Promoting Peace Through Strategic Trade Controls

The Center for International Trade and Security, founded with Corporation support, endeavors to promote international peace and global progress through research, training, and outreach focused on reducing the threats posed by commerce in the materials and technology related to weapons of mass destruction. One example of the Center’s work is its focus on strategic trade controls, namely government efforts to regulate and monitor the trade in sensitive weapons and related technologies, which are a critical tool for reducing the risk of dangerous weapons falling into the wrong hands and preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction in the ever-expanding global economy. Other activities include providing information to policymakers, engaging with industry representatives, and educating students and the general public about these issues, which have grown in importance with the rising specter of nuclear terrorism. By virtue of its independent voice and expertise, the Center, which is part of the University of Georgia, adds significant value to work being done to control nuclear proliferation by the UN, the U.S. and the International Atomic Energy Agency.