# Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List **Aliases:** SDN List; Specially Designated Nationals List **Entity class:** U.S. sanctions list **Domain:** Economic sanctions / compliance / financial infrastructure **Doc Type:** Enforcement Instrument Node **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition The **Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List)** is a sanctions list administered by the [[wiki/Office of Foreign Assets Control|Office of Foreign Assets Control]]. It identifies designated individuals, entities, groups, vessels, and aircraft under particular sanctions authorities. For listed persons and entities, property and interests in property within the United States or within the possession or control of U.S. persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from dealing with them unless an authorization applies. The exact prohibitions and licenses depend on the governing sanctions program. ## Article Application [[blog/20261009 - You Play Your Games - We Play Ours|You Play Your Games - We Play Ours]] treats placement of the [[wiki/International Criminal Court|ICC]] on the SDN List as the conversion of political opposition into operational exclusion across banking, insurance, procurement, software, and other dependencies. The article's current-event details remain sourced to that entry and its underlying authorities. ## Relationships - **Administrator:** [[wiki/Office of Foreign Assets Control|Office of Foreign Assets Control]]. - **Statecraft:** [[wiki/Economic Statecraft|Economic Statecraft]]. - **Network mechanism:** [[wiki/Weaponized Interdependence|Weaponized Interdependence]]. - **Dependency revealed:** [[wiki/Strategic Dependency|Strategic Dependency]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [OFAC FAQ 56 — Specially Designated Nationals and the SDN List](https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/56). - [OFAC FAQ 91 — sanctions lists and blocking effects](https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/91). - [OFAC Sanctions List Service](https://ofac.treasury.gov/sanctions-list-service).