Experts

Please find below a list of individuals with expertise in the arms trade. 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.

Washington DC based

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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Seth Binder  Director of Advocacy, Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED)
arms sales | Middle East | security assistance
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Jordan Cohen  Policy Analyst, Cato Institute
global trade data/trends | arms sales | Middle East

Dan Gettinger Director of Publications and Communications, Vertical Flight Society
drones
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Natalie Goldring UN Consultant, Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy
arms sales | small arms and light weapons (SALW) | Arms Trade Treaty | other instruments
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Colby Goodman Senior Consultant, Transparency International Defence & Security
security assistance | export control, transfer policy and laws | Africa
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Lisa Haugaard Executive Director, Latin America Working Group (LAWG)
Latin America | security assistance | harm to civilians​
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Adam Isacson Snr. Assoc. of Regional Security Policy, Washington Office of Latin America (WOLA)
Latin America | security assistance 
 

Daryl G. Kimball  Executive Director, Arms Control Association
​arms sales | landmines and cluster munitions

Matt Korda  Senior Research Associate, Federation of American Scientists
drones | defense industry

William F. Kullman  Independent expert
small arms and light weapons (SALW) |  other instruments

Shana Marshall   Assoc. Dir. & Asst. Res. Prof., Inst. for Middle East Studies, George Washington U.
Middle East | corruption | defense industry | arms sales

Ivan Marques IANSA Managing Director
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) | Latin America | small arms and light weapons (SALW) | harm to civilians
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Stephen Miles  President, Win Without War 
arms sales | defense industry | Middle East 

Amy Nelson Research Fellow, National Defense University ||  Research Associate, Univ. of Maryland
international instruments | export control, transfer policy and laws | strategic trade control
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Nancy Okail President and CEO, Center for Intarnational Policy
Middle East | arms sales | security assistance | harm to civilians | corruption

Scott Paul   Senior Manager, Humanitarian Policy, Oxfam America  
harm to civilians - casualties, human rights, development | Middle East (Yemen)
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Michael Picard Independent Expert
Small arms and light weapons (SALW) | defense industry | corruption

Josh Ruebner  Director of Government Relations, Institute for Middle East Understanding
arms sales (Israel) | security assistance (Palestinian Authority) | Middle East
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Wilder Alejandro Sanchez  Independent expert ​
Latin America | defense industry | drones
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Stephen Semler  ​Co-Founder, Security Policy Reform Institute 
security assistance | defense industry

Annie Shiel US Advocacy Director, Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC)
arms sales | security assistance | explosive weapons in populated areas | harm to civilians
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Nate Smith   Co-Chair, Military, Security and Policy Co-Group, Amnesty International USA
arms sales | export control, transfer policy and laws | harm to civilians 

Alexandra Stark Associate Policy Researcher at the RAND Corporation 
arms sales | security assistance | Middle East ​

Rachel Stohl Vice President of Research Programs, Stimson Center
Arms Trade Treaty | drones | US policy and practice | global trade data/trends | child soldiers
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Ari Tolany United States Program Manager, Center for Civilians in Conflict​​
arms sales | security assistance | Asia | harm to civilians

A. Trevor Thrall   Associate Professor, George Mason University  ||  Senior Fellow, Cato Institute
​arms sales

Jodi Vittori   Professor, Georgetown Univ. School of Foreign Service  ||  Fellow, Carnegie Endow.
​corruption | defense industry | Middle East
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Anne-Charlotte Merrell Wetterwik Independent expert
strategic trade control | export control, transfer policy and laws | Arms Trade Treaty | defense industry

Sarah Leah Whitson  Executive Director, Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN)
Middle East | arms sales | Harm to civilians - casualties, human rights, development
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Sarah (Holewinski) Yager  Washington Director, Human Rights Watch
harm to civilians - casualties, human rights, development | security assistance | arms sales​

Elias Yousif  Research Analyst, Conventional Defense Program, Stimson Center
security assistance | Middle East | harm to civilians - casualties, human rights, development ​
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US - based outside Washington DC

Ray Acheson  Director, Reaching Critical Will, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
drones | Arms Trade Treaty | killer robots | explosive weapons in populated areas | gender | CCW

Waleed Alhariri  Head of New York office, Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies
 Middle East | harm to civilians - casualties, human rights, development ​​

Peter Asaro  Associate Professor, School of Media Studies, New School (New York City)
killer robots | drones | cyber

Kathi Lynn Austin  Executive Director, Conflict Awareness Project
arms trafficking | environment | harm to civilians - casualties, human rights, development 

Matthew Breay Bolton  Director, International Disarmament Institute, Pace University
landmines and cluster munitions | killer robots | Arms Trade Treaty | CCW | harm to civilians | environment
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Brian Castner  Senior Crisis Advisor, Amnesty International
small arms and light weapons (SALW) | landmines and cluster munitions | harm to civilians
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Anna Crowe Associate Dir, Int'l Human Rights Clinic, and Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School
Arms Trade Treaty | harm to civilians - casualties, human rights, development ​

Bonnie Docherty Dir, ACCPI, Int'l Hmn Rights Clinic, Harvard Law; Snr Rsrcher, HRW 
​killer robots | landmines, cluster munitions | harm to civilians | CCW | explosive weapons in populated areas
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Cindy Ebbs  Acting Co-Director, Control Arms
Arms Trade Treaty

​Jennifer L. Erickson Associate Professor of Political Science and Int'l Studies, Boston College
arms sales | Arms Trade Treaty | other instruments ​

Denise Garcia Associate Prof. of Political Science and International Affairs, Northeastern University
Arms Trade Treaty | international instruments
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William Hartung Senior Research Fellow, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
defense industry (and offsets) | export control | F-35 | security assistance | Middle East
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Alexandra Hiniker ​Independent expert
landmines/cluster munitions | Asia | Middle East

Michael Klare Senior Visiting Fellow, Arms Control Association
arms sales | killer robots | drones | Asia

Edward J. Laurance Former Professor, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
small arms and light weapons (SALW) | harm to civilians | international instruments
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John Lindsay-Poland Coordinator, Project to Stop US Arms to Mexico
Latin America | security assistance 

Jen Spindel   Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of New Hampshire
global trade data/trends | arms sales | cyber
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Eugenio Weigend Vargas Research Fellow, Inst. for Firearm Injury Prevention, Univ. Michigan 
Small arms and light weapons (SALW) | Latin America | arms trafficking ​

Katherine Young  Research & Monitoring Coordinator, Explosive Weapons Monitor
explosive weapons in populated areas | Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) | harm to civilians

International

Rasha Abdul Rahim  Deputy Director, Amnesty Tech, Amnesty International secretariat 
Arms Trade Treaty | drones | killer robots

Vidya Abhayagunawarden   Coordinator, Forum on Disarmament and Development, Sri Lanka 
Arms Trade Treaty | small arms and light weapons | landmines and cluster munitions

Katherine Aguirre Tobón Researcher, Igarapé Institute (Brasil) 
small arms and light weapons | Latin America | gender

Linda Åkerström   Head of Policy and Advocacy, Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) | Europe

Radhya al-Mutawakel Chairperson and Co-founder, Mwatana for Human Rights
Middle East | harm to civilians - casualties, human rights, development 

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

Philip Alpers  Dir. Programmes, Centre for Armed Violence Reduction; Assoc. Prof., Univ. of Sydney  
Small arms and light weapons (SALW) | Asia (including Indo Pacific)​

Habbouba Aoun Director, Dept. of Community Engagement (Health Sciences), Univ. of Balamand
landmines and cluster munitions | Middle East

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

Natalia Báez Zamudio  Independent expert
Latin America | small arms and light weapons (SALW) | harm to civilians - human rights
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Deepayan Basu Ray  Independent expert
Asia | Arms Trade Treaty | global trade data/trends | harm to civilians

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  Prog. 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 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 for IHL, Conflict and Arms, Oxfam International
Arms Trade Treaty | harm to civilians - casualties, human rights, development | Europe 
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León Castellanos-Jankiewicz Researcher, Asser Inst. for Int'l and European Law, The Hague
Arms Trade Treaty | strategic trade control | Latin America | Europe | harm to civilians

Thompson Chengeta  European Council Research Fellow, University of Southampton
killer robots  | drones

Purna Shova Chitrakar Founder, Ban Landmines Campaign Nepal (NCBL)
landmines and cluster munitions | Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) | Asia 

Helen Close  Research Associate, Omega Research Foundation
harm to civilians | global trade data/trends | other instruments
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Magda Coss Nogueda  Independent expert
small arms and light weapons (SALW) | Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) | ​gender | Latin America 
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Verity Coyle  Senior Advisor - Amnesty International || Non-resident Fellow, Stimson Center
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) | killer robots | ​gender | export control, transfer policy and laws 

Maria Pia Devoto  Director, Association for Public Policy-APP (Argentina)
Latin America | SALW | Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) | landmines and cluster munitions

Lode Dewaegheneire  Independent Expert, Fellow at University of Liège 
Arms Trade Treaty | landmines and cluster munitions | strategic trade control | killer robots
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Gugu Dube  Researcher, Automated Decision Research team ​for the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) | Africa | SALW | landmines and cluster munitions | killer robots 
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Geoffrey L. Duke  Head of Secretariat, South Sudan Action Network on Small Arms
Small arms and light weapons (SALW) | Arms Trade Treaty | Africa | harm to civilians

Nils Duquet  Director, Flemish Peace Institute
global trade data/trends | SALW | Europe | arms trafficking | strategic trade control  

Andrew Feinstein  Executive Director, Shadow World Investigations
corruption | arms sales | Africa
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Aude Fleurant Independent expert, associate researcher GRIP 
global trade data/trends | defense industry | export control, transfer policy and laws | arms sales
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Hector Guerra Director, ICBL-CMC 
SALW | landmines & cluster munitions | ATT | other instruments | Latin America | harm to civilians
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Erin Hunt Co-Director, Mines Action Canada
​landmines and cluster munitions | killer robots ​| explosive weapons in populated areas | gender

Roy Isbister Arms Unit, Saferworld UK
Arms Trade Treaty | global trade data/trends | Europe​
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Cesar Jaramillo  Executive Director, Project Ploughshares
global trade data/trends | killer robots | harm to civilians - casualties, human rights, development

N.R. Jenzen-Jones Director, Armament Research Services (ARES)
Small arms and light weapons (SALW) | landmines and cluster munitions | arms trafficking

Raza Shah Khan  Executive Director, Sustainable Peace And Development Organization (SPADO) 
Asia | landmines and cluster munitions | SALW | explosive weapons in populated areas 

Adèle Kirsten Director, Gun Free South Africa
small arms and light weapons (SALW) | Africa

​Guy Lamb Director of Safety and Violence Initiative (SaVI), University of Cape Town
small arms and light weapons (SALW) | Africa

​Bruno Langeani  Manager, Instituto Sou da Paz
small arms and light weapons (SALW) | Latin America | arms trafficking

Daniel Mack Independent consultant
small arms and light weapons (SALW) |  Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) | Latin America | harm to civilians

Daniel Mahanty   Dir. of Research, Learning, and Innovation, Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) 
arms sales | security assistance | harm to civilians - casualties, human rights, development | child soldiers

Ara Marcen Naval  Head of Advocacy, Transparency International Defense & Security
Arms Trade Treaty | corruption | harm to civilians - casualties, human rights, development

Nicholas Marsh Senior Researcher, International Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
small arms and light weapons (SALW) | global trade data/trends | arms trafficking
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Jesús Martínez  Independent expert
Latin America | harm to civilians | landmines and cluster munitions

Montserrat Martínez Téllez  Research consultant on gender and armed violence, 24-0 Mexico
Latin America | small arms and light weapons (SALW) | harm to civilians

Elizabeth Minor  Advisor, Article 36
drones | harm to civilians | killer robots | explosive weapons in populated areas

​Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan Independent expert
landmines and cluster munitions | small arms and light weapons (SALW) | Asia

Robert Muggah Co-founder & Research Director at Igarapé Institute and the SecDev Group
small arms and light weapons | Latin America | global trade data/trends | harm to civilians | arms trafficking

Wanda Muñoz Inclusion, Victim Assistance, and Humanitarian Disarmament Expert
harm to civilians  | gender | killer robots | landmines and cluster munitions  

Folade Mutota Executive Director, WINAD (Trinidad and Tobago)
gender | small arms and light weapons (SALW) | Latin America (Caribbean) | ATT ​

Jasmin Nario-Galace Coordinator, Pax Cristi - Asia Pacific
small arms and light weapons (SALW) | Asia | harm to civilians | ATT | Other instruments

Afrah Nasser  Non-resident Fellow at the Arab Center Washington DC
human rights | Middle East (Yemen)

​Linnet L. Wairimu Ng'ayu Institutional Strengthening Advisor, ACRL - RfP
Arms Trade Treaty | Africa

Iain Overton  Executive Director, Action on Armed Violence (AOAV)
small arms and light weapons | explosive weapons | landmines and cluster munitions | harm to civilians

Carlos Pérez Ricart  Assistant Professor in International Relations, CIDE
Latin America | small arms and light weapons (SALW)

Samuel Perlo-Freeman  Research Coordinator, Campaign Against Arms Trade (UK)
defense industry | global arms trade data/trends | corruption 
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Natália Pollachi Project Manager, Instituto Sou da Paz (Brasil) 
small arms and light weapons | Latin America | gender | arms trafficking
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Allison Pytlak  Program Lead, Cyber Program, Stimson Center 
cyber | gender

Sara San Martín Romero Centro de Estudios Ecuménicos, México
Latin America | small arms and light weapons (SALW) | Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)

Camilo Serna  Deputy Director and Co-Founder, Colombia Campaign Against Landmines (CCCM)
landmines and cluster munitions | killer robots | Latin America

Shobha Pradhan Shrestha Founder & Exec. Chair, Women for Peace & Democracy - Nepal
killer robots | explosive weapons in populated areas | Asia

Stephen Mwachofi Singo Deputy Director, Security Research & Information Centre
Africa | small arms and light weapons (SALW)

Frank Slijper Project Leader, Arms Trade, PAX
Arms Trade Treaty | global trade data/trends | Europe
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Ayman Sorour Executive Director, Protection Against Armaments and Consequences
Middle East | landmines and cluster munitions | killer robots

Emma Soubrier   Associate Researcher, INSPAD at Université Côte d’Azur (Nice, France)
global trade data/trends | Europe | Middle East ​
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Anna Stavrianakis Professor of International Relations, University of Sussex
Arms Trade Treaty | Europe
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Avihai Stollar Human rights researcher, Breaking the Silence 
Small arms and light weapons (SALW) | killer robots | Middle East | harm to civilians 

Sahar Vardi Program Manager, American Friends Service Committee (Quakers)
​Middle East

Andrea Edoardo Varisco  Independent Expert; Associate Senior Researcher, SIPRI
global trade data/trends | Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) | Small arms and light weapons (SALW) | arms trafficking 

Francesco Vignarca National Coordinator, Rete Italiana per il Disarmo
Europe | global trade data/trends | drones | F-35
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Leah Wawro Independent Expert
​corruption

Doug Weir Research and Policy Director, The Conflict and Environment Observatory 
environment

Patrick Wilcken Researcher, Arms Control, Security & Human Rights, Amnesty Int'l secretariat 
​Latin America | global trade data/trends | Middle East

Cristian Wittmann Professor, Universidade Federal do Pampa 
landmines and cluster munitions | Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) | Latin America | other instruments

Wim Zwijnenburg Project Leader in Humanitarian Disarmament, PAX (Netherlands)
environment | Arms Trade Treaty | drones