Mike and Brent welcome Tom Blass, Editorial Director of World Export Controls Review (WorldECR) Magazine that is now part of Dow Jones. Mike and Brent discuss with Tom how he and Mark Cusick started WorldECR more than a decade ago to help bridge the gap between law and geopolitics in sanctions and export controls (00:36), the recent acquisition of WorldECR by Dow Jones (04:43), some of the particular challenges Tom and Mark faced in getting WorldECR off the ground (06:30), their realization that they were creating a community (07:12), what Tom has observed in terms of geopolitics and how geopolitics have driven regulatory and enforcement activity (10:13), what Tom looks for in submissions for publication, especially in terms of balancing depth and accessibility (12:57), upcoming WorldECR events in Brussels, London, Washington, and Silicon Valley (16:19), and the direction the sanctions and export control profession is heading (21:05). Then back by popular demand is Brent Carlson’s “Managing Up” segment (24:07).

WorldECR: https://www.worldecr.com/

WorldECR Events Information & Registration: https://www.worldecr.com/events/

About Tom Blass and Mark Cusick: https://www.worldecr.com/about-us/

Tom on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-blass-1886135/

Mark on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-cusick-3b763420/

More about Brent: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brent-carlson-41ba692/

More about Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mhuneke/