Forum on the Arms Trade Annual Conference

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An annual convening to discuss developments, issues, and reflections on the global arms trade.

Panel 1

US Arms Sales Reform and Oversight in 2023 and Beyond (2:00 – 3:00 PM EST)

With two years remaining in the Biden administration and a changed political landscape of the 118th Congress, advocates, policymakers, and legislators alike face both challenges and opportunities in security assistance reform. Join the Forum on the Arms Trade, Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC), and the Stimson Center for a discussion of trends in security assistance and arms sales and opportunities for reform and oversight this year and beyond.

Panelists

Lora Lumpe, Chief Executive Officer, Quincy Institute 

Tess McEnery, Executive Director, Project on Middle East Democracy

Rachel Stohl, Director, Conventional Defense Program, Vice President, Stimson Center

Moderator

Ari Tolany, United States Program Manager, Center for Civilians in Conflict​​

Panel 2

Trade and Investment in Weapons, Technology, and Services Used in Repression (3:10 – 4:10 PM EST)

While discussion of the arms trade often focuses on kinetic weapons systems, there are many other weapons, technologies, and services that are traded that impact on conflict and repression, but that fall through a variety of gaps. This session, co-organized by Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic and the Forum on the Arms Trade, takes a look into developments to control such trade by multiple different actors.

Panelists

Colby Goodman, Senior Researcher, Transparency International Defence and Security

Anna Crowe, Associate Director, International Human Rights Clinic, Harvard Law School

Sam Jones, President, Heartland Initiative

Moderator

Jodi Vittori, Professor and Co-Chair, Global Politics and Security Program, Georgetown University

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