Globalized Weaponry
October 12, 2005 | U.S. arms export policy was established to protect national security, but has become increasingly focused on commercial interests.
Articles by Tamar Gabelnick
Security Assistance After September 11
October 4, 2005 | Not since anticommunism was used to excuse the arming and training of repressive governments during the cold war has there been such a broad, fail-safe rationale to provide military aid and arms to disreputable foreign militaries.
Pentagon Trumps the Poor in the Bush Administration’s Foreign Aid Proposals
February 13, 2003 | Before the American public starts applauding the administration's newfound commitment to international development, it should look closely at where the aid is going and for what purposes.
New Supplemental Bill Will Make the World Safe for Oil, But Not Safe for Us
June 1, 2002 | Just like during the cold war, the millions of dollars slated for our new allies in the war on terrorism have more to do with promoting American geostrategic interests than with protecting U.S. territory from external threats.
UN Small Arms Conference: Evaluation and Prospects
June 1, 2001 | Small arms and light weapons, often ignored in traditional arms control agreements, contribute to the vast majority of death and destruction in conflicts worldwide.
A World Awash in Weaponry
July 1, 2000 | Late last month, President Clinton announced the Defense Trade Security Initiative, the most significant loosening of arms-export controls since the end of the Cold War.
Turkey: Arms and Human Rights
May 1, 1999 | Considered a strategic NATO ally, Turkey has benefited from a U.S. policy that is long on military assistance and short on constructive criticism.