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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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  • The NSS and Pentagon Spending | Quincy Policy Note #20 | December 17, 2025. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • The Truth About Trump’s Monroe Doctrine Defense Strategy | Forbes | December 5, 2025. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • A 20-Year MOU With Israel Is Not in the US Interest | Stimson Center | November 25, 2025. | Elias Yousif, Rachel Stohl
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)Humanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to CiviliansArms Trade Treaty (ATT)Regional ExpertiseGlobal
  • Congress Should Push Back Against the New US-Saudi Arms Agreement | The Nation | November 24, 2025. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • At the Crossroads of Business, Human Rights and Security: Business and Human Rights in Arms Trade Governance | Business and Human Rights Journal | November 20, 2025. | Hiruni Alwishewa
    Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)United StatesHumanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to Civilians
  • The Trillion Dollar War Machine | pre-order available for November 11 | November 11, 2025. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • Arming the UAE as it Arms Atrocities in Sudan | Security Assistance Monitor Special Report | November 10, 2025. | Ari Tolany
    United StatesAsia/OceaniaHumanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to Civilians
  • TO DATE: U.S. Maritime Attacks in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific - WOLA | updated continually including strikes through May 5 | May 5, 2026. | Adam Isacson
    Latin AmericaUnited States
  • When It Comes to Buying Weapons at the Pentagon, Speed Can Kill | Forbes | November 6, 2025. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • Arms companies pay shareholders more cash than they generate | Polygraph | October 30, 2025. | Stephen Semler
    United States
  • Facts to Inform the Debate about the U.S. Government’s Anti-Drug Offensive in the Americas - WOLA | continually updated resource. (link) Also | October 29, 2025. | Adam Isacson
    Latin AmericaUnited States
  • Modernize Defense Company Reporting to Help Curb Bribery and Unscrupulous Brokers and Consultants | letter from Colby Goodman | October 27, 2025. | Colby Goodman
    United StatesAfrica
  • The Caribbean Strikes and the Collapse of Legal Oversight in U.S. Military Operations | Just Security | October 23, 2025. | Sarah Harrison
    United StatesHumanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to Civilians
  • The Caribbean Strikes and the Collapse of Legal Oversight in U.S. Military Operations | Just Security | October 23, 2025. | Sarah Harrison
    United StatesHumanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to Civilians
  • How Norway, home of the Nobel Peace Prize, profits from war in Gaza | Middle East Eye | October 9, 2025. | Andrew Feinstein, Jack Cinamon
    CorruptionUnited StatesAfrica
  • U.S. Military Aid and Arms Transfers to Israel, October 2023 – September 2025 | Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and the Costs of War project housed at Brown University | October 7, 2025. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • Mercenaries in the Battlespace: Assessing How Private Military Companies Shape Escalation Management, Deterrence, and WMD Risks | Stimson Center | October 6, 2025. | Elias Yousif, Brian Castner, Rachel Stohl
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)Humanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to CiviliansArms Trade Treaty (ATT)Regional ExpertiseGlobalSmall Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Landmines and Cluster Munitions
  • The US Military Isn’t a Political Weapon, but Trump and Hegseth Are Using It Like One | Inkstick | October 1, 2025. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • Murder by Drone: The Legal and Moral Stakes of the Caribbean Strikes | Just Security | September 17, 2025. | Annie Shiel, John Ramming Chappell
    United StatesHumanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to CiviliansExplosive Weapons in Populated Areas
  • Murder by Drone: The Legal and Moral Stakes of the Caribbean Strikes | Just Security | September 17, 2025. | Annie Shiel, John Ramming Chappell
    United StatesHumanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to CiviliansExplosive Weapons in Populated Areas
  • Think Big to Rein in the Arms Trade | Center for International Policy | September 17, 2025. | John Ramming Chappell
    United StatesHumanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to Civilians
  • Closing the Gateway and Reopening a Gap in Security Assistance Safeguards | Stimson Center | September 15, 2025. | Elias Yousif
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)Humanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to Civilians
  • The Medical Impacts of Thermobaric Weapons: A Scoping Review | Military Medicine | September 15, 2025. | Hannah Wild, Ari Tolany
    Explosive Weapons in Populated AreasHumanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to CiviliansLandmines and Cluster MunitionsUnited StatesAsia/Oceania
  • Extraordinary Sums and Privileges: U.S. Security Assistance to Israel Since October 7, 2023 | Middle East Democracy Center | September 10, 2025. | Seth Binder
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • The 2024 State Department Israel, West Bank, and Gaza Human Rights Report: A Joint Analysis from DAWN and A New Policy | DAWN and A New Policy | September 10, 2025. | Josh Paul
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
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