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CITS News

Nuclear Issues Dr. Igor Khripunov in The Atlanta Journal Constitution

CITS Associate Director, Dr. Igor Khripunov, published an op-ed in the Atlanta Journal Constitution March 31, 2008 on the need for a global review of non-proliferation and nuclear energy policy. The nuclear renaissance, the current global resurgence of nuclear power, has created a vital need for new guidelines for the safety and security of nuclear materials. More

Recent Publications

New WMD Security Publications

Reports on Export Controls in China and India

Сокращенный перевод доклада "Культура ядерной безопасности на примере России" на русском языке

Issue Brief: Challenges of UNSCR 1540: Questions about International Export Controls

Occasional Paper: Nonproliferation and the Coordination of International Efforts

The Monitor: Student Perspectives

Big Picture: Regimes in Context

CITS in Beijing

Jay Nash, esq., and Angela Nash, esq., are implementing strategic trade control programs in conjuction with select Chinese industry officials and with the Chinese Arms Control & Disarmament Association.

Nuclear Issues

CITS work in China is generously supported
by the Ford and MacArthur Foundations.

Recent & Upcoming Events

Export Control Academy
CITS announces the Summer 2008 session of the Export Control Academy. The Academy consists of two week-long topical sessions with week one covering Export Control Policy and Regimes from August 11-15 and week two covering Licensing and Enforcement from August 18-22. Please follow the links below for more information on the course curriculum, registration, schedule, and logistics. A draft agenda is forthcoming. The Fall 2008 session of the Academy will take place Nov 10-22. For more information, please contact Dr. Seema Gahlaut .

Vet Industry Outreach
Bangalore and Chennai, India
In cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), CITS will conduct two industry outreach workshops entitled "Promoting Technology-embedded Trade Cooperation: Explaining Indian and International Strategic Trade Regulations," in Bangalore (May 19-20) and Chennai (May 22-23) 2008. For more information, please contact Dr. Anupam Srivastava.

Collaborations

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CITS and CFAU (外交学院)
China Foreign Affairs University The Foreign Affairs University was founded in 1955 and is affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (CFAU) in Beijing is developing courses in nonproliferation with the assistance of CITS graduate research associate Judy Norton, who will be in China through August 2008 to participate in CITS China outreach efforts.

Vet CITS and CISTEC (の設立)
CITS Analyst Jay Nash attended the Center for Information on Security Trade Control (CISTEC) seminar, "East Asia and India International Security Export Controls" - 東アジアとインドの国際的な安全保障輸出管理- 21 February in Tokyo. For more information, please contact CISTEC.