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Not so long ago, export control was a topic associated mainly with the trade in military goods and preventing the proliferation of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons of mass destruction. Nations enacted controls to regulate the transfer of specialist military items, dual-use goods and materials which could be used for internal repression or other human rights abuses.
Over the past decade however, a new age of conflict and great power competition has changed the risk calculus for those researching, manufacturing and trading in strategic goods and technologies.
Not only has war in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and elsewhere highlighted the importance of preventing the proliferation of strategic goods and technologies, changes in the nature of combat itself mean that the scope of efforts towards non-proliferation is expanding too.
Some of today’s most advanced military systems are being built using technologies that were originally developed for consumer markets.
For those engaged in researching, developing, manufacturing and exporting these technologies (and others), understanding which materials are controlled and which activities are restricted has never been more important.
In this virtual classroom, we will explore:-
- why export control and sanctions matter, policy background and regulatory frameworks
- the scope of controls: military, dual-use, military end-use, exemptions from control
- sanctions and embargoes
- types of export licence
- how to classify goods, software and technologies
- US export control and its relevance for UK-based exporters
- export control contexts: geopolitics, international competition, corporate reputation
