Obama’s Reset: Arab Spring or Same Old Thing?
How the President and the Pentagon Prop Up Both Middle Eastern Despots and American Arms Dealers
Postcard from…Libya
What goes around comes around with arms exports, as the war in Libya demonstrates.
The Real ‘Merchants of Death’
Russian arms seller Viktor Bout is small potatoes compared to the real pushers, reports columnist Conn Hallinan.
U.S. Still Top Arms Supplier to South as Record Sale to Saudis Pends
Despite an unusual dip in global weapons sales in 2009, the United States retained its spot as the world’s top arms supplier of developing countries, according to an authoritative new report by the Congressional Research Service (CRS).
Armed Sprawl
Beneath the Israel-Palestine clash is the all-too-familiar conflict of development: urban growth meets indigenous resistance.
Honduras: A Broken System
How we missed the signs.
Weapons: Our #1 Export?
Rising arms exports may soon make weapons the major U.S. contribution to the world economy.
Hillary Clinton on International Law
When it comes to human rights around the world, Hillary Clinton is little more than Bush Lite.
Support Taiwan’s Democracy
The United States should not abandon Taiwan at its time of need, argues Ian William.
The GWOT Effect of Arms for Dictators
Winning the War on Terror by spreading democracy? Our arms sales policy is working in the opposite direction.
How Not to Win Friends and Influence People
Zia Mian explains how U.S. arms policy in South Asia sells death and destruction and buys little influence.
Why Saudi Arabia? Why Now?
Read the back story on why the administration thinks this deal makes sense.
The Saudi Arms Deal: Congressional Opposition Grows
This turkey may not fly.
United States Rides Weapons Bonanza Wave
War, instability, and high oil prices have created a perfect storm of profit for the worlds weapons manufacturers. This year, FPIF columnist Frida Berrigan reports, defense military analysts predict the biggest arms bonanza since 1993 … which is saying something because in the aftermath of the first Gulf War the global industry reaped the benefits of a $42 billion arms race.
Who’s Arming Israel?
Everyone’s talking about the arms suppliers behind Hezbollah. But who’s supplying Israel?