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August 20, 2026
The Window Closes: Sixty Days of U.S.–Iran Diplomacy End Without a Deal
The sixty-day window opened by the June memorandum closed on August 17 with no deal and talks faltering.
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August 12, 2026
A Record Month for Ransomware: Reading July's Numbers Before They Become Your Incident
July was the heaviest month for ransomware so far this year: 811 tracked victims across 66 groups, with insurers, food producers, and a national land registry...
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August 5, 2026
Deferred, Not Cancelled: What August 2 Still Requires Under the EU AI Act
Brussels moved the AI Act's flagship deadline: Regulation 2026/1744 pushed high-risk obligations to December 2027 and beyond.
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July 29, 2026
Banks, Crypto, and a Frozen Price Cap: Inside the EU's 21st Sanctions Package
The EU's 21st package, adopted on July 23, freezes 94 banks, extends the transaction ban to 14 crypto platforms across six jurisdictions, and fixes the oil...
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July 21, 2026
Software as an Economic Resource: The £1 Million Penalty That Redefines UK Sanctions Exposure
OFSI's £1 million penalty against a UK software company, its largest Russia-related fine since 2022, rests on a finding with long reach: access to a software...
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July 14, 2026
The Ankara Summit: What NATO's Turkish Moment Means for Defence Industry and Regional Risk
NATO's first summit on Turkish soil closed on July 8 with more than $50 billion in new procurements and a recorded $139 billion year-on-year increase in allied...
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June 30, 2026
The First Declination: What DOJ's Bosch Resolution Says About Self-Disclosing Export Violations
On June 17, DOJ declined to prosecute Robert Bosch GmbH over $70 million in sensor and software exports to Huawei, the National Security Division’s first...
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June 24, 2026
Sixty Days on the Clock: The U.S.–Iran Memorandum and the Sanctions Questions It Doesn't Answer
The fourteen-point memorandum signed on June 17 gives Washington and Tehran sixty days to negotiate on the nuclear programme, Hormuz transit, and sanctions.
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June 10, 2026
Steel, Copper, and the Fine Print: Reading the June Section 232 Overhaul
A June 1 proclamation reworked the Section 232 tariffs on steel, aluminium, and copper, expanding derivative coverage for some products while cutting rates for...
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