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Conventional Arms

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Supporting effective implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty

Examining the nexus between arms sales, military assistance, and the recruitment and use of child soldiers around the world

Drones

Promoting an effective, transparent, and accountable US drone policy and responsible international standards guiding drone transfers and use

Managing the Arms Trade

Promoting long-term stability and security through responsible arms sales and advancing transparent and accountable policies and processes for arms transfer decisions

Strengthening Arms and Dual-Use Trade Controls

Identifying common implementation good practices by crosswalking trade control regimes for conventional defense and dual use CBRN items

Recent Publications

Report

Brainstorming Workshop on “The Role of Interagency Cooperation in Effective Implementation of Arms Trade Treaty Provisions”

Highlighting key discussion points and issues for consideration to advance the priority theme of the Tenth Conference of States Parties to the ATT

Ryan Fletcher • Rachel Stohl

Commentary

Why Can’t We Get Civilian Harm Right?

While the Department of Defense needs to develop concepts that narrowly detail civilian harm, they also need to match reality on the ground

Loren Voss

Commentary

Ukraine Risks Revisited

A look back on U.S. military assistance to Ukraine and how the risks may evolve going forward two years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Elias Yousif • Rachel Stohl

Feature

Waiving Away the Problem

Leveraging new data to examine the nexus between U.S. arms sales, military assistance, and child soldiers

Ryan Fletcher • Rachel Stohl • Caitlin Goodman

Commentary

Turning a Second Blind Eye

A look at how a bill raising the value threshold for arms sales notifications poses a risk to congressional and public oversight

Elias Yousif • Ari Tolany

Commentary

A Primer on the Emergency Declaration for Arms Transfers to Israel

What the Biden administration's emergency arms sales to Israel say about congressional oversight

Elias Yousif

Commentary

Commemorating 75 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by Committing to a More Responsible Arms Trade

Considering the importance of a more responsible, restrained, and arms trade on the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Elias Yousif • Ryan Fletcher • Rachel Stohl

Commentary

Law and Policy Guide to US Arms Transfers to Israel

A guide to the humanitarian law conditions on U.S. arms sales and security assistance to Israel

Elias Yousif • John Ramming Chappell • Annie Shiel...

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Experts

Verity Coyle

Senior Advisor and Nonresident Fellow

Roberto Dondisch

Distinguished Fellow

Rachel Stohl

Senior Vice President of Research Programs

Loren Voss

Nonresident Fellow

Elias Yousif

Research Analyst

Events

Past
Event

Security at Arm’s Length: Global Arms Trade Implications for Peace, Security, and the Economy

Online Only

Past
Event

Taking Stock of US Child Soldier Prevention Efforts

Online or In-Person

Past
Event

Arms Trade Treaty Reporting in the Shadow of Ukraine

Online Only

Past
Event

Securing a Sustainable Future For All: A Conversation with Ambassador Bonnie Denise Jenkins

Online or In-Person

Past
Event

Cooperative Threat and Risk Reduction in a New Global Context

In-Person

Past
Event

Exploring Distributed Ledger Technology for Managing the Global Conventional Arms Trade

Online Only

Past
Event

International Arms Trade in a Time of Global Upheaval

Online Only

Past
Event

The Biden Administration’s New US Conventional Arms Transfer Policy

Online Only

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