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Biography for Ian Cohen

Ian Cohen, Deputy Managing Editor, is a reporter with Export Compliance Daily and its sister publications International Trade Today and Trade Law Daily, where he covers export controls, sanctions and international trade issues. He previously worked as a local government reporter in South Florida. Ian graduated with a journalism degree from the University of Florida in 2017 and lives in Washington, D.C. He joined the staff of Warren Communications News in 2019.

Recent Articles by Ian Cohen

A Bureau of Industry and Security official confirmed the agency sent letters to specific companies restricting their ability to export certain artificial intelligence-related chips to China, and said more restrictions may be coming. In the agency’s first public comments on the matter, Thea Kendler, BIS assistant secretary-export administration, said the agency hopes the letters help inform industry about the types of exports the agency is scrutinizing.Read More >>

The Commerce Department Bureau of Industry and Security is reviewing the types of semiconductors and chipmaking equipment that can be exported to China to determine whether it needs to tighten those restrictions, said BIS Undersecretary Alan Estevez. Speaking during a Senate Banking Committee hearing Thursday, Estevez said the agency is considering tightening the “cut-off point” of semiconductors that are subject to strict export licensing requirements.Read More >>

A recent increase in U.S. sanctions against ransomware actors helped to slow the effectiveness of cyberattackers and limit their profits, witnesses told the Senate Homeland Security Committee Tuesday. But the U.S. can do more to counter ransomware activity, they said, including working closer with allies to track ransomware payments and collecting better information from industry.Read More >>

China is unlikely to violate U.S. sanctions against Russia because it fears the consequences of U.S. secondary sanctions, said Kevin Rudd, president of the Asia Society and former Australian prime minister. China also will likely avoid providing military support to Russia, Rudd said, because that could invite similar U.S. sanctions that could hurt its major state-run and private technology companies.Read More >>

The European Commission announced plans to increase investments and incentives for its semiconductor industry and establish a more reliable chip supply chain to reduce dependence on foreign suppliers. The plans, which were announced Tuesday, are considered likely to lead to more export control measures over sensitive chip products in response to domestic shortages or unfair foreign trade policies. The U.S. Congress is trying to finalize funding for its own set of chip provisions to boost U.S. semiconductor production and R&D (see 2202040054).Read More >>