Export Controls - Issues and Resources

These resources are provided to assist those looking for further information on US and multilateral export controls and related issues. It is not meant to be comprehensive, nor is it an endorsement of the links provided.

• In the News . . .  NEW!                                                                        Export controls & Iraq 
• Multilateral Export Control Regimes
• US Executive Branch
• Non-Governmental Organizations

In the News . . .  NEW

•  "U.S. Efforts to Stop the Spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction," testimony of
  John R. Bolton, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security before the House International Relations Committee, 4 June 2003 (comments on Proliferation Security Initiative)
•  "Challenging Conventional Wisdom: Debunking the Myths and Exposing the Risks of Arms Export Reform," Federation of American Scientists & Center for Defense Information
•  IAEA Safeguards, Nuclear Export Controls, and Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones - Andrew K. Semmel, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Alternate U.S. Representative to the Second Session of the PrepCom; Remarks to the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2005 NPT Review Conference; Geneva, Switzerland, 5 May 2003
• "Creating a New Multilateral Export Control Regime," Arms Control Today (April 2003) by Michael Beck and Seema Gahlaut
• "Pentagon vs. State Department: DoD Seeks Greater Control Over Exports, Foreign Aid," Amy Svitak, Defense News, 7 April 2003, p.1.
• "3 Russian Firms' Deals Anger US," Peter Slevin, Washington Post, 23 March 2003.
• "Citing Iraq, Republican Senators Seek Tighter Export Controls," Ken Guggenheim, Associated Press, 11 March 2003.
• "Hughes, Boeing Settle With US," Renae Merle, Washington Post, 6 March 2003.
• "Export Issues Bedevil JSF," Robert Wall, Aviation Week, 3 March 2003 (Vol. 158, No. 9, pp. 36).
• "Raytheon to Pay $25 million to Settle Pakistan Allegations," Justin Pope, Associated Press, 27 February 2003.
• In a 4 February 2003 Press Release, the US Department of Commerce revealed a $1 million FY2004 budget proposal to establish a new Office of Technology Evaluation in the Bureau of Industry and Security. The new office will be tasked with implementing "smart export controls" that identify the items and technologies that pose the greatest threats to US national security without unnecesarily burdening US exporters. The release also announces a FY04 increase of $1.3 million to step up export control enforcement efforts.
• Transshipment Country Export Control Initiative (TECI) - Launched in fall 2002, the new US Department of Commerce (Bureau of Industry and Security) program is a "multi-faceted, cooperative initiative that seeks to strengthen the trade compliance and export control systems of those countries and companies that constitute global transshipment hubs."

Multilateral Export Control Regimes

• Wassenaar Arrangement (WA)
• Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)
• The Australia Group (AG)
• Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)

US Executive Branch

• Department of Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Technology Security Directorate (DoD/DTRA/TSD)
• Department of State, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Office of Defense Trade Controls (DOS/PM/ODTC) Note: By ODTC request, SIA's website will make available all ODTC announcements during their move (see SIA link below)
• Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry & Security (DOC/BIS)
• Introduction to Commerce Department Export Controls - (DOC/BIS) A basic primer on US export controls and regulations
• US Treasury/Office of Foreign Assets Control
• US Customs Service
• Central Intelligence Agency --  Unclassified Report to Congress on the Acquisition of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Advanced Conventional Weapons
• International Conference on Export Controls (ICXC) 2002 -- New
• Government Documents on Arms and Dual-Use Export Controls - FAS

Non-Governmental Organizations

• Society for International Affairs (SIA)
• Center for International Trade & Security (CITS)  University of Georgia
• Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Export Control Project
• Arms Sales Monitoring Program, Federation of American Scientists (FAS)
• Bush Administration Review of Defense Trade Export Policy and National Security - FAS Fact Sheet
• The Conventional Arms Transfer Project, Council for a Livable World
• The Center for Defense Information
• Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) - Roadmap to Responsible Export Controls: Learning from the Past
• The Middle Powers Initiative - a program of the Global Security Institute
• US Arms Export Control "Reforms" - FAS collection of relevant documents, papers, and websites

Other Resources

• United Kingdom Export Control Act of 2002