Exploring sanctions complexity and compliance challenges

Last year, global sanctions trends showed signs of fragmentation and policy divergence across the four core regulatory bodies: the United Nations, European Union, Office of Foreign Assets Control, and United Kingdom. Results from LexisNexis Risk Solutions’ Sanctions Pulse 2025 report also found that: • The 2025 pace of sanctions change remained high, despite a slight reduction from the previous year’s activity • OFAC remains the largest sanctions issuer, yet sanctions activity shows significant acceleration in the EU and UK • The majority of global sanctions policy continues to concentrate...