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Ari Tolany
Ari Tolany
Director, Security Assistance Monitor, Center for International Policy   (web)
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arms sales | security assistance | Asia | harm to civilians

Ari Tolany is the Director of the Security Assistance Monitor (SAM) program at the Center for International Policy. Previously, Tolany advocated for a more transparent and accountable arms trade as the U.S. Program Manager at the Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC). She also served as a Scoville Fellow at the Stimson Center and a Brumley Fellow at the Strauss Center for International Law & Security. She holds a B.A. in International Relations and Global Studies and an M.A. in Middle Eastern Studies, both with high honors at the University of Texas at Austin.

Recent Publications:
  • "How Israel Got an Endless Supply of U.S.-Made Smart Bombs," ​In These Times, December 4, 2023. ​
  • "Senate has two days to right Menendez’s wrongs on Egypt," Responsible Statecraft, September 29, 2023.
  • "A Decade Ago, the Obama Administration Acted When the M23 Terrorized Eastern DRC. Will Biden Do the Same?" Just Security, April 13, 2023. *
  • ​"Fact Sheet – Closing A Leahy Law Loophole" Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) and the Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC), March 28, 2023.
  • "Unpacking Biden’s Conventional Arms Transfer Policy," Lawfare, March 2, 2023. ​*
  • "The FY 2023 NDAA Falls Short on Security Assistance Oversight," Just Security, December 21, 2022.
  • "How the FY23 NDAA Can Strengthen Oversight and Transparency of U.S. Security Assistance and Civilian Harm (Part II)," Just Security, September 12, 2022.​
  • "Amid Civilian Harm Revelations, Defense Bill Takes Measured Steps on Oversight and Accountability," Just Security, December 23, 2021. *
  • "Build back better or more of the same? New arms deal to Saudi announced," Responsible Statecraft, November 5, 2021. *
  • “India’s and Pakistan’s Public Responses to the Violence in Israel and Palestine,” South Asian Voices, May 14, 2021.

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