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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Jeff Abramson Senior Fellow, Arms Control Association
Arms Trade Treaty | landmines and cluster munitions | global trade data/trends
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​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

Adotei Akwei  Africa Advocacy Director, Amnesty International USA
Africa | harm to civilians - casualties, human rights, development
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Peter Asaro  Associate Professor, School of Media Studies, New School (New York City)
killer robots | drones | cyber

Brittany Benowitz   Independent expert
security assistance | export control, transfer policy and laws

Seth Binder  Advocacy Officer, Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED)
Middle East | security assistance
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Cole Bockenfeld  Senior Officer for Int'l Programs, Policy & Advocacy, International Rescue Committee
Middle East | arms sales (Foreign Military Financing) | harm to civilians
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Matthew Bolton  Assistant Professor of Political Science, Pace University
landmines and cluster munitions | killer robots | Arms Trade Treaty | CCW | harm to civilians | corruption 
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International

Rasha Abdul Rahim  Researcher/Adv., Arms Cntrl, Security & Human Rights, Amnesty Int'l secretariat 
Arms Trade Treaty | drones | killer robots

Alma Al-Osta Disarmament and Protection of Civilians Advocacy Manager, Humanity & Inclusion
landmines and cluster munitions | harm to civilians | explosive weapons in populated areas ​​

David Atwood  Independent expert  
Small arms and light weapons (SALW) | other instruments (PoA) | harm to civilians (SDGs) | Africa ​​

Deepayan Basu Ray  Director of Arms Control, Centre for Armed Violence Reduction
Arms Trade Treaty | global trade data/trends | harm to civilians - casualties, human rights, development
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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  Programme Manager, Article 36 | Coord., Intern'l Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW)
explosive weapons in populated areas | landmines and cluster munitions | harm to civilians

Mark Bromley Co-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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Martin Butcher Policy Advisor, Arms and Conflict, Oxfam International
Arms Trade Treaty | harm to civilians - casualties, human rights, development | Europe 
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