EVENT: What to Control: Regulating U.S. Sales of Private Security Contractors Abroad
In June 2015, the Obama Administration published a proposed rule that seeks to reduce oversight of many types of U.S. Private Security Contractor (PSC) services abroad as part of its “Export Control Reform Initiative.” While the rule fits within the initiative’s goals of focusing U.S. oversight on items and services that provide a critical military or intelligence advantage, it has raised many questions. What are the range of services PSCs provide to foreign governments directly? Would the U.S. lose oversight of services that could harm U.S. interests? What is the role of the U.S. government in overseeing sales of U.S. private security contractors? Join us to discuss these questions and many more.
Event Details
Date: Friday, April 22, 2016
Time: 10:00 to 11:30am
Location: Open Society Foundations, 1730 Pennsylvania Ave NW #700, Washington, DC 20006
Speakers
Deborah Avant
Chair and Director, Sié Chéou-Kang Center for International Security and Diplomacy, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver
Chris Mayer
Director, Armed Contingency Contractor Policies and Programs, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
Private Security Company Representative
(Invited)
Moderated by Colby Goodman, Director, Security Assistance Monitor
RSVP Here or to Seth Binder at seth@ciponline.org
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