CRDF Global Hosts Sanctions Compliance Workshop for Tunisian Aviation and Maritime Experts
CRDF Global partnered with C4ADS and the American Chamber of Commerce in Tunisia on a sanctions compliance workshop to aid aviation and maritime industry stakeholders in navigating complex Russia sanctions risks on November 5, 2024 in Tunis, Tunisia.
The agenda included sessions on foundations of U.S. sanctions frameworks which prevent entities linked to the Russian defense sector access to resources required to sustain its warfare capabilities in Ukraine. Experts offered practical guidance on how secondary sanctions were applied to Tunisian entities, and the latest updates on sanctioned Tunisian companies.
The workshop was an opportunity for legal experts and the compliance community in Tunis to share challenges and tips for conducting due diligence on clients who are part of complex supply chains. The audience swapped insights on the latest sanctions evasion tactics used by Russian defense networks and received resources and tools to conduct investigations on companies and individuals to determine their beneficial ownership and track sanctioned vessels and aircraft. Participants stressed the importance of private-public partnerships in successfully implementing international sanctions frameworks to allow Tunisian companies to flourish in the global market.
The workshop was led by Amanda Shaver and Gianna Compagno of C4ADS. C4ADS is a 501(c)(3) nonpartisan nonprofit with a mission to defeat the illicit networks that threaten global peace and security. Powered by cutting-edge data and technology capabilities, C4ADS produces compelling analysis to target illicit networks that operate across borders to destabilize communities, prevent development, and devastate the environment. Their teams translate data-driven analysis into impact by building trusted partnerships with public, private, and civil society stakeholders and engaging with audiences around the globe. In doing so, C4ADS creates unified, systemic responses to illicit networks and the underlying drivers of conflict, instability, environmental crime, and human rights abuses around the world.
The event was organized by Marta Kosmyna from CRDF Global, and included speakers from the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction and the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia. This programing built on previous trainings to strengthen compliance within the maritime sector of Tunisia in May of 2024 and contributed to CRDF Global’s ongoing work to build resilience amongst the business community working in sensitive sectors to secure international trade networks from exploitation by sanctioned actors through counter-proliferation trainings, specialized briefings, and timely research. For more information, sign up for CRDF Global’s counter-proliferation finance newsletter at https://insights.crdfglobal.org/counter_proliferation/compliance_newsletter.
