Wassenaar arrangement wikimili, the free encyclopedia. It is composed of representatives of all participating states and normally meets once a year, usually in december. Read more introduction the wassenaar arrangement has been established in order to contribute to regional and international security and stability, by promoting transparency and greater responsibility in transfers of conventional arms and dualuse goods and technologies, thus preventing destabilising accumulations. How the wassenaar arrangement threatens responsible vulnerability disclosures. The wassenaar arrangement plenary is the decisionmaking body of the arrangement. The wassenaar arrangement, formally established in july 1996, is a voluntary export control regime whose 42 members exchange information on transfers of conventional weapons and dualuse goods and technologies. Export control regime wassenaar arrangement admits india as. Wassenaar defined intrusion software as software specially. Wassenaar arrangement article about wassenaar arrangement.
Wassenaar arrangement agrees to admit india as its new. Compiled by the wassenaar arrangement secretariat december 2018. India moves a step closer to nsg membership, enters wassenaar. Wassenaar arrangement admitting india as a member is a win, but the road to nsg membership is a long one. Wassenaar arrangement admits india as 42nd member sputnik. What are the australia group and the wassenaar arrangement. India joins elite multilateral export control regime. Jul 20, 2015 the commerce departments proposed rules stem from u. The membership is expected to build up a strong case for indias entry into the 48member nuclear suppliers group. The arrangement went on to say that the effective implementation of the treaty will contribute to international peace, security, and stability and is in line with the arrangements goal of greater transparency and responsibility in transfers of conventional arms. Indias membership in the wassenaar arrangement is expected to facilitate high technology tieups with indian industry and ease of access to hightech items for our defence and space programs, said raveesh kumar, spokesperson for the indian ministry of. Our first information about the new wassenaar arrangement came in the form of a newspaper article, which said that export of encryption software would be prohibitedand this seemed to include free software. The wassenaar arrangement at a glance arms control association. This type of software is described in our club membership buyers guide.
Changes to export control arrangement apply to computer. The wassenaar arrangement has been established in order to contribute to regional and international security and stability, by promoting transparency and greater responsibility in transfers of conventional arms and dualuse goods and technologies, thus preventing destabilising accumulations. Besides usa, russia and france played key roles in ensuring indias membership to wassenaar arrangement. Regular readers of this blog will likely be familiar with the wassenaar arrangement, a 41nation agreement intended to regulate the export of certain dualuse technologies, such as guns and fissile material.
State department will try to fix wassenaar arrangement. Through such exchanges, wassenaar aims to promote greater responsibility among its members in exports of weapons and dualuse. Through such exchanges, wassenaar aims to promote greater responsibility among its members in exports of weapons and dualuse goods and to prevent destabilizing accumulations. Jan 16, 2018 in december, new export control rules for computer network intrusion software were published by the wassenaar arrangement, an international body that governs trade in goods with military and. Scomet guidelines the faqs and guidelines on indias export control policy clarify the basic questions related to policy and procedures.
Mar 02, 2016 while wellintentioned, the wassenaar arrangements intrusion software control was imprecisely drafted, and it has become evident that there is simply no way to interpret the plain. The wassenaar arrangement on export controls for conventional arms and dual use goods and technologies 2. List of dualuse goods and technologies and munitions list. The wassenaar arrangement is a multilateral export control regime established in 1996. The commerce departments proposed rules stem from u. General software note the lists do not control software which is either. Wassenaar arrangement admits india as its 42nd member the. The move by the member states of the wassenaar arrangement on.
Deputy national security advisor had suggested the obama administration supported indias full membership in the nsg. How the wassenaar arrangement threatens responsible. The aim is also to prevent the acquisition of these items by terrorists. Now can we please just stop trying to ban software. While npt membership is not a criteria for indias accession into the export controls regimes, including the wassenaar arrangement, member states of these groupings have assessed the non. Consensus was reached on the new organization, known as the wassenaar arrangement on export controls for conventional arms and dualuse goods and technologies, on 9 december 1995. The wassenaar arrangement was established to contribute to regional and international security and stability by promoting transparency and greater responsibility in transfers of conventional arms and dualuse goods and technologies, thus preventing destabilizing accumulations. The decision follows discussions at the meeting of the grouping in vienna. The change would apply wassenaar arrangement controls to software and. The wassenaar arrangement membership is also expected to build up a strong case for indias entry into the 48member nuclear suppliers group. When small words have the power to shatter security. Wassenaar arrangement decides to make india its member, builds up case for nsg membership the wassenaar arrangement membership is also expected to build up a strong case for indias entry into. The wassenaar arrangement, or wa, is one of the worlds four major export control regimes, the other three being the nuclear suppliers group, the missile technology control regime and the australia group.
Wassenaar arrangement is a multilateral export control regime. India moves a step closer to nsg membership, enters wassenaar arrangement the case for indias entry into the 41member group had been given a strong push by russia, with deputy foreign minister sergei ryabkov having predicted a positive outcome during his visit this week. Wassenaar arrangement agrees to admit india as its new member. Dec 14, 2017 indias membership in the wassenaar arrangement is expected to facilitate high technology tieups with indian industry and ease of access to hightech items for our defence and space programs, said raveesh kumar, spokesperson for the indian ministry of external affairs at a press briefing. Explore wassenaar arrangement profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of wassenaar arrangement. Membership of the wassenaar arrangement would open up access to dualuse technologies that can be used for both civil and military purposes in aerospace, telecommunications, navigation, computing, electronics, sensors and. Indias entry into australia group and wassenaar agreement is a significant development, membership of these multilateral export control regime is expected raise new delhis stature in the field of nonproliferation and help it acquire critical technologies. In a significant development, multilateral export control regime wassenaar arrangement wa on thursday decided to admit india as its new member, a move that is expected raise new delhis stature in the field of nonproliferation and help it acquire critical technologies. The wassenaar arrangement calls for member states to report twice annually on transfers of arms and specified dualuse items to nonmembers of the.
State department will try to fix wassenaar arrangement share it share on twitter share on facebook copy link regular readers of this blog will likely be familiar with the wassenaar arrangement, a 41nation agreement intended to regulate the export of certain dualuse technologies, such as guns and fissile material. The wassenaar arrangement cyber weapons proposal will. Its purpose is to simplify business management tasks and communications for membershipbased. It is elite club of countries subscribing arms controls similar to nsg and mtcr. Indias admittance despite being a nonsignatory of the npt has been seen as a sign of its growing nuclear legitimacy. India has become the 42nd member of wassenaar arrangement wa. Jan 30, 2018 membership of the wassenaar arrangement is, along with membership of mtcr and australia group, threefourths of the way into the membership of the nuclear suppliers group. On 3 june the wassenaar arrangement issued a statement welcoming the adoption of the arms trade treaty att. Indias entry into the export control regime would enhance its credentials in the field of. Its purpose is to simplify business management tasks and communications for membership based organizations. The wassenaar arrangement on export controls for conventional arms and dualuse goods and technologies is a multilateral export control regime with 42 participating states including many former comecon countries. Export control regime wassenaar arrangement admits india. Wassenaar arrangement decides to make india its member the wa membership is also expected to build up a strong case for indias entry into the 48member nuclear suppliers group nsg. For india, becoming the 42nd member of this groupthe other participating states of which include canada.
All measures undertaken with respect to the arrangement are in accordance with member countries national legislation and policies and. Last month, changes to the wassenaar arrangement on export controls for conventional arms and dualuse goods and technologies wassenaar arrangement placed zerodays, other computer exploits, and potentially more categories of. In 2018 the plenary chair was held by the united kingdom, and. On 2 3 december, the 20th plenary of the wassenaar arrangement was. The wa membership is also expected to build up a strong case for. Members of the wassenaar arrangement have agreed to control a wide range of goods, software, and information, including technologies relating to intrusion software as theyve defined that term. Wassenaar arrangement decides to make india its member the. The wassenaar arrangement gnu project free software. New changes to wassenaar arrangement export controls will benefit cybersecurity. Armscurbing wassenaar arrangement agrees to add militarygrade. The wassenaar arrangement, formally established in july 1996, is a voluntary export control regime whose 42 members 1 exchange information on transfers of conventional weapons and dualuse goods and technologies. France has congratulated india on its admission to wassenaar arrangement. The wassenaar arrangement cyber weapons proposal will benefit. The wassenaar arrangement on export controls for conventional arms and dualuse goods and technologies, commonly known as the wassenaar arrangement is a multilateral export control regime mecr.
Dec 08, 2017 in a significant development, elite export control regime wassenaar arrangement wa on thursday decided to admit india as its new member, which is expected to raise new delhis stature in the field of nonproliferation besides helping it acquire critical technologies. Last month, changes to the wassenaar arrangement on export controls for conventional arms and dualuse goods and technologies wassenaar arrangement placed zerodays, other computer exploits, and potentially more categories of software under this multilateral export control regime. It is a multi lateral export control regime mecr with 41 participating states. Wa the wassenaar arrangement on export controls for conventional arms and dualuse goods and technologies. Membership is universal and nondiscriminatory for countries meeting the. One more recognition, after mtcr, of the growing role india plays in todays world, he said. Jul 07, 2015 of note, italy is a signatory to the wassenaar arrangement.
Wassenaar arrangement admits india as a member worldecr. A tiny change to this obscure arms dealing agreement could kill the cyber security industry. Membership software is a database for hosting member contact details and interactions, payment due dates, relevant interests and more. Every six months member countries exchange information on deliveries of conventional arms to. Indias application was supported by russia, france, the us and uk. New changes to wassenaar arrangement export controls will. Dec 16, 2017 the wassenaar arrangement is a multilateral export control regime established in 1996.
In a significant development, elite export control regime wassenaar arrangement wa on thursday decided to admit india as its new member, which is expected to raise new delhis stature in the field of nonproliferation besides helping it acquire critical technologies. Us to renegotiate rules on exporting intrusion software. New technologies placed under the export control regime include intrusion softwaresoftware designed to defeat a computer. Wassenaar agreement article about wassenaar agreement by. The position of plenary chair is subject to annual rotation among participating states. The wassenaar arrangement is established in order to contribute to regional and international security and stability, by promoting transparency and greater resp. Cocoms proscribed items lists have been altered, with the old atomic energy control list transferred to the nuclear suppliers group nsg for administration.
French ambassador to india alexandre ziegler congratulated india on joining the wassenaar arrangement. Membership of the wassenaar arrangement would open up access to dualuse technologies that can be used for both civil and military purposes in aerospace, telecommunications, navigation, computing, electronics, sensors and lasers. The wassenaar arrangement on export controls for conventional arms and dualuse goods and technologies was established on the basis of initial elements adopted in july 1996. The move by the member states of the wassenaar arrangement on export controls for conventional arms and dualuse goods and. Katie moussouris explains why a battle over wording could break the internets ability to defend itself. Wassenaar arrangement admits india as its 42nd member. The wassenaar arrangement on export controls for conventional arms and dualuse goods and technologies is a voluntary, multilateral export control regime whose member states exchange. Intl group agrees to control military software exports kyodo news. The wassenaar arrangement on export controls for conventional arms and dualuse goods. On july 5, 2015, a 400 gb document dump of files from hacking team, including emails and financial data, were shared on bittorrent. Wassenaar arrangement decides to make india its member xaam. Wassenaar arrangement the wassenaar arrangement on export controls for conventional arms and dualuse goods and technologies an initiative of more than 30 countries, including the u. India and the clubs that control war tech exports explained.