The Russian shipping sector is essential to the Kremlin’s oil and gas exports, military logistics, and weapons imports from Iran and North Korea.
Analysis
The Wisconsin Project’s reports track WMD programs and the companies supplying them. In op-eds and articles, we argue for strict enforcement of strategic trade controls to inhibit proliferation.
Sanctioned Sector Analysis: Russian Private Military Companies (PMCs)
Russia uses PMCs internationally and domestically to support policy goals without committing conventional forces.
AUKUS Can Work Without Gutting U.S. Export Control Laws
The United States has the most comprehensive series of military export controls in the world, implemented through the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Yet, this year those controls have faced their biggest challenge in a decade – an attempt from industry and some in Congress to tar it as a threat to U.S. national security, and a barrier to the AUKUS security partnership between the U.S., U.K., and Australia.
Red Flags in Real Cases: Enforcement and Evasion of Russia Sanctions
Illustrates common red flags using examples from U.S. export enforcement cases and other sanctions-related investigations.
Sidestepping Sanctions: How a Pakistani Procurement Network Circumvents Trade Restrictions
A network based in Pakistan and the UAE continues to acquire sensitive goods for Pakistan’s nuclear and missile programs.
Shortfalls and Improvisation: Tracking Russia’s Missile Use in Ukraine
A table that presents what is publicly known about the type, production, and current stocks of Russian missiles used in Ukraine.
Sweeping U.S. Lists Seek to Restrict Trade and Investment that Support the Chinese Military
Describes U.S. sanctions and regulatory tools targeting China’s military-industrial complex.
Iran’s Atomic Archive: Lessons Learned for Export Controls and Inspections
During a pair of roundtables convened by the Wisconsin Project, experts analyzed the implications of information contained in Iran’s so-called “nuclear archive.”
Hearing on “China’s Nuclear Forces”
On June 10, 2021, Valerie Lincy appeared before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission to deliver prepared testimony at their hearing on "China's Nuclear Forces." The Commission has asked her to comment on China's role in the proliferation of missile and nuclear technologies, both as a supplier and an end user, the Chinese entities that are involved in such activities, and the extent to which these activities have affected U.S. national security interests and the global nonproliferation regime.
India’s Expanding Missile Force
This chart provides information on India’s arsenal of ballistic and cruise missiles.