Technology Transfers and Non-Proliferation

Oliver Meier is Associate at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP). He edited this volume while he was a Senior Researcher with the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH) and International Representative of the Arms Control Association. He has published widely on issues of arms control and non-proliferation.

Part I: Introduction 1. Dual-use technology transfers and the legitimacy of non-proliferation regimes, Oliver Meier Part II: Fundamental issues related to dual-use technology transfer regulations 2. The evolution of dual-use technology controls: a historical perspective, Ian Anthony 3. Global governance of dual-use trade: the contribution of international law, Thilo Marauhn 4. Detection, deterrence and confidence-building: improving multilateral technology controls, Andreas Persbo and Angela Woodward Part III: Improving dual-use transfer regulations: issues, problems and solutions 5. Keeping nuclear cooperation peaceful: the Technical Cooperation program and the safeguards mandate of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Giorgio Franceschini 6. India, the Nuclear Suppliers Group and the legitimacy of the nuclear non-proliferation regime, Oliver Meier 7. Regulating transfers of biological dual-use technology: the importance of a serious debate, Iris Hunger 8. Cooperation on biosecurity as part of a strategy to prevent misuse of the life sciences, Jo L. Husbands 9. Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Article XI and the future of the CWC, Jean Pascal Zanders Part IV: Regional perspectives on dual-use technology transfers 10. Increasing the effectiveness and acceptance of dual-use export controls: Asian perspectives, Seema Gahlaut 11. The European Union CBRN Regional Centres of Excellence initiative, Louis-Victor Bril Part V: Conclusion 12. Dual-use technology transfers: finding the right balance between control and cooperation, Oliver Meier