This week, host Tim O'Toole chats with Damien Spleeters (Conflict Armament Research) and return guest Collmann Griffin (Miller & Chevalier) about how bad actors use sophisticated evasion tactics to circumvent U.S. export controls and sanctions to obtain components America's adversaries need for missiles, drones, and other weapons systems.

Roadmap:

• Background on Conflict Armament Research (CAR), particularly CAR's work in Ukraine
• Western components that end up in Russian, Iranian, North Korean, and other weapons systems and how this overlaps with the BIS Common High Priority List (CHPL)
• A walkthrough of how an item makes its way from a U.S.-owned fabricator to a foreign weapons system
• Screening/due diligence steps recommended for manufacturers and distributors of high-priority items

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Thanks to our guests for joining us:

Damien Spleeters: https://www.linkedin.com/in/damienspleeters/

Collmann Griffin: https://www.millerchevalier.com/professional/collmann-griffin

Questions? Contact us at podcasts@milchev.com.

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