Experts: S to Z

Please find below a list of individuals with expertise in the arms trade, with last names starting with S to Z. 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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Wilder Alejandro Sanchez  ​Independent expert
Latin America | defense industry | drones
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Nate Smith   Chair, Military, Security and Policy Co-Group, Amnesty International USA
arms sales | export control, transfer policy and laws | harm to civilians - casualties, human rights, development

​Mandy Smithberger   Dir., Straus Military Reform Project, CDI, Project On Government Oversight 
corruption | defense industry

Rachel Stohl Vice President, Stimson
Arms Trade Treaty | drones | US policy and practice | global trade data/trends | child soldiers
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A. Trevor Thrall   Associate Professor, George Mason University  ||  Senior Fellow, Cato Institute 
​arms sales

Jodi Vittori   Res. & Policy Manager, Def. & Sec., Transparency Int'l  ||  Fellow, Carnegie Endow. 
​corruption | defense industry | Middle East
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Mary Wareham  Advocacy Director, Arms Division, Human Rights Watch
killer robots | landmines and cluster munitions | CCW | explosive weapons in populated areas 
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Anne-Charlotte Merrell Wetterwik Independent expert
strategic trade control | export control, transfer policy and laws | Arms Trade Treaty | defense industry
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Elias Yousif Acting Director, Program & Research Associate, Security Assistance Monitor
security assistance | Middle East | harm to civilians - casualties, human rights, development ​

International

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

Frank Slijper Programme Leader, Arms Trade, PAX
Arms Trade Treaty | global trade data/trends | Europe

Anna Stavrianakis Professor of International Relations, University of Sussex
Arms Trade Treaty | Europe

Francesco Vignarca National Coordinator, Rete Italiana per il Disarmo
Europe | global trade data/trends | drones | F-35

​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 International secretariat 
Latin America | global trade data/trends | Middle East

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