Project

Security and Trade Efficiency Platform in Southeast Asia (STEP) Phase II

The Security and Trade Efficiency Platform (STEP) aims to recast the case for WMD nonproliferation by illustrating its innate connection with important local issues, such as trade security and supply chain efficiency. The STEP framework is based on the principle that if the public and private sector collaborate to identify and eliminate security vulnerabilities that expose supply chains to illicit trafficking of dual-use technologies, it will not only help advance global WMD non-proliferation efforts, but also improve local trade capacity. STEP challenges the perceived schism between security and operational efficiencies, namely that added security measures increase the burden on the overall system, resulting in redundancies that slow productivity, by working with the public and private sectors and emphasizing the following principles: WMD nonproliferation must be framed under the local context; security reinforces trade: security does not stop at the port perimeter; and the importance of understanding the supply chain.

Risk Area(s) covered

Multiple CBRN

Activities

Border/Export Control
Legislative/Regulatory Assistance
Network Development/Outreach

Beneficiary Countries

Beneficiary Regions

Southeast Asia

Budget

760000 USD

Status

Active
Start Date: January 1, 2018
End Date: September 30, 2020

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Related Projects & Programs

Parent Program: Tools and Programming to Support the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and the Implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 Obligations

Contacts

Name Position Agency/Department/Org Note
Mr Trevor Smith Head & CWC Point of Contact
Global Partnership Program
Canada
Mr Simon Collard-Wexler First Secretary
Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations
Canada
Mr Allen Brown Deputy Director
Nuclear Nonproliferation and Arms Control and Disarmament Policy, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Division (IGN)
Global Affairs Canada

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