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Export controls
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- Export control as strategic instrumentConcept
Export control as a strategic instrument is the use of licensing, prohibition or related export authority to affect a foreign actor's strategic options or capabilities. Export controls have several policy purposes under authorities such as US Bureau of...
- Export licensing of strategic materialsInstrument
Export licensing of strategic materials requires government authorisation for specified materials, products or technology before export under stated conditions. A licence requirement is not an export ban, and separate national controls should not be merged...
- Bureau of Industry and Security (US Commerce)Institution
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is the bureau of the US Department of Commerce that administers and enforces American controls on dual-use and certain other goods, software and technology. Its instruments include the Export Administration...
- Semiconductor chokepointConcept
The semiconductor chokepoint is a set of concentrated, difficult-to-substitute control points across chip design software, manufacturing equipment, specialised materials and leading-edge fabrication. Concentration creates latent leverage. It becomes...
- United States advanced-computing and semiconductor controls on China (2022-present)Case
United States advanced-computing and semiconductor controls on China (2022-present) are an evolving export-control architecture that began with the rules announced on 7 October 2022. The controls restrict specified advanced-computing chips, supercomputing...
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