00982nas a2200085   4500000000100000008004100001245007400042856014100116520063900257       2017                            d00aDual-use Research and Trade Controls: Opportunities and Controversies  uhttps://strategictraderesearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Dual-use-Research-and-Trade-Controls-Opportunities-and-Controversies-1.pdf3 aThis article intends to clarify the role of trade controls in relation to dual-use research, stimulate the debate on the possible contribution of trade controls to the broader governance of sensitive research, and inspire ways to achieve this in practice. First, the article discusses the different interpretations of the term dual-use research by highlighting its relevance in the context of for export controlled research activities. Second, the article explores why there is a nexus between trade controls and research. In this regard, the added value and known shortcomings
connected to trade control implementation is presented.