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Expert

Nate Smith

Nate Smith

United States
Humanitarian Law/Human Rights
Harm to Civilians
Co-chair | Military, Security and Policy Co-Group, Amnesty International USA
Languages:
English
Contact:
Website: www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/issues/military-police-and-arms

Nate Smith is co-chair of Amnesty International USA's Military, Security and Police Co-group - a group of volunteer experts focusing on policy and advocacy relating to the arms trade and use of force. He attended Arms Trade Treaty negotiations as the Amnesty International USA representative on the global Amnesty International delegation in both the July 2012 and March 2013 conferences. Nate holds a Master's of Public Policy from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, where he specialized in human rights, international policy and quantitative analysis.

Featured Publications

U.S. Guns Are Fueling Violence in Central America, Here’s How to Help Stop the Arms Flow

Just Security | February 1, 2023.
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Don’t Sell Arms to the UAE

Amnesty International USA | December 7, 2020.
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It's time to take away the tear gas

Amnesty International USA | June 15, 2020.
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Publications

  • U.S. Guns Are Fueling Violence in Central America, Here’s How to Help Stop the Arms Flow
    Just Security | February 1, 2023.
  • Don’t Sell Arms to the UAE
    Amnesty International USA | December 7, 2020.
  • It's time to take away the tear gas
    Amnesty International USA | June 15, 2020.
  • It's Time for Congress to Rein in US Arms Exports
    Defense One | September 11, 2019.
  • Nigerian President's Harmful Misunderstanding of U.S. Human Rights Restrictions
    Amnesty International USA | 2015
  • It's Official! United States Signs U.N. Arms Trade Treaty
    Amnesty International USA | 2013
  • Deconstructing the Leahy Law: Fact vs. Fiction
    Amnesty International USA | July 9, 2013.
  • Arms Trade Treaty Blocked, But Success Only Delayed
    Amnesty International USA | 2013

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