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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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  • MLK’s anti-war views are more relevant than ever | Responsible Statecraft | January 15, 2023. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • Hawks blow a lot of hot air over proposed budget cuts | Responsible Statecraft | January 10, 2023. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • Call for Restraints in US Arms Transfers to Ukraine | IPS UN Bureau | January 5, 2023. | Natalie Goldring
    United StatesSmall Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International Instruments
  • When It Comes to Defense, Money Isn't Everything | Inkstick. January 3 | January 3, 2023. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • Biden’s Conventional Arms Transfer Policy | multiple essays in H-Diplo | Robert Jervis International Security Studies Forum Policy Roundtable II-2 | July 7, 2023. | Jennifer L. Erickson
    United StatesArms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International Instruments
  • NarcoDrones Have Become a Growing Scare Tactic in Mexico’s Drug Wars | Inkstick | 2023 | Gabriel Mondragon Toledo
    Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)United StatesHumanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to CiviliansOther International Instruments
  • Rhetoric vs. reality: Biden’s foreign policy in review | Responsible Statecraft | December 29, 2022. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • New Ukraine aid is a go — and it’s more than most states get in a year | Responsible Statecraft | December 23, 2022. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • The FY 2023 NDAA Falls Short on Security Assistance Oversight | Just Security | December 21, 2022. | Ari Tolany
    United StatesAsia/OceaniaHumanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to Civilians
  • New spending bill squanders billions on dysfunctional weapons programs | Responsible Statecraft | December 9, 2022. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • House authorizes $858B for the Pentagon | Speaking Security newsletter | December 8, 2022. | Stephen Semler
    United States
  • Leaked Mexican army emails shed bright light on weapons trafficked, exported to Mexico | Stop US Arms to Mexico | December 6, 2022. | John Lindsay-Poland
    Latin AmericaUnited States
  • Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons in Sub-Saharan Africa: Using UN Reports on Arms Embargoes to Identify Sources, Challenges and Policy Measures | SIPRI | 2022 | Pieter D. Wezeman
    GlobalUnited StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)Europe
  • What If the U.S. and China Really Cooperated on Climate Change? | Tom Dispatch | November 27, 2022. | Michael Klare
    United StatesAI/Autonomous and Emerging WeaponsAsia/Oceania
  • If the Biden administration won’t hold Mohammed Bin Salman accountable, Congress should | The Hill | November 21, 2022. | Annelle Sheline, William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • Biden and Xi Skirt the Abyss | The Nation | November 17, 2022. | Michael Klare
    United StatesAI/Autonomous and Emerging WeaponsAsia/Oceania
  • Corporate Weapons Heaven Is a Hell on Earth | TomDispatch | November 17, 2022. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • A US Plan to Prevent Arms Diversion in Ukraine is Welcome But Just the First Step | Stimson Center | November 10, 2022. | Elias Yousif, Rachel Stohl
    Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Regional ExpertiseGlobalUnited StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)Humanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to Civilians
  • The 2022 Nuclear Posture Review: Arms Control Subdued By Military Rivalry | Federation of American Scientists | October 27, 2022. | Matt Korda
    United States
  • The U.S-Saudi Relationship Is Overrated | The National Interest | October 25, 2022. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • Letting Accountability Dictate US-Saudi Relationship | Inkstick | October 21, 2022. | Elias Yousif
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)Humanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to Civilians
  • Bombs & guns: Biden’s ‘business as usual’ approach to US arms sales | Responsible Statecraft | October 20, 2022. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • Promoting Stability or Fueling Conflict? The Impact of U.S. Arms Sales on National and Global Security | Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft | October 20, 2022. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine Breaks All Precedents | Stimson Center | October 20, 2022. | Elias Yousif
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)Humanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to Civilians
  • US Security Cooperation with Gulf OPEC States Amidst Energy Cuts | Stimson Center | October 17, 2022. | Elias Yousif
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)Humanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to Civilians
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