Weak exactness for dual operator spaces

We introduce a new tensor product and study the weak^∗ condition C^′, which is also called weak^∗ exactness, for dual operator spaces. Our definition of weak^∗ condition C^′ is equivalent to Kirchberg's notion of weak exactness in the case of von Neumann algebras. We also study the connection of weak^∗ exact W^∗-TROs with their linking von Neumann algebras and study the structure of exact (respectively, nuclear) W^∗-TROs.