VIDEO: A TANKER AND A MAZE OF COMPANIES – ONE WAY ILLICIT OIL REACHES NORTH KOREA

On 22 March, the New York Times released an 11-minute video report the followed months of reviewing ship-tracking data, corporate records and satellite imagery to uncover one way that North Korea evades international sanctions.

https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000007422226/north-korea-winson-oil-tanker.html

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THE MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL – TROUBLED WATERS?

On 7 May, an article from the International Institute for Strategic Studies says that the insurgency in northern Mozambique has reinforced a number of concerns about maritime security in the Mozambique Channel, a key transit route for maritime traffic in the arm of the Indian Ocean.  It says that local maritime-security capacity is already limited and the insurgency has highlighted a need to improve maritime domain awareness in the region.  It highlights a need to improve maritime domain awareness and bolster maritime capacity-building efforts in the region.

https://www.iiss.org/blogs/military-balance/2021/05/mozambique-channel-maritime-security

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DATA PROTECTION: HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE NEW EU SCC

On 7 May, an article from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP says that the final publication of new Standard Contract Clauses (SCC) is imminent (they are expected in May), and then the 1-year clock for transitioning to the new SCC will start ticking.  It says that the message from EU regulators is that they expect companies to make the transition and also continue to take steps to address the requirements established by Schrems II decision sooner rather than later, regardless of the effort involved.  The article provides a brief description of the new (and still draft) SCC and the firm’s recommended steps for preparing for this transition.

https://www.bclplaw.com/en-US/insights/international-data-flows-how-to-prepare-for-the-new-eu-sccs.html

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