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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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Making a Killing: How the West Profits From Slaughter in Gaza and Yemen

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  • The Results of Russia’s Crawling Summer Offensives | Riddle | September 4, 2025. | Eric Woods, Laura Varella
    GenderAI/Autonomous and Emerging WeaponsExplosive Weapons in Populated AreasArms Trade Treaty (ATT)EuropeUnited States
  • Labour must not award Elbit a £2 billion military deal | Declassified UK | August 28, 2025. | Paul Holden, Andrew Feinstein
    CorruptionUnited StatesAfrica
  • Oshkosh Hypocrisy: Corporate Ethics in the Age of Gaza | Disarming Humorist substack | August 28, 2025. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • Should the U.S. Government Take a Share in Lockheed Martin? | Forbes | August 26, 2025. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • We Have a Trillion Dollar Pentagon Budget. Now What? | Forbes | August 25, 2025. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • Does the House have the grit to 'Block the Bombs' to Israel? | Responsible Statecraft | August 21, 2025. | Annie Shiel
    United StatesExplosive Weapons in Populated AreasHumanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to Civilians
  • Urban Deployments Raise Questions: What Is The U.S. Military For? | Forbes | August 16, 2025. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • Accountability for War Crimes in Gaza: Where We Are | Arab Center Washington DC | August 13, 2025. | Sarah Leah Whitson
    Middle East and North Africa (MENA)United StatesHumanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to Civilians
  • Australia's part in Israel's weapons supply chain | ABC Radio National | August 8, 2025. | Josh Paul
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • Palantir: As Revenues Rise, Controversy Grows | Forbes | August 7, 2025. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • Arming Israel’s Atrocities in Gaza | Security Assistance Monitor Special Report | August 6, 2025. | Ari Tolany
    United StatesAsia/OceaniaHumanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to Civilians
  • The Silver Shield Act: A Bill to Track Misuse of American Weapons | Just Security | July 29, 2025. | John Ramming Chappell
    United StatesHumanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to Civilians
  • Entering a Golden Age for War Profiteers | Tom Dispatch | July 27, 2025. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • Billions for weapons, rather than troops, won’t make us safer | Los Angeles Times | July 22, 2025. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • New House Bill Would Increase Risks of U.S. Arms Sales Harming Critical U.S. Foreign Policy Goals | Transparency International USA | July 22, 2025. | Colby Goodman
    United StatesAfrica
  • Congress poised to do less oversight on arms sales | Responsible Statecraft | July 18, 2025. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • Wear the war machine with Lockheed Martin merch | Responsible Statecraft | July 16, 2025. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • We Are Wittingly Fooling Ourselves About Trump’s Attack on Iran | The New Republic | July 4, 2025. | Nancy Okail
    Middle East and North Africa (MENA)United StatesHumanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to CiviliansCorruption
  • If Starmer's Labour proscribes Palestine Action, none of us will be safe | Middle East Eye | July 2, 2025. | Andrew Feinstein
    CorruptionUnited StatesAfrica
  • Feeding the Warfare State | TomDispatch | July 1, 2025. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • Beyond legacy weapons: South East Asia’s illicit arms trade is diversifying | Global Initiative Against Organized Crime | June 25, 2025. | Natalie Briggs, Michael Picard
    Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)GenderArms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International InstrumentsUnited StatesCorruption
  • Weapons without Consequences: How the Global Arms Trade Undermines the Protection of Civilians | IPI Global Observatory | June 17, 2025. | John Ramming Chappell
    United StatesHumanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to Civilians
  • Don’t Get Dragged into a War with Iran | National Interest | June 16, 2025. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • Trump Sending Marines To LA Raises Legal Concerns About U.S. Military | Forbes | June 11, 2025. | William Hartung
    United StatesMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • How the Proposed State Department Reorganization Guts U.S. Human Rights Diplomacy | Just Security | June 6, 2025. | Charles (Cob) Blaha
    Middle East and North Africa (MENA)United StatesHumanitarian Law/Human RightsHarm to Civilians
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