New Issue of International Export Control Observer Published
The Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) has published the December 2005/January 2006 issue of the International Export Control Observer (IECO). The current issue focuses on international developments in export controls during 2005.
The current issue of the IECO contains an extensive analysis of China and Russia's export controls during the past year. The IECO gives Beijing "mixed reviews" on its committments to improve export controls on sensitive items and discusses the expanding role of Russia's Ministry of Defense in the Russian export control system. The publication also contains an article an excellent overview of prosecutions relating to export control violations in Europe and Pakistan that "continued to expose the weaknesses of export control and nonproliferation systems globally, and more particularly in Europe."
The issue also contains an overview of 2005 developments in international export control regimes, including the Australia Group, Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Missile Technology Control Regime, Wassenaar Arrangement and Nuclear Suppliers Group.
This publication (in PDF format) will soon be available on the CNS website at cns.miis.edu/pubs/observer/index.htm.
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