the globe. Before joining GMF, Sydney spent more than five years at The Atlantic, where she was most recently a senior communications manager working on all aspects strategic communications and external media relations across the publisher’s editorial and business departments. Prior to that, she was part of a small team planning and executing the annual Halifax International Security Forum.
Sydney graduated from Tulane University in New Orleans with a B.A. in international relations; and she is currently working on a master’s degree in security policy studies at the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs.
