3. November 2020

Dual-use surveillance tech: How trade agreements can incentivise good behaviour

The carrot is mightier than the stick.

by Katrina Lampert(former) Editor, about:intel

Katrina Lampert is former Editor of about:intel. Previously, Katrina worked as a Programme Officer at the NGO Democracy Reporting International on a range of Good Governance topics, as well as for the GIZ’s Decentralisation programme in Rwanda. Katrina holds an M.A. of Public Policy from the Hertie School of Governance and a B.A. in Political Science, German, and International Relations from Ursinus College. She is currently completing a PhD-preparatory master’s in research training at Humboldt University.

9. July 2020

A recipe for hypocrisy: democracies export surveillance tech without human rights

Controlling the spread of surveillance technology is a…

by Edin OmanovicAdvocacy Director, Privacy International

Edin is Advocacy Director at Privacy International, a London-based NGO which exposes and challenges abuses of power by governments and corporations. His research and advocacy focuses on the security industry, surveillance technology, migration, biometrics, state hacking, border controls, sanctions and export controls, intelligence agencies, the telecommunications industry, and security aid. He was previously a researcher at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute where he focused on preventing illicit trafficking.

12. February 2020

A search for common ground: export controls on surveillance technology and the role of the EU

On the recent past & possible future of regulatory efforts…

by Mark BromleyDirector, Dual-Use & Arms Trade Control Programme, SIPRI

Mark Bromley (United Kingdom) is the Director of SIPRI’s Dual-use and Arms Trade Control Programme, where his work focuses on national, regional and international efforts to regulate the international trade in conventional arms and dual-use items. Previously, he was a Policy Analyst for the British American Security Information Council (BASIC). His recent publications include 'Detecting, investigating and prosecuting export control violations: European perspectives on key challenges and good practices’, SIPRI Report, (Dec. 2019, co-author), 'Revising the EU Dual-use Regulation: Challenges and opportunities for the trilogue process’, SIPRI Topical Backgrounder, (Oct. 2019), and 'Measuring illicit arms and financial flows: Improving the assessment of Sustainable Development Goal 16’, SIPRI Background Paper, (July 2019, co-author).