In this week’s episode, host Donald Pearce is joined by Dan Cohen, Founder and CEO of Flite Material Sciences, to discuss the discovery of innovative technologies, the field of technology transfer, and how startups should be monitoring and implementing export controls and other regulatory compliance in the early stages of their technology business ventures.

In this week’s episode, host Olga Torres is joined by Author and Associate Professor of Political Science at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, Daniel McDowell, to discuss the concept of “de-dollarization” and its correlation to international relations and U.S. imposed sanctions.

In this week’s episode, host Olga Torres is joined by Matt Bell, Senior Managing Director and Leader of Export Controls, Sanctions, and Trade at FTI Consulting, to discuss China’s historic rise and trajectory, recommendations for de-risking as a U.S. or Chinese company and increased geopolitical risks flowing down to industry.  

In this week’s episode, host Olga Torres is joined by Isaac Stone Fish, Founder and CEO of Strategy Risks an advisory firm, to discuss China’s strategy and its implications for U.S. national security and foreign policy objectives with respect to China’s growing influence both in the United States and abroad.

In this week’s episode, host Olga Torres is joined by U.S. Army Lieutenant General (Ret.) Stephen Lanza to discuss the U.S. military state of affairs and new geopolitical challenges facing the U.S., specifically, Russia and China.

In this week’s episode, host Donald Pearce is joined by David Heasley, the Founder and Principal Solicitor of Australian law firm Heasley Lawyers, to discuss AUKUS, a deal announced in September 2021 between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States to work on multilateral projects, including the nuclear submarine force.

In this week’s episode, host Camille Edwards is joined by Donald Pearce, a former special agent at OEE and consultant with Torres Trade Advisory, to discuss current developments in the enforcement of trade controls against Russia, including the DOJ Task Force KleptoCapture and its recent involvement in two cases of enforcement.

In this week’s episode, host Derrick Kyle is joined by Eric Hinton, the founding Director of the Robert B. Rowling Center for Business Law and Leadership at SMU Dedman School of Law, and a former Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer, to discuss the importance of ethics and compliance for an international business, requirements and best practices for compliance programs, and international trade risk areas that businesses should monitor.

In this week’s episode, we discuss the unique high-profile whistleblower case involving the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal, describing corruption, bribery, and money laundering conspiracy involving PetroSaudi, the former Malaysian Prime Minister, businessman Jho Low, well-established banks, and the courageous man who blew the whistle to uncover the scheme. Host Olga Torres is joined by Xavier Justo, the famous whistleblower and former Director of International Business Development for PetroSaudi International.

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This week’s episode covers the “new trend” of suing and challenging OFAC decisions and discusses some recent lawsuits against OFAC. Host Olga Torres is joined by Erich Ferrari, Founder and Principal Attorney of Ferrari & Associates, a law firm that provides expert advice on U.S. economic and trade sanctions.