United States

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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new factsheet | CIP | February 13, 2017. | Colby Goodman
United States Africa
Understanding the Nascent Arms Transfer Control Regimes: Problems and Prospects | presented at the International Studies Association annual meeting | 2017 | Natalie Goldring
United States Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International Instruments
Indefensible | KICAU678 | January 1, 2017. | Leah Wawro, William Hartung, Andrew Feinstein
Corruption United States Africa Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
interview | Democracy Now! | January 1, 2017. | Rachel Stohl, William Hartung, Colby Goodman
United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)Africa Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Regional Expertise Global
Transparency, Accountability, and Counter-Corruption Are Essential for Security-Sector Assistance | George Mason University | 2017 | Jodi Vittori
Corruption United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Stop US Arms to Mexico | Stop US Arms to Mexico | 2016 | John Lindsay-Poland
Latin America United States
Nigerian President's Harmful Misunderstanding of U.S. Human Rights Restrictions | Amnesty International USA | 2015 | Nate Smith
United States Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
What Next? Thoughts for Global Civil Society Working on Arms Control and Armed Violence Reduction | Instituto Sou da Paz | 2014 | Daniel Mack
Harm to Civilians Global Latin America United States Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Humanitarian Disarmament Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)
It's Official! United States Signs U.N. Arms Trade Treaty | Amnesty International USA | 2013 | Nate Smith
United States Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
Deconstructing the Leahy Law: Fact vs. Fiction | Amnesty International USA | July 9, 2013. | Nate Smith
United States Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
Arms Trade Treaty Blocked, But Success Only Delayed | Amnesty International USA | 2013 | Nate Smith
United States Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
Report of the Panel of Experts on Libya established pursuant to resolution 1973 (2011). S/2023/673 | of the Panel of Experts on Libya established pursuant to resolution | 1973 | Adrian Wilkinson
Arms Trafficking Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Landmines and Cluster Munitions Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)United States
Equipped for War: Exposing Militarized Policing in California | (AFSC | 2022 | John Lindsay-Poland
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