The Forum on the Arms Trade is a network of civil society experts and a point of contact for strengthening public efforts to address the humanitarian, economic and other implications of arms transfers, security assistance, and weapons use. Managed from Washington DC, the Forum provides a venue for bringing its community's wide-ranging expertise together to amplify and strengthen its work, while also offering government and media members a one-stop resource for the latest information, analysis, and best contacts. Forum-listed experts are located around the world and work on diverse topics including human rights, development, arms control, humanitarian disarmament, cybersecurity, arms and the environment, anti-corruption, and related fields.
Resource Page - Int'l Trade of Firearms & Ammunition: Move to Commerce ControlOn February 4, 2019, Congress was notified of final rules to transfer of some items on US Munitions List (USML) categories I-III to the Commerce Control List (CCL), starting a 30-day review period. Legislation to block the change has now been introduced in both the Senate and the House.
The proposed rule was published on May 24 and closed for public comment on July 9, 2018. See resource for concerns expressed and more information. 
Congressional Arms Trade Measures 2019Tracking select legislation related to arms trade, security assistance, and military support. See resource page.
U.S. Conventional Arms Transfer PolicyRevised implementation fact sheet released on Nov 8 by the U.S. Department of State. Find it on our updated resource page.
Experts PublicationsHighlighting publications in which Forum-listed experts were involved. Inclusion on the Forum on the Arms Trade expert list does not indicate agreement with or endorsement of the opinions of others.
Mary Wareham, "Deadly U.S. Applications of Artificial Intelligence," Human Rights Watch, Feb, 14, 2019.
William Hartung, "Trump's new gun export rules could aid terrorists, tyrants and criminals" CNN, Feb. 14. 2019. Anna Stavrianakis, "Why can't we talk about the UK sending arms to Yemen?" The Guardian, Feb. 11, 2019. Kate Kizer, "Congress Poised to Move Forward With Bold Agenda on Yemen," LobeLog, Feb. 8 William Hartung, “'Little Sparta': The U.S./UAE Military Alliance and the War in Yemen," Arms and Security Project, Center for International Policy, Feb. 7, 2019. Patrick Wilcken commenting on, "When arms go astray, Yemen's deadly new threat of arms diversion to militias,"Amnesty International, Feb 6, 2019. Dan Mahanty +, "Avoiding the Next Yemen: Applying Hard Lessons for Security Partnerships," Just Security, Feb. 6 Iain Overton [editor], "The reverberating effects of explosive weapon use in Syria," AOAV, Feb. 6, 2019. Daniel Mahanty +, "In Coalition Ops, Civilian Protections Are Only as Strong as the Weakest Link," Defense One, Jan 30, 2019. Allison Pytlak, "Editorial: From Making it Binding, to Making it Work," ATT Monitor Reaching Critical Will, Jan 29, 2019. Rachel Stohl +, "Lessons Learned from ATT Reporting," ATT-Baseline Assessment Project, January 2019. William Hartung +, "Has The Arms Industry Captured Trump's Pentagon," LobeLog, Jan. 29, 2019. Wim Zwijnenburg, "Environmental Monitoring of Conflicts using Sentinel-2 data," Medium.com, Jan. 28, 2019. Wim Zwijnenburg, "New report: Drones are Booming Business in the Middle East," EFAD, Jan 24, 2019. David Mahanty +, "The Sum Of All Parts: Reducing Civilian Harm in Multinational Coalition Operations," Center for Civilians in Conflict, Jan 23, 2019. View the full list of recent and past publications featuring Forum on the Arms Trade-listed experts.
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Arms Trade News(letter)Read latest newsletter, featuring new resources, publications by listed experts, plus update on humanitarian disarmament developments (Feb 15).
Notification TrackerNew FMS notifications: Feb 12 - Israel $238 million for armored personnel carrier upgrades Feb 6 - India $190 million for head-of-state aircraft protection suites (2) Jan 29 - Japan $2.15 billion for AEGIS missile systems
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"Arms Trade FAQ" videosSee transcripts and more details here.
Looking Ahead 2019Forum-listed experts examine issues in 2019 related to weapons use, the arms trade, and security assistance.
Jan 11: Explosive violence and the health challenges ahead for Syria by Iain Overton Jan 9: In 2019, Latin American Defense Industries Will Strive to Continue Replacing Out-of-Region Imports by W Alejandro Sanchez Jan 3: Improved Prospects for U.S. Arms Sales Restraint? Look to Congress by Jeff Abramson Jan 2: Milestones Ahead on Landmines and Cluster Munitions by Hector Guerra Dec 27: Solving the Rubik's cube: what's next for norms in cyber space by Allison Pytlak Dec 19: The gender and weapons nexus recognized; feminism need apply in 2019 and beyond by Ray Acheson Dec 18: U.S. Drone Policy by Rachel Stohl and Shannon Dick Dec 14: Will reckless, risky and wrong-headed UK support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen continue? by Anna Stavrianakis 
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