Commercial Competition and National Security: Comparing U.S. and German Export Control Policies

by Claus Hofhansel

Overview

U.S. and German export control policies are compared, showing how these policies have responded to the changes in the international environment, including the end of the Cold War. The policy differences are explained through an analysis of differences in state interests and external constraints, state strategies, domestic support for export controls, and institutional constraints on policy change. The conclusion put forward is that despite a partial convergence of U.S. and German export control policies in the 1990s, diplomatic conflicts between the U.S. and European governments over export control issues will continue to erupt.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275954659
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	08/23/1996
Series:	Contributions in Economic and
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

CLAUS HOFHANSEL teaches Comparative Politics and International Relations at Rhode Island College. Dr. Hofhansel has published a number of articles and book chapters on export controls, and his main research interests concern the domestic sources of foreign policy.

Table of Contents

Preface
From Containment of Communism to Saddam Hussein: The International Politics of Export Controls
Persistence and Change: State Institutions, State Strength, and Export Controls
Hegemons, Regional Powers, and Trading States
The Domestic Politics of Export Controls
Faded Nuclear Dreams: German and U.S. Exports to Argentina and the Philippines
Guns and Oil, Natural Gas and Energy Security
The Future of Export Controls
Selected Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

Examines differences between US and German export control policies, and analyzes the implications for them of some of the dramatic changes in the international environment over the past few years, including the collapse of the Soviet Union, the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact, and new security threats from the Third World. Argues that the differences can be attributed to different roles of the two countries in the international system, different domestic pressures regarding export controls, and different institutional frameworks for formulating and implementing the policy. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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