ITAR Reforms for Dual-Use Technologies A Case Analysis and Policy Outline

Unilateral export controls in United States policy have not been adequately modified during the last decade to keep up with change in global markets as more nations become competitors. Sensitive dual-use technologies - those technologies with both civil and military purposes - are among those most regulated by an outdated and opaque administrative agency without deference to commercial business necessities. This paper examines the failures of the dual-use export control regime of the United States to offer a recommendation for a more effective and efficient export control regime that enables greater transparency and access demanded by market forces to keep the United States technology industry's information safe and competitive.(12)