Nordic Arms Transfer Controls and Global Challenges

Exports to Fragile Contexts – Horn of Africa

14 April 2015 House of the Estates, Helsinki

History of independent national defence

Long tradition of controls Strong national defence industries and ideas of ’total defence’ Exports as a means to support national defence capacity and readiness

Different export profiles Sweden a relatively large exporter, Denmark maily transportation, etc. Items: armoured combat vehicles, battle tanks, combat aircraft, missiles and missile launchers, small arms and ammunition, etc.

Highly developed and relatively small systems Regional and international cooperation traditional markets with new developments and challenges

Characteristics of the Four Nordic Countries

Culture of transparency

Frequent domestic and internarnational reporting Electronic record-keeping and hard copy archives

National coordination and cooperation Sweden’s ISP and Export Control Council (ECC) Outreach to industry and customs authorities Cooperation with civil society

Good Practices with Export / Proliferation Potential, I

Established and individually developed categorizations Harmonized item lists (EU ML) Categorization of recipient countries

New developments in export criteria Strong risk-assessment procedures Developmental considerations Democracy criteria

Good Practices with Export / Proliferation Potential, II

Re-export and end-use controls Unintended recipients, negative media attention Limited capability for post-delivery controls and revoking licenses Follow-on deliveries, transportation practices

Division of responsibilities and processes Items ’specially designed’ for military vs. civilian use Hierarchy of export criteria regarding different items

Challenges, I

Coordination and competence MFA, MoD, Police, Customs, Defence industry Rotation, political changes Defence industry awareness (especially SMEs)

Normative developments vs. business realities Need to branch out to new markets (human rights, democracy and development criteria?) Starker division of global marketsinstead of a more level playing field?

Challenges, II

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Nordic Arms Transfer Controls and Global Challenges

Exports to Fragile Contexts – Horn of Africa

14 April 2015 House of the Estates, Helsinki

Nordic Arms Transfer Controls and Global Challenges

Exports to Fragile Contexts – Horn of Africa

14 April 2015 House of the Estates, Helsinki