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The United States is the world's largest arms seller and one of it's largest importers. Experts listed here work explicitly on the complex U.S. approach to arms trade and security assistance.

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    Middle East and North Africa (MENA)United States
  • Arming the Cartels – and so many others | Center for International Policy | June 15, 2026. | John Lindsay-Poland
    Latin AmericaUnited States
  • No Guns, No Drugs—Why Did We Blow Up These Boats? | The Bulwark | June 11, 2026. | Amanda Klasing
    Humanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to CiviliansUnited States
  • Philippine Monthly Arms Trafficking Report – May 2026 | Parts & Components Substack | June 10, 2026. | Michael Picard
    Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)United StatesCorruption
  • Paper Trails: How Improper Firearm Permits Enable Arms Trafficking in Thailand | Parts & Components Substack | June 3, 2026. | Michael Picard
    Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)United StatesCorruption
  • U.S. Military Presence in Hawai’i Faces Challenges From Skeptical Public | Forbes | June 2, 2026. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • Lethal Precision Without Accountability: Israeli Quadcopter Use in Gaza | Brown University Costs of War Project | June 2026 | Charles (Cob) Blaha
    Middle East and North Africa (MENA)United StatesHumanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to Civilians
  • The time for a U.S. arms embargo on Israel is now | Mondoweiss | May 29, 2026. | Josh Ruebner
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • IANSA Guide: Moving Forward to Strengthen Controls on Small Arms and Light Weapons: Priority Issues for Civil Society in the Ninth Biennial Meeting of States (BMS9) | IANSA | May 28, 2026. | Natalie Goldring
    United StatesSmall Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International Instruments
  • A Devastating Milestone for Anyone With a Conscience | blog post | May 27, 2026. | Adam Isacson, Sera Koulabdara
    Landmines and Cluster MunitionsLatin AmericaUnited States
  • International Accountability for U.S. Crimes in the Caribbean and Pacific | Just Security | May 27, 2026. | Sarah Harrison
    United StatesHumanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to Civilians
  • Will Military Tech Firms Spark a Revolution in American Defense? | Forbes | May 24, 2026. | Sera Koulabdara, William Hartung
    Landmines and Cluster MunitionsUnited StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • What Are U.S. Military Dollars Buying in Egypt? | Foreign Policy | May 20, 2026. | Seth Binder
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • Philippine Monthly Arms Trafficking Report – April 2026 | Parts & Components Substack | May 13, 2026. | Michael Picard
    Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)United StatesCorruption
  • Why is the US Silent about a Deadly Massacre in the Philippines? | Inkstick | May 12, 2026. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • May 13 AI in Armed Conflict and Applicable International Law | X (formerly Twitter) | May 9, 2026. | Amanda Klasing
    Humanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to CiviliansUnited States
  • AI Plays Major Role in the War on Iran | Arms Control Today | May 6, 2026. | Michael Klare
    United StatesAI/Autonomous and Emerging WeaponsAsia/Oceania
  • Known Lethal U.S. Attacks on Civilian Vessels in the Caribbean | updated continually including strikes through May 5 | May 5, 2026. | Adam Isacson
    Latin AmericaUnited States
  • Japan’s Tentative Entry Into a Shifting Global Arms Market | Stimson | May 2, 2026. | Elias Yousif
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)Humanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to Civilians
  • New Report Emphasizes Downsides of a Militarized Economy | Forbes | April 30, 2026. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • How OSINT Reveals Arms Trafficking | Parts & Components Substack | April 29, 2026. | Michael Picard
    Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)United StatesCorruption
  • A Violent Convergence: How Silicon Valley and Private Finance Are Reshaping War | Security in Context | April 16, 2026. | Shana Marshall
    Middle East and North Africa (MENA)CorruptionUnited States
  • One Month In – An OSINT Research Experiment With AI | Parts & Components Substack | April 16, 2026. | Michael Picard
    Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)United StatesCorruption
  • Congress must act to stop the Israeli war machine | Mondoweiss | April 14, 2026. | Josh Ruebner
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • The Administration’s New Budget Slashes Domestic Public Investment by Hundreds of Billions of Dollars | Forbes | April 14, 2026. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
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