An analysis of trends, changes, and policy developments in U.S. arms sales in 2019.
Resource Author: Christina Arabia
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.
President Trump Expedites Arms to Saudi Arabia & the UAE
This factsheet illustrates the scale and nature of Foreign Military and Direct Commercial Sales that President Trump is proposing to sell Saudi Arabia and the UAE withoug a Congressional reveiw process, weaponry that will likely make its way to the frontlines of the Yemeni conflict, described as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
How Trump is Sidestepping Congressional Oversight for Government Arms Sales
With President Trump invoking an obscure emergency provision in the Arms Export Control Act to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia and the UAE over congressional objections, this factsheet illustrates how the President is circumventing traditional processes for government arms sales.
Trends in Major U.S. Arms Sales in 2018: The Trump Record – Rhetoric Versus Reality
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Corruption in the Defense Sector: Identifying Key Risks to U.S. Counterterrorism Aid
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Proposed Firearms Export Changes: Key Challenges for U.S. Oversight
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Major Trends in U.S. Counterterrorism Aid FY 2015-19
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U.S. Proposed Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
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