Tomorrow’s Proliferation Pathways:
Weak States, Rogues, and Non-States
July 17-18, 2008
University of Maine Hutchinson Center
Belfast, Maine
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*Note: The suggested dress for all conference events is “California casual” — no suits, no ties
Conference Objectives
* Gain greater fidelity on the nature of the near-term landscape of proliferation pathways and networks.
* Identify the paths and nodes that can be profitably identified, directly or indirectly influenced, penetrated or disrupted.
* Propose countermeasures to disrupt the networks.
* Identify implications for policy makers engaging in formulating non-proliferation and counter-proliferation policies.
* Examine potential examples of non-state WMD procurement networks outside AQ Khan.
* Examine possible quasi-governmental organizations in countries like China and Russia who may play a role in the proliferation market place without the knowledge of their governments.
This conference seeks to help map proliferation pathways and improve our understanding of the forces that create, shape and exploit these pathways. Examining the roles weak states, non-states and rogues play in the formation of proliferation networks is part of this exploration. These networks are born, grow and either evolve or die in the process of generating and exploiting proliferation pathways. Understanding how proliferation networks succeed or fail in accomplishing their functions and how they evolve and adapt to countermeasures is of paramount interest.
Hosts:
School of Policy and International Affairs,
University of Maine
Naval Postgraduate School,
Monterey, CA
Sponsor:
The Advanced Systems Concepts Office,
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
