From Gaza to Ukraine to the South China Sea, the arms trade continues to have profound—and oftentimes devastating—implications for global peace, security, and the economy. Join the Stimson Center and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute …
As Washington delivers military aid to Israel, Stimson experts explore 70 years of a partnership underwritten by billions in arms transfers and security assistance
Read the full issue brief: Distributed Ledger Technology for Arms Control and Management. The global arms trade is a vast, dynamic, and complex enterprise, with numerous actors in multiple countries involved in facilitating the transfer of conventional …
Published September 7, 2023 / Held September 27, 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
To better understand the American public’s perspectives on the questions of security accountability at home and abroad, Center for Civilians In Conflict (CIVIC) and the Stimson Center commissioned YouGov to conduct a nationally representative survey ba …
The war in Ukraine has caused a dramatic acceleration of arms transfer decisions in Europe and the United States, which is taking place alongside other dynamics affecting the supply of major arms worldwide. Join the Stimson Center and the Stockholm Int …
Accountable state security institutions are a cornerstone of good governance. For civilian victims and survivors of harm, accountability can reaffirm their humanity, promote healing, and reduce the likelihood that harm will recur in the future. Yet all too often, accountability for harm remains elusive.
Join the Stimson Center in hosting Deputy Assistant Secretaries of State Mira Resnick and Christopher Le Mon to discuss the Biden administration’s new Conventional Arms Transfer Policy. The event will feature an expert discussion on the details of the …
Read the full issue brief, “If we don’t sell it, someone else will:” Dependence & Influence in US Arms Transfers. “If we don’t sell them arms, someone else will,” has become a well-known refrain in the arms trade world, implying that partners cut o …
Accountability is a fundamental tenet of democratic governance and carries especially profound consequences in the context of a state’s security institutions. Shortcomings in the accountability practices of US security institutions, from domestic law e …
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 ch …
Published February 3, 2023 / Held February 21, 2023
In the year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States has undertaken the largest military assistance enterprise of the 21st century, providing Kyiv with more than $27.2 billion in defense equipment and aid. With the approaching spring expec …
Published January 30, 2023 / Held February 22, 2023