Data-driven insights on sanctions trends and actionable recommendations for compliance executives responding to new challenges
2025 Sanctions Year in Review
The data tells a story
11,200+
New sanctions designations
125
Countries with new sanctions designations
126
Sanctions regimes covered
From unexpected geographic shifts to new targets, 2025 revealed compliance gaps that teams need to address. Here’s what we’ll be covering in this year’s report:
Geographic risk-mapping: Top sanctions targets broken down by sanctions regime and target country and theme.
Enforcement actions deep dive: Major actions, violation triggers and how compliance teams can avoid the same mistakes.
Crypto Compliance Insights: Crypto-enabled sanctions evasion is moving to alternative chains, impacting on- and off-chain controls.
Fraud-Sanctions Nexus: Human trafficking rings, large scale fraud and organized crime are central to this year’s sanctions landscape.
2026 Outlook: Forward-looking analysis on sanctions priorities, regulatory priorities and emerging evasion tactics to inform how you direct your compliance resources.