Brittany Benowitz
Independent expert
phone: (202) 662-1743
Independent expert
phone: (202) 662-1743
security assistance | export control, transfer policy and laws
Brittany Benowitz in an independent legal expert on human rights and the arms trade. Prior to 2012, she served for four years as a defense advisor to a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. In that capacity, she conducted oversight of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and monitored U.S. counterterrorism, foreign assistance, arms control and security sector reform policies. She has worked on litigation in civil and criminal courts both in the United States and abroad and conducted human rights investigations in Latin America, Eastern Europe and South Asia. Benowitz has also monitored the impact of the Export Control Reform Initiative and commercial arms exports on human rights, as well as and humanitarian law violations committed by recipients of U.S. security assistance and private security contractors. She received her juris doctor from the Washington College of Law at American University.
Brittany Benowitz in an independent legal expert on human rights and the arms trade. Prior to 2012, she served for four years as a defense advisor to a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. In that capacity, she conducted oversight of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and monitored U.S. counterterrorism, foreign assistance, arms control and security sector reform policies. She has worked on litigation in civil and criminal courts both in the United States and abroad and conducted human rights investigations in Latin America, Eastern Europe and South Asia. Benowitz has also monitored the impact of the Export Control Reform Initiative and commercial arms exports on human rights, as well as and humanitarian law violations committed by recipients of U.S. security assistance and private security contractors. She received her juris doctor from the Washington College of Law at American University.
Recent Publications:
- "How the U.N. Can Help Prevent the Spread of Proxy Conflicts," Just Security, May 27, 2020.
- "How States Supporting Armed Proxies Can Reduce Civilian Casualties and Protracted Hostilities," Just Security, May 20, 2020.
- "Why No One Ever Wins a Proxy War," Just Security, May 11, 2020.
- "Time to Get a Handle on America’s Conduct of Proxy Warfare," Lawfare, April 9, 2020.
- "Why Support for U.N.-backed Anti-Corruption Commission in Guatemala is Vital to U.S. Interests," Just Security, Sept. 24, 2018.