The Politics of Export Control Reform: Why Less Licensing = More Complexity

by Gary Stanley Just as with past export control reform efforts in the Clinton and Bush II years, the Obama Administration started with the best of intentions to make U.S. export and re-export control rules more straightforward and less burdensome.  Without dispute, it has pushed through broader changes than any of its predecessors. Like its … More The Politics of Export Control Reform: Why Less Licensing = More Complexity