Tackling Proliferation Financing Challenges | Latest Red Flags, Emerging Trends & Case Studies

Recorded Webinar: May 9, 2024

In 2024, the Russian Federation used its veto power in the UN Security Council, impacting resolutions related to Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and the war in Gaza. Specifically, Russia vetoed a renewal of UN sanctions against Iran’s ballistic missile and UAV program, as well as a resolution extending the mandate of the UN Panel of Experts monitoring the sanctions on North Korea, while at the same time importing Iranian and North Korean UAVs and ballistic missiles for use in its war against Ukraine.

Russia’s vetoes have effectively dismantled the multilateral sanctions framework on Iran and abolished multilateral sanctions monitoring capabilities for North Korea. Russia’s procurement of North Korean ballistic missiles and Iranian UAVs in Ukraine further heighten proliferation finance and sanctions risk for the private sector.

Panelists
• Ladan Archin, Managing Director, K2 Integrity, Former Assistant Director at the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crime
• Julia Khersonsky, Senior Advisor for Strategy and Planning, Office of Export Control Cooperation, • Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, U.S. Department of State
• Charlie Bruer, Deputy Team Chief, Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, U.S. Department of State
• Hugh Griffiths, Former Coordinator of the UN Panel of Experts on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Key Topics
• The landscape of heightened proliferation financing and sanctions risk facing the private sector
• Case studies and real world examples from current investigations
• Export controls and the nexus of trade and proliferation finance
• Countering proliferation financing implementation trends by financial institutions and the private sector
• Relevant red flags and typologies