Conventional Arms Research • Stimson Center

Taking Stock of the Arms Trade Treaty

Examining trends, challenges, and opportunities to strengthen implementation of the ATT, with a focus on transparency and reporting

Rachel Stohl • Ryan Fletcher • Elias Yousif

Commentary

Why is the Biden Administration Still Silent on Arms Trade Treaty?

For the United States to remain on the sidelines of a treaty it helped negotiate and that is in the U.S. interest is inconsistent with those values and commitment.

Rachel Stohl

Commentary

Under Caution: Assessing Arms Transfer Risk in Ukraine

Those providing assistance to Ukraine should consider the immediate and long-term security implications of arms transfer decisions.

Elias Yousif • Rachel Stohl

Commentary

NATO’s Frontline – How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine is Shaping Security Cooperation with the Baltics

An overview of the expanding security partnership between the U.S. and Baltics as the West confronts Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Elias Yousif

Report

Taking Stock of ATT Initial Reports (2022)

Examining trends and challenges from the first six years of ATT initial reporting and identifying opportunities to enhance transparency efforts

Rachel Stohl • Ryan Fletcher • Shannon Dick

Report

Taking Stock of ATT Annual Reports (2022)

Examining trends and challenges from the first six years of ATT annual reporting and identifying opportunities to enhance transparency efforts

Rachel Stohl • Ryan Fletcher • Shannon Dick

Commentary

Twenty Years of Stopping the Use of Child Soldiers

Reflecting on U.S. child soldier prevention efforts on the twentieth anniversary of the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict

Ryan Fletcher

Commentary

U.S. Military Assistance to Ukraine

As Russian troops mass on Ukraine’s eastern border, an overview of the short but substantial U.S. military aid relationship with Kyiv

Elias Yousif