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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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Making a Killing: How the West Profits From Slaughter in Gaza and Yemen

Verso Books | November 24, 2026.
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Military Spending Isn’t the Royal Road to Innovation

Disarming Humorist Substack | August 27, 2026.
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Five Years of Arms Trafficking in Vietnam

Parts & Components Substack | August 24, 2026.
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  • Trump's budget for 2027, a breakdown | Polygraph | April 13, 2026. | Stephen Semler
    United States
  • Before More People Are Hurt: Why the Trump Administration’s ‘Joint Targeting’ Model Needs a Rethink | WOLA | April 2, 2026. | Adam Isacson
    Latin AmericaUnited States
  • Can Gulf states really stay out of the war with Iran? | Responsible Statecraft | March 30, 2026. | Annelle Sheline
    Middle East and North Africa (MENA)United States
  • The Sound of Explosions Did Not Stop:' Civilian Harm in Iran after One Month of War | Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRA) | March 27, 2026. | Emily Tripp, Annie Shiel, John Ramming Chappell
    Explosive Weapons in Populated AreasHumanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to CiviliansUnited States
  • Deciphering Mindanao’s Unusual F-1 Hand Grenades | Parts & Components Substack | March 24, 2026. | Michael Picard
    Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)United StatesCorruption
  • Senate Must Block More Bombs to Israel | Institute for Middle East Understanding Policy Project | March 24, 2026. | Josh Ruebner
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • What to Know About Emergency Arms Sales to the Middle East | Stimson Center | March 23, 2026. | Elias Yousif
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)Humanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to Civilians
  • On Notice: Third State Responsibility and U.S. Airstrikes in the Caribbean and Pacific | Opinio Juris | March 22, 2026. | John Ramming Chappell
    United StatesHumanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to Civilians
  • Israel accusing Iran of lawbreaking is the height of hypocrisy | Responsible Statecraft | March 20, 2026. | Sarah Leah Whitson
    Middle East and North Africa (MENA)United StatesHumanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to Civilians
  • $200 Billion For The Pentagon Means A Longer War and More Wasted Funds | Forbes | March 19, 2026. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • Tras las estructuras de la violencia: unas propuestas | Beyond the Structures of Violence: Some Proposals | March 19, 2026. | John Lindsay-Poland
    Latin AmericaUnited States
  • Commentary: The trillion dollar Iran war | Tribune News Service | March 17, 2026. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • Communal Violence and Arms Diversion in Bangsamoro | Parts & Components Substack | March 15, 2026. | Michael Picard
    Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)United StatesCorruption
  • Largest Weapons Firms are Cashing in Big Time on the Latest Middle East War | Disarming Humorist Substack | March 10, 2026. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • The Unbelievable Madness of Our War With Iran | The New Republic | March 10, 2026. | Annelle Sheline
    Middle East and North Africa (MENA)United States
  • Trends in International Arms Transfers, 2025 | SIPRI | March 9, 2026. | Mathew George, Pieter D. Wezeman
    GlobalAsia/OceaniaUnited StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)Europe
  • The Brave New War Machine | Tom Dispatch | March 8, 2026. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • New Trump Strategy Promotes U.S. Arms Industry | Arms Control Today | March 6, 2026. | Jeff Abramson, Michael Klare
    Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)GlobalLandmines and Cluster MunitionsUnited StatesAI/Autonomous and Emerging WeaponsAsia/Oceania
  • The "Shortage" of Missiles is a Shortage of Judgment | Disarming Humorist Substack | March 5, 2026. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • The Costs of the War With Iran Will Mount For Decades | Forbes | March 4, 2026. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • US Military’s Dangerous Slide Toward Fully Autonomous Killing | Human Rights Watch | March 3, 2026. | Verity Coyle
    Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)AI/Autonomous and Emerging WeaponsGenderUnited States
  • The US-Israel War on Iran: Analyses and Perspectives | Arab Center DC | March 2, 2026. | Annelle Sheline
    Middle East and North Africa (MENA)United States
  • English | American Friends Service Committee | February 27, 2026. | John Lindsay-Poland
    Latin AmericaUnited States
  • Spanish | American Friends Service Committee | February 27, 2026. | John Lindsay-Poland
    Latin AmericaUnited States
  • Are Qatar and Saudi Arabia Reassessing Their Reliance on the US? | Quincy Institute | February 26, 2026. | Annelle Sheline
    Middle East and North Africa (MENA)United States
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