In this episode of the Alongside: Future Thinking mini-series from NorthStandard, Mike Salthouse is joined by David Peyman, who serves as counsel to the world's largest maritime, financial, energy, and pharmaceutical sector actors. 

David served in the White House under Donald Trump as the State Department's sanctions chief between 2018 and 2020, and was responsible for managing 25 sanctions programs including Iran, Russia, China and Venezuela. 

Mike and David discuss what a second Trump term might look like for the shipping industry.

Highlights:

00:15 Meet David Payman: Sanctions Expert

00:48 Sanctions Under the Trump Administration

02:33 Impact of Sanctions on Iran

05:00 Perceptions of the Shipping Industry

07:17 Changes Under the Current Administration

08:22 What to Expect from a Second Trump Administration

11:49 Guidance for the Shipping Industry