The Trump administration is preparing to restrict exports of advanced AI chips to Malaysia and Thailand, aiming to block the transshipment of U.S. semiconductors to China, according to people familiar with a draft Commerce Department rule reported by Bloomberg.
Compliance professionals would do well to take their summer holidays early this year, before the Bureau of Industry and Security drops its anticipated “50% Rule,” a move set to multiply the roughly 3,000 entities currently subject to export licensing requirements with the stroke of a pen.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), on behalf of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium, released a major policy paper marking the 40th anniversary of the Australia Group (AG). Authored by Kolja Brockmann, the study presents a comprehensive assessment of the AG’s institutional evolution, operational practices, and contemporary challenges in an era of intensifying geopolitical competition and rapid technological innovation.
The US - China trade understanding, reached in Geneva in May and "finalized" June 24 appears to have defused the tit-for-tat escalation of restrictions on rare earths exports from China and countermeasures from Washington restricting exports of US technology and commodities.
The Department of State has issued a final rule amending the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to incorporate changes mandated by recent United Nations Security Council resolutions, expand NATO-related references, revise entries for major non-NATO allies, and make other technical corrections.
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has imposed a $4.25 million civil penalty on Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Inc. (AOS) of Sunnyvale, California, pursuant to a settlement resolving allegations of 15 violations of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The company admitted to unauthorized exports of semiconductor devices to Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., a listed entity under U.S. export restrictions.
Following high-level U.S.–China trade talks in London, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced that the United States will reverse recently imposed export controls on ethane shipments to China. The decision ends a short-lived but disruptive policy that, according to observers, revealed deep flaws in U.S. economic statecraft.
Testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia, Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Jeffrey Kessler faced pointed questions over the Bureau of …
The Trump administration has offered to scale back key export controls on advanced technologies as part of a renewed push to secure a comprehensive trade agreement with China, marking a significant shift in the use of national security tools as leverage in trade negotiations.
Amid rising cross-Strait tensions and unprecedented arms sales with the United States, the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan has called for urgent reforms to its defense procurement policies, warning that recent regulatory changes may deter foreign contractors and undermine the island’s security objectives.
The proposed reorganization of the State Department will result in the elimination of more than one in five members of the Arms Control and International Security division, (T Family), according to preliminary reports. The division will now include the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, as Foggy Bottom eliminates the Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights.
The Trump administration has initiated a sweeping suspension of U.S. technology exports to China, targeting sectors deemed vital to national security, including jet engines and semiconductor design tools.
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has revised its public guidance on Huawei’s Ascend chips, removing language that initially stated their use “anywhere in the world” would constitute a violation of U.S. export control laws. As the Trump Administration balances maintaining an export control regime with accomodating Gulf State allies and western chipmakers, this language may permit a more nuanced interpretation of what is permissable.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has published a new analysis highlighting the proliferation risks associated with emerging actors in the biotechnology sector, …
The United States and the United Arab Emirates have launched the U.S.-UAE AI Acceleration Partnership, a comprehensive bilateral framework to deepen cooperation on artificial intelligence and critical technologies.
Tuesday, the Department of Commerce (DOC) initiated a rescission of the Biden Administration’s AI Diffusion Rule, while announcing additional steps to strengthen export controls on semiconductors worldwide. Below find links to the Commerce Guidance issued with the changes.
The Trump administration reportedly has revoked the AI Diffusion Rule just one week before it was set to take effect. The rule, issued in the final weeks of the Biden administration, would have significantly expanded export license requirements for AI chips, applying them broadly to nearly all countries to prevent diversion to China.
Representative Bill Foster (D-IL) plans to introduce legislation requiring U.S. regulators to implement technical measures for tracking the location of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips, such as those manufactured by Nvidia, and to prevent their unauthorized use under export control laws.
U.S. Representatives Michael McCaul (R-Texas), and Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.), have introduced H.R. 3068, the Missile Technology Control Revision Act, aimed at reforming missile technology export rules and to enhance allied defense cooperation. The legislation seeks to amend the Arms Export Control Act of 1976 to expedite defense trade with U.S. allies by authorizing the President to exempt designated countries from certain export restrictions.
India is actively pursuing a bilateral trade agreement with the United States that includes provisions for relaxed export controls, aiming to facilitate greater access to advanced technologies. This initiative seeks to establish a framework similar to the AUKUS agreement, which allows for streamlined defense and technology collaboration among the U.S., U.K., and Australia.