U.S., four partners pledge cooperation on export control enforcement

The U.S. and its “Five Eyes” partners – Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Canada – this week pledged to “formally” cooperate on enforcing export controls, arguing such coordination will improve each country’s capacity to curb circumvention of existing measures. The commitment comes after the same five countries earlier this month condemned economic coercion and non-market practices , saying they would work together closely in combatting their use. In a statement on Wednesday , the Commerce Department’s Bureau of...