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.

Featured Publications

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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How Saudi Arabia went from pariah to patron | Responsible Statecraft | August 16, 2024. | Sarah Leah Whitson
Middle East and North Africa (MENA)United States Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
Search Documents | The Arms Trade Treaty | Arms Trade Treaty | August 15, 2024. | Colby Goodman, Jodi Vittori
United States Africa Corruption Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Monstrous Anger of the Guns: How the Global Arms Trade is Ruining the World and What We Can Do About It | Housmans Bookshop | August 12, 2024. | Andrew Feinstein
Corruption United States Africa
Arms Trade Treaty Monitor (@ArmsTreaty) on X | X (formerly Twitter) | August 9, 2024. | Colby Goodman, Jodi Vittori
United States Africa Corruption Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Anglo-Italian arms firm Leonardo embroiled in Indonesia corruption scandal | Declassified UK | August 6, 2024. | Andrew Feinstein
Corruption United States Africa
Waging the Wrong War in Yemen - Why the Houthis Cannot Be Bombed Into Submission | Foreign Affairs | August 2, 2024. | Alexandra Stark
United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Extend Your Hand': Civilian Preferences for Amends in Somalia | Center for Civilians in Conflict | August 1, 2024. | Annie Shiel
United States Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
The Killing of a Hamas Leader Is Part of a Larger War | New York Times | August 1, 2024. | Nancy Okail
Middle East and North Africa (MENA)United States Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Corruption
The State Department’s Wrong Decision to Exempt Israeli Unit from Leahy Law Ineligibility | Just Security | August 2024 | Charles (Cob) Blaha
Middle East and North Africa (MENA)United States Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
Wildlife and weapons trafficking converge in Southeast Asia | East Asia Forum | July 31, 2024. | Michael Picard
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)United States Corruption
Netanyahu’s Address to Congress Is a Campaign Rally | Foreign Policy | July 23, 2024. | Stephen Miles
United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
The State Department’s Civilian Harm Incident Response Guidance: How to Make a Good Thing Better | Just Security | July 18, 2024. | Charles (Cob) Blaha
Middle East and North Africa (MENA)United States Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
Aspirations Amidst Uncertainty: The Ten-Year US-Ukraine Security Agreement | Stimson Center | July 15, 2024. | Elias Yousif
United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
Diminishing Transparency in the US Arms Trade | Stimson Center | July 9, 2024. | Elias Yousif
United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
Former Pentagon Officials Overstate The Value Of Next Generation Technologies | Forbes | July 3, 2024. | William Hartung
United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Hiruni Alwishewa | Forum on the Arms Trade | July 3, 2024. | Natalie Davidson, Patrick Senft, Racheal Wanyana, Hiruni Alwishewa
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)United States Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons Gender Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Landmines and Cluster Munitions Arms Trafficking
Monstrous Anger of the Guns - How the Global Arms Trade is Ruining the World and What We Can Do About It | Pluto Press | July 3, 2024. | Andrew Feinstein, Anna Stavrianakis
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Europe Corruption United States Africa
Natalie Davidson | Forum on the Arms Trade | July 3, 2024. | Natalie Davidson, Patrick Senft, Racheal Wanyana, Hiruni Alwishewa
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)United States Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons Gender Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Landmines and Cluster Munitions Arms Trafficking
Patrick Senft | Forum on the Arms Trade | July 3, 2024. | Natalie Davidson, Patrick Senft, Racheal Wanyana, Hiruni Alwishewa
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)United States Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons Gender Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Landmines and Cluster Munitions Arms Trafficking
Racheal Wanyana | Forum on the Arms Trade | July 3, 2024. | Natalie Davidson, Patrick Senft, Racheal Wanyana, Hiruni Alwishewa
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)United States Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons Gender Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Landmines and Cluster Munitions Arms Trafficking
US Security Assistance to Nigeria: Civilian Protection Gaps and Opportunities | with contributions from John Ramming Chappell | July 3, 2024. | Annie Shiel, John Ramming Chappell
United States Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas
The State Department's Civilian Harm Incident Response Guidance: How to Make a Good Thing Better | Just Security | July 2024 | Charles (Cob) Blaha
Middle East and North Africa (MENA)United States Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
Philosopher Kings or New-Age Militarists? | Tom Dispatch | June 25, 2024. | William Hartung
United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Washington is not telling truth about the Gaza pier | Responsible Statecraft | June 12, 2024. | Stephen Semler
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Israel and the Leahy Law | Just Security | June 10, 2024. | Charles (Cob) Blaha
Middle East and North Africa (MENA)United States Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians