Stimson’s Conventional Defense Program seeks to reduce risk and minimize harm associated with the global arms trade. Reducing illicit arms trafficking and irresponsible weapons trade increases stability and security, upholds the values of human rights, protects civilians, and promotes multilateral cooperation. Stimson focuses on the U.S. and international arms trade, the export and use of armed drones, the provision of military assistance to governments using and supporting the use of child soldiers, and the development of international norms and standards to regulate the trade in and use of conventional weapons.
As Ukraine begins a much anticipated offensive, a look at U.S. military aid and how it must evolve to endure.
May 30, 2023
25 years after Washington briefly ended security cooperation with India and Pakistan over their tit-for-tat nuclear testing, a look at the U.S. arms relationship with both countries
May 25, 2023
New reports offer a roadmap for how Biden can strengthen U.S. child soldier prevention in the months ahead
April 7, 2023
A compilation of key child soldier-related language excerpted from the 2022 Human Rights Reports
April 7, 2023
Elaborating the thematic issue of the Ninth Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty
April 4, 2023
With the tenth anniversary of the treaty’s adoption upon us, the Biden Administration has no excuse to delay action on the ATT
April 3, 2023
Some of the assumptions that underpin this familiar refrain don’t hold water
March 30, 2023
Examining assumptions about dependence and influence in the U.S. security cooperation enterprise
March 30, 2023
