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Experts: A to B

Please find below a list of individuals with expertise in the arms trade, with last names starting with A and B. Inclusion in this list does not indicate agreement with or endorsement of the opinions of others. Institutional affiliation indicated for identification purposes only. Experts interested in being listed, click here.
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Abramson
Jeff Abramson Senior Fellow, Arms Control Association || Director, Forum on the Arms Trade
Arms Trade Treaty | landmines and cluster munitions | global trade data/trends
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Acheson
​Ray Acheson  Director, Reaching Critical Will, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
drones | Arms Trade Treaty | killer robots | small arms and light weapons | gender
Waleed Alhariri
Waleed Alhariri  Head of New York office, Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies
 Middle East | harm to civilians - casualties, human rights, development ​
Peter Asaro
Peter Asaro  Associate Professor, School of Media Studies, New School (New York City)
killer robots | drones | cyber
Kathi Lynn Austin
Kathi Lynn Austin  Executive Director, Conflict Awareness Project
arms trafficking | environment | harm to civilians - casualties, human rights, development 
Seth Binder
Seth Binder  Director of Advocacy, Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED)
arms sales | Middle East | security assistance
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Bolton
Matthew Breay Bolton  Director, International Disarmament Institute, Pace University
landmines and cluster munitions | killer robots | Arms Trade Treaty | CCW | harm to civilians | corruption 
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International
Abdul Rahim
Rasha Abdul Rahim  Deputy Director, Amnesty Tech, Amnesty International secretariat 
Arms Trade Treaty | drones | killer robots
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Katherine Aguirre Tobón Researcher, Igarapé Institute (Brasil) 
small arms and light weapons | Latin America | gender
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Akerstrom
Linda Åkerström  Head of Policy and Advocacy, Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) | Europe

Radhya al-Mutawakel
Radhya al-Mutawakel Chairperson and Co-founder, Mwatana for Human Rights
Middle East | harm to civilians - casualties, human rights, development ​
Alma Al-Osta
Alma Al-Osta Disarmament and Protection of Civilians Advocacy Manager, Humanity & Inclusion
landmines and cluster munitions | harm to civilians | explosive weapons in populated areas ​​
Alpers
Philip Alpers  Dir. Programmes, Centre for Armed Violence Reduction; Assoc. Prof., Univ. of Sydney  
Small arms and light weapons (SALW) | Asia (including Indo Pacific)
Aoun
Habbouba Aoun Director, Dept. of Community Engagement (Health Sciences), Univ. of Balamand
landmines and cluster munitions | Middle East
David Atwood
David Atwood  Independent expert  
Small arms and light weapons (SALW) | other instruments (PoA) | harm to civilians (SDGs) | Africa ​​
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Natalia Baez Zamudio
Natalia Báez Zamudio  Independent expert
Latin America | small arms and light weapons (SALW) | harm to civilians
Deepayan Basu Ray
Deepayan Basu Ray  Asia Pacific Director, Centre for Armed Violence Reduction
Asia | Arms Trade Treaty | global trade data/trends | harm to civilians - casualties, human rights, development
Bogati
Subindra Bogati  Founder, Nepal Peacebuilding Initiative
small arms and light weapons (SALW) | Asia | 
harm to civilians - casualties, human rights, development
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Laura Boillot
Laura Boillot  Prog. Manager, Article 36 | Coord., Intern'l Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW)
explosive weapons in populated areas | landmines and cluster munitions | harm to civilians
Bromley
Mark Bromley Director, Dual-Use and Arms Trade Control Programme, SIPRI
strategic trade control | global trade data/trends | SALW | Arms Trade Treaty | Latin America | Europe
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Butcher
Martin Butcher Policy Advisor for IHL, Conflict and Arms, Oxfam International
Arms Trade Treaty | harm to civilians - casualties, human rights, development | Europe 
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