Category Archives: Arms Trade

New York Jury Convicts Viktor Bout

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

By Xiaodon Liang and Daryl G. Kimball After two days of deliberations, a New York jury has convicted Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout on multiple conspiracy charges that could lead to his life imprisonment. Bout was found guilty of conspiring … Continue reading →

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Viktor Bout and the Tools Needed to Fight Arms Trafficking

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

By Xiaodon Liang Next week, the world’s most notorious arms trafficker, Viktor Bout, will go on trial in New York. Bout’s case underscores the urgent need for stronger national and international efforts to curb illicit gun running and conventional arms … Continue reading →

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Left Hand Tussles With Right as U.S. Arms Persian Gulf States

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

By Xiaodon Liang As the Libyan summer gives way to an autumn of uncertainty in the Middle East, memories of the policy inconsistencies brought to light by the Arab Spring have apparently faded entirely from the minds of U.S. arms … Continue reading →

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India Nuclear Deal: Dumb and Dumber

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

By Daryl G. Kimball One of the chief proponents of the disastrous 2008 civil nuclear trade exemption for India, Ashley Tellis, is apparently a bit sour about this week’s announcement from the Indian government that it will pursue the purchase … Continue reading →

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Human Rights Report Release: A Moment to Reflect on U.S. Arms Policy

Posted on April 8, 2011 by

By Jeff Abramson In a live broadcast at 11:30 this morning, the State Department will release its annual human rights report. Among many hopes of what will become of this important yearly assessment, one is that it will spur an … Continue reading →

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Middle East Arms Trade: Yemen

Posted on April 6, 2011 by

By Xiaodon Liang On April 3 the New York Times published a news story citing U.S. administration officials that stated the United States had over the past week adopted a new position calling for the departure from office of Ali … Continue reading →

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Arab Spring: A Wake Up Call on U.S. Arms Policy

Posted on March 31, 2011 by

By Jeff Abramson As President Obama openly ponders whether to arm rebels in Libya and the media is reporting that the CIA is already on the ground to potentially support that cause, attention is now focused on Libya. But one … Continue reading →

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Update: U.S.-Libya Arms Trade

Posted on March 4, 2011 by

In a February 3 post, Arms Exporters React to Middle East Unrest , Arms Control Now noted that the United States had not sold military goods to Libya and had maintained a unilateral embargo on arms sales to Col. Gaddafi’s … Continue reading →

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Following the ATT debate

Posted on March 1, 2011 by

By Jeff Abramson (blogging from the UN) Today is the second day of a week of discussion at the UN on creating a legally binding Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). For a number of years, the Arms Control Association has been … Continue reading →

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Arms Exporters React to Middle East Unrest

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

By Xiaodon Liang Arms suppliers have scrambled to readjust their export policies in the face of political unrest against client governments in the Middle East and North Africa. Germany, France, and the United Kingdom, the three largest exporters of arms … Continue reading →

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