Research today has become very complex, often involving international collaborations among multidisciplinary teams. Many institutions, especially those in less economically developed countries, have a great deal of expertise to contribute to these collaborations, but often lack the instrumentation, training, and research management infrastructure needed to support their endeavors. While non-profit organizations provide assistance with instrumentation and training to support the research infrastructure, efforts from the United States are hampered by Export Control Regulations. An appropriate balance is needed to develop research collaborations with universities in other countries while protecting United States security interests. (Contains 1 table.)