Regional Expertise

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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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ReArm Europe and the Rule of Law

European Defence & Security Law & Policy Quarterly | August 27, 2026.

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Does America Have a Defense Strategy? | Forbes | January 26, 2026. | William Hartung
United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Emerging Trends in the Trump Approach to Security Cooperation | Stimson Center | January 26, 2026. | Elias Yousif, Rachel Stohl
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Emerging Trends in the Trump Approach to Security Cooperation | Stimson Center | January 26, 2026. | Elias Yousif, Rachel Stohl
United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Regional Expertise Global
Emerging Trends in the Trump Approach to Security Cooperation | Stimson Center | January 26, 2026. | Elias Yousif, Rachel Stohl
United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Regional Expertise Global
Emerging Trends in the Trump Approach to Security Cooperation | Stimson Center | January 26, 2026. | Elias Yousif, Rachel Stohl
United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Regional Expertise Global
Nigeria’s Engagement with Türkiye Signals Defence Diversification | Voice of Nigeria | January 26, 2026. | Dickson Orji
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Africa Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
Official US Govt reports contradict Mike Waltz's rants against UNRWA | Responsible Statecraft | January 26, 2026. | Josh Ruebner
United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Official US Govt reports contradict Mike Waltz's rants against UNRWA | Responsible Statecraft | January 26, 2026. | Josh Ruebner
United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
A Broken Global Order – Long Before Trump | SANE Policy Institute | January 22, 2026. | Cesar Jaramillo
Global AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
Venezuela, the Revival of Regime Change | TomDispatch | January 22, 2026. | William Hartung
United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Venezuela, the Revival of Regime Change | TomDispatch | January 22, 2026. | William Hartung
United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
How much aid has the US given Israel? | Polygraph | January 20, 2026. | Stephen Semler
United States
Countries Leave Mine Ban Treaty | Arms Control Today | January 16, 2026. | Jeff Abramson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Global Landmines and Cluster Munitions
The reality of Trump’s cartoonish $1.5 trillion DOD budget proposal | Responsible Statecraft | January 8, 2026. | William Hartung
United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
The reality of Trump’s cartoonish $1.5 trillion DOD budget proposal | Responsible Statecraft | January 8, 2026. | William Hartung
United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
This is Not the Time to Relax the Rules on U.S. Firearms Exports | Right Here and Now Blog | January 7, 2026. | Amanda Klasing
Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians United States
5 scenarios for a post-Maduro Venezuela — and what they could signal to the wider region | The Conversation | January 3, 2026. | Robert Muggah
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Latin America Global Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Arms Trafficking
5 scenarios for a post-Maduro Venezuela — and what they could signal to the wider region | The Conversation | January 3, 2026. | Robert Muggah
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Latin America Global Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Arms Trafficking
Western Political Myths of War: Implications for Global Weapon Governance | Springer | 2026 | Gabriel Mondragon Toledo
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)United States Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Other International Instruments
Why the US Shouldn’t Pledge Long-Term Military Support for Israel | National Interest | December 30, 2025. | William Hartung
United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Why the US Shouldn’t Pledge Long-Term Military Support for Israel | National Interest | December 30, 2025. | William Hartung
United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
The NSS and Pentagon Spending | Quincy Policy Note #20 | December 17, 2025. | William Hartung
United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
The NSS and Pentagon Spending | Quincy Policy Note #20 | December 17, 2025. | William Hartung
United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
The politicization of export controls and its impacts on arms industry supply chains: The case of Australia | SIPRI | December 5, 2025. | Giovanna Maletta
Europe Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Other International Instruments
The Truth About Trump’s Monroe Doctrine Defense Strategy | Forbes | December 5, 2025. | William Hartung
United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)