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• June 4, 2020 Issue Brief: The Firearm Sales Lawmakers Would Have Missed in 2019 An overview of the impact of new regulations on government oversight of US firearm exports
• May 23, 2020 The Trump Effect: Trends in Major Arms Sales in 2019 An analysis of trends, changes, and policy developments in U.S. arms sales in 2019.
• May 4, 2020 Arms Sales and Security Aid in the Time of Duterte An overview of U.S. arms transfers to the Philippines amidst ongoing human rights abuses.
• April 19, 2020 Tracking U.S. Security Assistance and Arms Sales A quick overview of how to use SAM's database resources to investigage U.S. arms sales and security aid.
• April 12, 2020 Resource Page: The Military’s Response to Coronavirus A collection of resources on the military's role in responding to the coronavirus pandemic.
• March 15, 2020 Security Assistance in Focus: Somalia’s Danab Brigade An overview of a FY2019 U.S. Buidning Partner Capacity military aid package to Somalia's "Lightening Brigade".
• March 8, 2020 Foreign Military Sales to Date in 2020 A comparison of government-to-government arms sales in the first three months of 2020 and 2019.
• March 2, 2020 U.S. Arms Sales and Security Assistance to Israel An overview of the security aid relationship between Israel and the United States
• February 22, 2020 Issue Brief: Afghan Security Aid Amidst Prospects for Peace As the U.S. looks to finalize a peace agreement to end its longest war, this issue brief gives an overview of Afghanistan's…
• February 21, 2020 The White House’s FY2021 Afghan Security Aid Request Amidst news of a possible U.S.-Taliban peace agreement, the White House has released its FY2021 National Security budget request, including proposed funding for Afghanistan's security forces. The…