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Matthew S. Axelrod on the Critical Importance of Export Controls

April 18, 2024

In the latest episode of the “Sanctions Space” podcast, Justine Walker is joined by Matthew S. Axelrod, assistant secretary for Export Enforcement at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security. They discuss the evolving role of export controls, ramping up engagement across the government and industry. In addition, they discuss the significant enterprise risk that export control violations can pose to organizations and the critical importance that the industry meets at the moment.

Axelrod currently leads a cadre of special agents and analysts dedicated to a singular mission—keeping the most sensitive technologies out of the world’s most dangerous hands.

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