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Cross-Border Gun Trafficking to Cartels: The Legal Side of the Issue

19Mar

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Cross-Border Gun Trafficking to Cartels: The Legal Side of the Issue

https://youtu.be/CnnpLrYnr_8?si=NKwSMDJZNQVE67E8 Interview with Attorney Jonathan Lowy of the Global Action on Gun Violence: March 19, 2026—In a landmark case that made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, Mexico and a team of lawyers sued U.S. gun manufacturers for crimes committed by criminals and cartels armed with military-grade U.S.-made weapons. The Supreme Court shut that case down last June, upholding immunity for gun makers. But the story didn't end there. The case garnered worldwide attention—a factor that impacts public interest and policymaking. Moreoever, the litigating team is still active. Mexico and its team of lawyers are litigating a separate case in Arizona against gun dealers. Jonathan Lowy, founder and president of Global Action on Gun Violence, provides an ...

Trump Wages a Trade War Against Allies over Greenland

18Jan

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Diplomacy and International Law, Geopolitics, Global Trade, Types of News: Analysis

Trump Wages a Trade War Against Allies over Greenland

US-EU Tariffs to Impact Transatlantic Relations January, 18, 2026—When U.S. President Donald Trump started talking about taking over Greenland on the 2024 campaign trail, his Republican colleagues and most of America did not take him seriously. Political allies like House Republican Speaker Mike Johnson and others dismissed it as campaign rhetoric and declined to answer questions about it even as Trump carried on with the rhetoric from the White House. But Trump was clear as early as December 2024 when he announced his nomination of PayPal funder Ken Howery as ambassador to Denmark “that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity.” As early as January 2025, he talked about the possibility of using the U.S. military or economic coercion to seize the territory. ...

22Nov

By Patti MohrNo Comments

Arms Sales, Military Industry, Diplomacy and International Law, WAR: Dispatches & Dialogue

When Weapon Sales Boomerang: The Case of John Gunther Dean

Looking Back in History: Weapons Used in 1980 Assassination Attempt Against a U.S. Ambassador Were Made in America John Gunther Dean survived the Nazi Holocaust as a child by immigrating to the United States in 1939. He became a naturalized citizen and went on to serve the country as ambassador to five countries: India, Thailand, Lebanon, Denmark, and the Khmer Republic. In the late 70s and early 80s when serving in Lebanon, the Lebanese were asking the United States to stop sending sophisticated weapons to Israel. Civilians in the southern part of the country were getting hammered by battles. Israel and its Lebanese Christian allies were clashing with PLO-aligned guerrillas. Peacekeeping forces were getting killed, along with civilians. Historic news clip about the assassinat...

Consumers Likely to Pay Two-Thirds the Expense Cost of Tariffs, S&P Says

24Oct

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Global Economics, Global Trade, Types of News: Brief

Consumers Likely to Pay Two-Thirds the Expense Cost of Tariffs, S&P Says

Companies Face $1.2 Trillion Cost Shock in 2025 October 24, 2025—Businesses are facing a $1.2 trillion tariff-related expense burden this year, and companies are likely to pass on two-thirds of some costs to consumers, according to S&P Global. S&P Global evaluated estimates from 15,000 sell-side analysts for its report, “Margin Math: A $1.2 trillion expense propagates through supply chains in 2025.” Overall, across the global equity market, which represents roughly 9,000 public companies worth $130 trillion, companies are expected to face a $1.2 trillion cost shock due to higher tariffs. At the company level, firms face an expense shock of $907 billion. Firms are likely to pass on part of the burden—an estimated $592 billion—to consumers. Meanwhile, companies are likely to...

21May

By Patti MohrNo Comments

Corruption, Bribes, Illicit Finance & Money Laundering, Critical Minerals, Types of News: Analysis

Diamond’s Are Dubai’s Best Friends

As UAE Hosts Kimberely Process, Participants Push for Broader Definition of Conflict May 21, 2025— This year, the UAE shone as a top diamond trader as it hosted the annual Kimberley Process meeting in Dubai. As one of the world’s top traders in diamonds, the United Arab Emirates has an interest in the regulation of the trade to ensure it runs smoothly. Some stakeholders worry that interest will hinder efforts to strengthen protections. In the closing session, Ahmed Bin Sulayem, the UAE’s chair of the process, highlighted the country’s trade of over 1.06 billion carats in diamonds, an amount making the Dubai “the largest rough diamond hub in the world.” “We need the Kimberley Process to remain focused, so that all of us can continue to support trade growth, resilience and d...

Trump Seeks Payback from U.S. Bombing Campaign, Demanding Free Passage Through Suez Canal

29Apr

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Geopolitics, Global Trade, Middle East, Types of News: Analysis

Trump Seeks Payback from U.S. Bombing Campaign, Demanding Free Passage Through Suez Canal

Trump wants Egypt to give U.S. ships free passage through the Suez Canal April 29, 2025—In just three weeks alone this Spring, the United States spent nearly a billion dollars bombing Yemen. That doesn’t include the cost of the $70 million jet fighter that fell off the USS Harry S. Truman on Monday. Now, President Trump is looking for payback. In the Middle East, he’s demanding free passage for U.S. ships on Egypt’s Suez Canal that connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea. He wants the same free ride through the Panama Canal in the Americas. "Those Canals would not exist without the United States of America," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social, adding that he asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio to make it happen immediately. Typical fees for U.S. ships transporting t...

ICJ to Issue Order in UAE Complicity in Genocide Case

29Apr

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Arms Sales, Military Industry, Legal Battles, International Law, Justice, Types of News: Brief

ICJ to Issue Order in UAE Complicity in Genocide Case

Sudan Accuses UAE of Arming RSF Militia April 29, 2025—War crimes in Sudan are getting some much-needed attention as the World Court hears a case about the genocide in Sudan. The Sudanese government accuses the United Arab Emirates of arming the Rapid Support Forces militia. In less than a week, on May 5, the International Court of Justice will announce the Court’s Order in a public hearing. Sudan wants the ICJ to order the UAE to end shipments of weapons to the RSF and make full reparations to the Sudanese. The RSF militias are accused of committing massive human rights violations, including “mass killings, rape and the forced displacement of the non-Arab Masalit people in West Darfur.” Humanitarian Crisis The crisis has displaced more than 12.4 million people, includin...

Canada’s PM Promises to Never Forget the Lessons of the ‘American Betrayal’

29Apr

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Diplomacy and International Law, Domestic Politics, Global Trade, Globalization, Disintegration, Nationalism, Populism, Types of News: Brief

Canada’s PM Promises to Never Forget the Lessons of the ‘American Betrayal’

Mark Carney Vows To Build New Economic And Security Relationships April 29, 2025—Canada elected Mark Carney to lead the country amid an atmosphere of tense relations with the United States under the presidency of Donald Trump. Carney is an economist and former central banker with extensive experience in managing financial turbulence. He led the Bank of England during Britain’s Brexit from the European Union and saw the Bank of Canada through the 2008-9 financial crisis. In March, he won the election to lead the Liberal Party with 85.9 percent of the party’s vote. He was sworn in as prime minister shortly thereafter, replacing Justin Trudeau. America Won’t ‘Break Us’ America played a central role in this year’s Canadian elections. In his second term, Trump has taken an ag...

Trade Wars: Lawsuit Against Trump Tariffs Gathers Support

28Apr

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Global Trade, Legal Battles, International Law, Justice, Types of News: Brief, United States

Trade Wars: Lawsuit Against Trump Tariffs Gathers Support

The Case Challenges Executive Authority to Effectively ‘Tax’ Consumers The U.S. Court of International Trade may not be the most high-profile court in the United States, but it is getting more attention and cases this year under the Trump Administration’s tariff regime. In one case, filed this month on behalf of five business relying on imports, the Liberty Justice Center is arguing that President Donald Trump overstepped his authority by imposing duties on imports. Now, a broad coalition of former senators, judges, lawyers, and attorneys general agrees and is joining the lawsuit. Tariff Update: Since he announced a wave of tariffs against U.S. trading partners, Trump has postponed most hikes while raising the U.S. tariff on goods from China to 145 percent. M...

Trump’s Costly—And Possibly Criminal—Targeting Against Yemen

5Apr

By Patti MohrNo Comments

Geopolitics, Global Trade, Legal Battles, International Law, Justice, Middle East, Types of News: Analysis

Trump’s Costly—And Possibly Criminal—Targeting Against Yemen

Trump May Have Just Committed A War Crime April 5, 2025—Donald Trump, president of the United States, may have just committed a war crime. Late Friday night, he tweeted a video of a drone bomb attack against men gathering in a large circle in a desert. He wrote, “These Houthis gathered for instructions on an attack. Oops, there will be no attack by these Houthis!” It’s not clear from the satellite footage what was happening on the ground, but logic suggests that it was more likely a tribal celebration than a war-planning meeting. The Eid Festival Eid al-Fitr is the first of the two main Muslim festivals that takes place in the Spring at the conclusion of Ramadan. Celebrations differ by country. Eid lasts anywhere from two to five days, commencing with the sighting of the new...