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
Arms Trade Treaty | landmines and cluster munitions | global trade data/trends
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Adotei Akwei  Africa Advocacy Director, Amnesty International USA
Africa | harm to civilians - casualties, human rights, development
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Christina Arabia Director, Security Assistance Monitor
arms sales | security assistance | Africa ​ ​

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

Seth Binder  Advocacy Officer, Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED)
arms sales | Middle East | security assistance
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Shannon Dick  Research Analyst, Conventional Defense Program, Stimson Center
arms sales | security assistance | child soldiers
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Caroline Dorminey   Policy Director, Women's Action for New Directions (WAND)
arms sales
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Dan Gettinger Co-Director, Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College
drones
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Natalie Goldring Adjunct Professor and Senior Fellow, Georgetown University
arms sales | small arms and light weapons (SALW) | Arms Trade Treaty | other instruments
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Colby Goodman independent expert
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. Associate of Regional Security Policy, Washington Office of Latin America (WOLA)
Latin America | security assistance 
 

Kate Kizer Policy Director, Win Without War
Middle East | harm to civilians - casualties, human rights, development ​
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Daniel Mahanty   Director, US Program, Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) 
arms sales | security assistance | harm to civilians - casualties, human rights, development | child soldiers

Stephen Miles   Director, Win Without War 
arms sales | F-35

Amy Nelson Research Fellow, National Defense University
international instruments | export control, transfer policy and laws | strategic trade control
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Diana Ohlbaum Snr Strategist & Leg. Dir. for Foreign Policy, Friends Committee on National Legislation
arms sales | security assistance | harm to civilians - casualties, human rights, development 

Scott Paul   Humanitarian Policy Lead, Oxfam America 
arms sales | Arms Trade Treaty | harm to civilians - casualties, human rights, development | Africa
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Josh Ruebner  Independent expert ​
arms sales (Israel) | security assistance (Palestinian Authority) | Middle East
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Alejandro Sanchez  Independent expert ​
Latin America | defense industry | drones
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Theo Sitther  Independent expert 
security assistance
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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 Managing Director, 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

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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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 | small arms and light weapons

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 Bolton  Associate Professor of Political Science, Pace University
landmines and cluster munitions | killer robots | Arms Trade Treaty | CCW | harm to civilians | environment
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Bonnie Docherty Assoc Dir, Int'l Hmn Rights Clinic, Harvard Law and Snr Rsrcher, Human Rights Watch
killer robots | landmines and cluster munitions | harm to civilians | CCW | explosive weapons in populated areas
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Anna Crowe Assistant Dir, Int'l Human Rights Clinic, and Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School
Arms Trade Treaty | harm to civilians - casualties, human rights, development ​

​Jennifer L. Erickson Associate Professor of Political Science and International 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 Director, Arms and Security Project, Center for International Policy
defense industry (and offsets) | export control, transfer policy and laws | F-35 | security assistance | Middle East
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Edward J. Laurance 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 

Allison Pytlak  Program Manager, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
Arms Trade Treaty | cyber | gender | drones

International

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

Linda Åkerström   Head of Disarmament, 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 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

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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Verity Coyle  Coordinator, ATT Monitor, Control Arms
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) | global trade data/trends | ​gender

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, PhD Researcher at University of Liège 
Arms Trade Treaty | land mines and cluster munitions | strategic trade control 
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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  Researcher, Flemish Peace Institute
global trade data/trends | SALW | Europe | arms trafficking | strategic trade control  

Andrew Feinstein  Executive Director, Corruption Watch
corruption | arms sales | Africa
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Aude Fleurant Director, Arms and Military Expenditure Programme, SIPRI
global trade data/trends
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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 Program Coordinator, Mines Action Canada
landmines and cluster munitions | killer robots | explosive weapons in populated areas | gender

Roy Isbister Team Leader, Arms Unit, Saferworld UK
Arms Trade Treaty | global trade data/trends | Europe​
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Cesar Jaramillo  Executive Director, Project Ploughshares
Arms Trade Treaty 

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

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

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

Nicholas Marsh Research Fellow, International Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
small arms and light weapons (SALW) | global trade data/trends | arms trafficking
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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 Foundation
small arms and light weapons | Latin America | global trade data/trends | harm to civilians | arms trafficking

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

Jasmin Nario-Galace Executive Director, Center for Peace Education, Miriam College (Philippines)
small arms and light weapons (SALW) | Asia | harm to civilians | ATT | Other instruments

​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 | landmines and cluster munitions | harm to civilians

Samuel Perlo-Freeman  Research Coordinator, Campaign Against Arms Trade (UK)
defense industry | global arms trade data/trends | corruption 
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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
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Anna Stavrianakis Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Sussex
Arms Trade Treaty | Europe
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Francesco Vignarca National Coordinator, Rete Italiana per il Disarmo
Europe | global trade data/trends | drones | F-35
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Leah Wawro Programme Manager, Conflict and Insecurity, Transparency International UK
​corruption

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