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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Supranational small arms control and the challenges of dichotomization | Journal of Conflict and Security Law | Volume 29, No. 3 | Hiruni Alwishewa
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Trump Administration Conflicts-of-Interest Will Pose a Challenge For Congress | Forbes | December 23, 2024. | William Hartung
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The Hidden Costs: Transparency and the US Arms Trade | Stimson Center | December 16, 2024. | Elias Yousif
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The US State Department Should Prioritize the Human Rights Reporting Gateway | Just Security | December 16, 2024. | John Ramming Chappell
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Tracking the leakage of German assault rifles in Philippines | Asia Times | December 14, 2024. | Michael Picard
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A Model Leahy Law Legal Memo on Assistance to Israeli Security Forces | Just Security | December 12, 2024. | Sarah Harrison
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Broken Promises: Biden’s Retreat from Saudi Arabia Accountability | Middle East Democracy Center | December 10, 2024. | Seth Binder
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Biden to Continue Arming Israel Despite Insufficient Aid to Gaza | Arms Control Today | December 9, 2024. | Michael Klare
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UN Moves to Expand Autonomous Weapons Discussions | Arms Control Today | December 9, 2024. | Michael Klare
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America Is Cursed by a Foreign Policy of Nostalgia | Foreign Affairs | December 3, 2024. | Nancy Okail
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The low hanging DOGE fruit at the Pentagon for Elon and Vivek | Responsible Statecraft | December 3, 2024. | William Hartung
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The State Department Should Prioritize the Human RIghts Reporting Gateway | Just Security | December 2024 | Charles (Cob) Blaha
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Can the UK kick its addiction to Middle East arms sales? | (link) Shana Marshall | November 26, 2024. | Shana Marshall, Ruth Rohde
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Raytheon’s Dirty Business in Qatar (Sham Contracts) | Arms Trade Corruption Tracker | November 26, 2024. | Shana Marshall, Sahar Vardi, Ruth Rohde
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Raytheon’s Dirty Business in Qatar (The Qatari Agent) | (link) Shana Marshall | November 26, 2024. | Shana Marshall, Ruth Rohde
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The Role of the Gulf States in Expanded Weapons Production in the Global South | (link) Shana Marshall | November 26, 2024. | Shana Marshall, Ruth Rohde
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US Arms Transfers to the Middle East: Challenges of Change | (link) Shana Marshall | November 26, 2024. | Shana Marshall, Ruth Rohde
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Addressing the Human Rights Risks of Financing the Arms Industry: Insights from Banks’ Corporate Policies | Business and Human Rights Journal | November 25, 2024. | Hiruni Alwishewa
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Donald Trump Re-Meets the World | Democracy: A Journal of Ideas | November 25, 2024. | Nancy Okail
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Israel’s US-backed starvation policy in Gaza: Assessing Biden Administration's Failed Humanitarian Ultimatum to Israel | Security in Context | November 25, 2024. | Stephen Semler
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Fix the Arms Transfer Enterprise: How President Trump can re-orient the U.S. arms trade to deliver stronger returns for U.S. interests | Stimson Center | November 20, 2024. | Elias Yousif, Rachel Stohl
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Human Rights Due Diligence for Arms Companies: Lessons from Supply Chain Regulations | European Journal of Risk Regulation | November 15, 2024. | Hiruni Alwishewa
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Will the Department of Government Efficiency Tackle the Pentagon? | Forbes | November 14, 2024. | William Hartung
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El negocio de la letalidad: el tráfico de armas a México | Instituto Matías Romero | November 7, 2024. | León Castellanos-Jankiewicz, John Lindsay-Poland, Eugenio Weigend Vargas, Carlos Pérez Ricart
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Big tech isn't gonna solve our problems | Responsible Statecraft | November 6, 2024. | William Hartung
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