After spending far too much time, lately, thinking about correspondent banking and sanctions, I've finally started writing some of it down publicly. First piece below on the case of a bank in Russia and a bank in Laos. evidenceofabsence.substack.com/p/laos-in-tr...

Sanctions hit one Kyrgyz bank, another is positioned to take its place. That’s not coincidence, it’s adaptation. Watching the shifts as they happen is the only way to keep up. Good to see the UK government pushing hard on these networks. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Encouraging to see UK sanctions working. #2Rivers ex #CoralEnergy, called a "key lynchpin in enabling the trading of Putin's precious oil" by UK authorities, has ceased operations after December sanctions. Shows targeted sanctions can disrupt sophisticated networks. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Incredible piece of analysis exposing how opaque UK property ownership remains and how little has been done to fix it.

An investigation I supported, together with the great team at Nieuwsuur, led to prosecution of Damen shipbuilders for sanctions violations. Understanding how to perform investigations with data, across intentionally opaque systems, makes the difference. nos.nl/l/2564914 #sanctions #netherlands

North Korean soldiers lacked armored vehicles and drone warfare experience, and they took heavy casualties after joining Russia in its war against Ukraine. But they adapted quickly reut.rs/4j9Izt8

The team exposes how Russia's sanctions evasion has evolved beyond cash-for-gold to include Brazilian law firms acting on behalf of sanctioned entities. Three years into the Ukraine invasion, evidence points to BRICS building a parallel financial system. Read more: sayari.com/resources/rp...

Russian ship under sanction for carrying N Korea arms sails for European waters https://www.ft.com/content/3e9aca73-a968-4ed7-91f7-b80f0c3f4608

Really proud to have led the team to some pretty impactful findings uncovering professional facilitators in Brazil, seemingly, evading US sanctions. Take a look and reach out! sayari.com/resources/wb...