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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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  • Arsenal of democracy'? Arms makers the only winners in Ukraine | Responsible Statecraft | February 24, 2026. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • Understanding the Evolution and Emerging Volatility of US Arms Transfer Policies | Stimson Center | February 19, 2026. | Elias Yousif, Rachel Stohl
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)Humanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to CiviliansArms Trade Treaty (ATT)Regional ExpertiseGlobal
  • US Conventional Arms Transfer Policy | Stimson Center | February 19, 2026. | Elias Yousif, Rachel Stohl
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)Humanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to CiviliansArms Trade Treaty (ATT)Regional ExpertiseGlobal
  • Trump is privatizing US imperialism: His Board of Peace is the next step | The Hill | February 18, 2026. | Nancy Okail
    Middle East and North Africa (MENA)United StatesHumanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to CiviliansCorruption
  • Don’t Let Boat Strikes Fade Into the Background - WOLA | podcast (link) and "The “boat strikes” are still happening. Five things you need to know | February 13, 2026. | Adam Isacson
    Latin AmericaUnited States
  • The "boat strikes" are still happening. Five things you need to know.  - WOLA | podcast (link) and "The “boat strikes” are still happening. Five things you need to know | February 13, 2026. | Adam Isacson
    Latin AmericaUnited States
  • The “America First Arms Transfer Strategy | Reorders US Arms Transfer Priorities | February 12, 2026. | Elias Yousif, Rachel Stohl
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)Humanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to CiviliansArms Trade Treaty (ATT)Regional ExpertiseGlobal
  • Congress Must Stop Latest Trump Weapons Giveaway to Israel | The IMEU | February 10, 2026. | Josh Ruebner
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • Can Emerging Military Tech Firms Provide A Better Defense For Less? | Forbes | February 8, 2026. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • Closing Plenary: Can Arms Trade Bring About Peace? | Proceedings of the ASIL Annual Meeting | February 4, 2026. | León Castellanos-Jankiewicz, Eric Woods, Robert Muggah, Josh Paul
    United StatesEuropeMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Latin AmericaHumanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to CiviliansSmall Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)GlobalArms Trafficking
  • Haiti’s Political Crisis Deepens Amid a Slide Into Criminal Governance | Proceedings of the ASIL Annual Meeting | February 4, 2026. | León Castellanos-Jankiewicz, Eric Woods, Robert Muggah, Josh Paul
    United StatesEuropeMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Latin AmericaHumanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to CiviliansSmall Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)GlobalArms Trafficking
  • Made in the USA: How American-Built Weapons Have Wrought Destruction in Gaza | Bellingcat | February 4, 2026. | Eric Woods
    United StatesEurope
  • Commentary: $1.5 trillion for the Pentagon is a recipe for waste and fraud | Tribune News Service | February 3, 2026. | Eric Woods, William Hartung
    United StatesEuropeMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • The Board of Peace: A Return to a Failed Approach | The American Conservative | February 1, 2026. | Annelle Sheline
    Middle East and North Africa (MENA)United States
  • Attrition, Not Victory | Riddle | January 30, 2026. | Eric Woods
    United StatesEurope
  • Known Lethal U.S. Attacks on Civilian Vessels in the Caribbean | updated continually. (link) -- See also WOLA Podcast "U.S. Military Attacks Inside Colombia and Mexico: A Conversation We’re Actually Having | January 28, 2026. | Adam Isacson
    Latin AmericaUnited States
  • Does America Have a Defense Strategy? | Forbes | January 26, 2026. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • Emerging Trends in the Trump Approach to Security Cooperation | Stimson Center | January 26, 2026. | Elias Yousif, Rachel Stohl
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)Humanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to CiviliansArms Trade Treaty (ATT)Regional ExpertiseGlobal
  • Official US Govt reports contradict Mike Waltz's rants against UNRWA | Responsible Statecraft | January 26, 2026. | Josh Ruebner
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • Venezuela, the Revival of Regime Change | TomDispatch | January 22, 2026. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • How much aid has the US given Israel? | Polygraph | January 20, 2026. | Stephen Semler
    United States
  • The reality of Trump’s cartoonish $1.5 trillion DOD budget proposal | Responsible Statecraft | January 8, 2026. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle 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 RightsHarm to CiviliansUnited States
  • Western Political Myths of War: Implications for Global Weapon Governance | Springer | 2026 | Gabriel Mondragon Toledo
    Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)United StatesHumanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to CiviliansOther International Instruments
  • Why the US Shouldn’t Pledge Long-Term Military Support for Israel | National Interest | December 30, 2025. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
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