Protecting U.S. security by controlling technology export has long been a major issue. But the threat of the Soviet sphere is rapidly being superseded by state-sponsored terrorism; nuclear, chemical, biological, and missile proliferation; and other critical security factors.

This volume provides a policy outline and specific steps for an urgently needed revamping of U.S. and multilateral export controls.

It presents the latest information on these and many other pressing issues:

• The successes and failures of U.S. export controls, including a look at U.S. laws, regulations, and export licensing; U.S. participation in international agencies; and the role of industry.
• The effects of export controls on industry.
• The growing threat of proliferation technologies.

World events make this volume indispensable to policymakers, government security agencies, technology exporters, and faculty and students of international affairs.

Table of Contents

• Front Matter
• Brief Overview
• 1 Introduction
• 2 The Need for Export Controls in a Changed Global Environment
• 3 The Impact of Export Controls on U.S. Industry
• 4 Evidence on the Acquisition of Sensitive Western Technology
• 5 The Changing Calculus of U.S. National Security Interests
• 6 The U.S. and Multilateral Export Control Regimes
• 7 Elements of a New Response: U.S. Policy
• 8 Elements of a New Response: Multilateral Control Regimes
• 9 Elements of a New Response: The U.S. Control Regime
• 10 Improving Methods for List Construction and Review
• 11 Key Findings and Conclusions of the Panel
• 12 Summary of Recommendations of the Panel
• Appendix A
• Appendix B
• Appendix C
• Appendix D
• Appendix E
• Appendix F
• Appendix G
• Appendix H
• Appendix I
• Appendix J
• Appendix K
• Appendix L
• Appendix M
• Appendix N
• Index