Sanctions News tracks the latest developments in international sanctions and export control, and provides their legal analysis. Each publication sets out what has changed, on what grounds, for whom, and what this means in practical terms for the individuals and entities concerned.
Having sanctioned, one by one, seventeen individuals connected to the International Criminal Court, Washington crossed an unprecedented threshold on 9 October 2026 by placing the Court itself on its blacklist. The measure is spectacular, but its actual reach is, for now, limited by a series of licences that the official rhetoric largely silences.
On 27 October 2026, Israelis will elect the 26th Knesset. This election provides an opportunity to take a look at the restrictive measures adopted by the European Union and by France in connection with the situation in the West Bank.
On 12 October 2026, the European Union adopted the largest set of listings ever decided since 2022 under the sanctions regime relating to Ukraine’s territorial integrity.
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