Program Director
Export Control and Nonproliferation Program (XNP)
[email protected]
Monterey, CA
831.647.6576
Activities
Robert Shaw is Program Director for the Export Control and Nonproliferation Program (XNP) at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies. Mr. Shaw coordinates the Center’s export control-related research and educational activities.
He is also an adjunct professor for the Middlebury Institute, co-teaching a graduate course on strategic trade controls and nonproliferation.
Mr. Shaw has applied his experience in the private sector to research and articles examining the role of industry in global nonproliferation and export control efforts, the challenge of illicit WMD-related procurement networks, and reform of the US export control system. He has been invited to share an industry practitioner’s view at multiple nonproliferation forums, including events organized by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the US Department of State’s Office of Export Control Cooperation, and the University of Georgia’s Center for International Trade and Security.
Areas of Research
- Industry compliance and nonproliferation export controls
- US export control reform
- National export control systems and international cooperation
- Private sector/government cooperation in global nonproliferation efforts
- Illicit WMD-related procurement networks
Background
Prior to joining CNS in 2010, Mr. Shaw spent over a decade working in Toshiba America, Inc.’s Procurement & Export Division, specializing in export control compliance and international procurement. Mr. Shaw has also served as an International Trade Officer with the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency.
Education
- MA, International Studies, University of South Carolina
- BA, Journalism and Foreign Service, Baylor University
- Certificate in Nonproliferation Studies, MIIS
CNS Work
- Strategic Trade Controls as a Foreign Policy Tool in Strategic Competition: Implications of a Shift Beyond Global Nonproliferation Goals
This paper delineates three predominant trends characterizing the utilization of end-use/r-based controls by states. - Putin’s War with Ukraine: Voices of CNS Experts on the Russian Invasion
A compendium of CNS expert analysis and commentary on the nuclear ramifications of the war, as well as educational materials for expert and general audience. - Precision Medicine and Its Dual-Use Implications for Genetic Weapons Systems
Overview of precision medicine, genetic weapons, and how it carries the potential for dual-use. - OP #52: Scientific Risk Assessment of Genetic Weapons Systems
Examines potential for precision medicine to be used in a genetic weapon system, state capabilities and motivations, and offers policy recommendations. - Securing Sensitive Technologies: A Discussion on Strategies for Global Supply Chains in Today’s Strategic Trade Control Landscape
This CNS program focuses on the evolution of strategic supply chains, including ‘industry mapping’ of key strategic technologies. - WMD Capabilities Enabled by Additive Manufacturing
Developments in 3D printing could spur the spread of chemical and biological weapons and WMD delivery systems. - OP#33: WMD Proliferation Risks at the Nexus of 3D Printing and DIY Communities
Occasional Paper #33 examines the degree to which additive manufacturing – including its distribution and use – may be introducing new proliferation risks. - Emerging Technology, International Security, and International Law
OCTOBER 6, 2016: Experts urge early engagement by industry, academia, and other producers of emerging technologies. - CNS Online Course: “Global Trade and Weapons of Mass Destruction”
DEADLINE MAY 30: Identify how states and companies ensure that dual-use items are not used to produce WMD. - CNS Tests New Online Course on Export Controls and WMDCNS launches “Global Trade and Weapons of Mass Destruction,” a test version of its first on-line class.
Featured Publications
- “Keys to Effective Denied-Party Screening for Targeted Sanctions” with Kevin Cuddy, The Export Practitioner, April 2014.
- “Strategic Trade Controls in Asia: Learning by Example” with Stephanie Lieggi, Global Asia, Spring 2012.
- “WMD Nonproliferation: The Hidden ‘Polar Star’ of U.S. Export Control Reform?” Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI.org), December 11, 2011.
- “Taking Control: Stopping North Korean WMD-related Procurement” with Stephanie Lieggi and Masako Toki, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Feature, September/October 2010.
- “North Korea and Myanmar: A Match for Nuclear Proliferation?” with Catherine Boye and Melissa Hanham, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Analysis, September 27, 2010.
