Project on International Security, Commerce, and Economic Statecraft (PISCES)

The Project on International Security, Commerce, and Economic Statecraft (PISCES) is a university-based group of experts on nonproliferation, strategic trade controls, sanctions, proliferation finance controls, and related issues. The Project was founded by Dr. Bryan R. Early and a team of policy professionals with expertise in areas of nonproliferation, border security, strategic trade control, and international and regulatory law. Together, the PISCES team has over fifty years of combined policy and research experience. The PISCES team has expertise in the following areas: - The legal-regulatory design of strategic trade control systems - The implementation and enforcement of strategic trade control systems - Industry outreach and strategic trade controls - Economic Sanctions Design, Implementation, and Enforcement - Evaluating Diversion Risks Related to Economic Sanctions and Strategic Trade Controls - Conducting comprehensive training workshops for government personnel on strategic trade controls and economic sanctions A range of important topics exist at this cross-roads, including the proliferation of strategic and military technologies, border security, illicit trade, and the use of sanctions, strategic trade controls, and foreign aid by governments as tools of economic statecraft. In many cases, these topics overlap with one another and require a holistic approach to gain the greatest understanding of them. One of the key goals of PISCES is to contribute to the greater good through conducting research on these issues and raising global understanding and awareness of them. Another goal is to draw on our members’ practical and research-based expertise to responsibly contribute to crafting more effective policies for the private sector, governments, and international organizations. PISCES also contributes to the educational mission of the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy by teaching a rising generation of students about these issues.