Category Archives: Arms Trade Treaty

Syria and the Arms Trade Treaty

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Ryan Scoville

In this post, I want to evaluate the link between two contemporary foreign policy issues that are generally viewed as unrelated. The first is ongoing U.S. military assistance to Syrian rebels. As Reuters reported last week, the United States is … Continue reading →

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A Response to the Bolton & Yoo Op-ed on the Arms Trade Treaty

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Ryan Scoville

A few months ago John Bolton and John Yoo published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal criticizing the Obama Administration for promoting U.S. ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty, which the UN General Assembly adopted in April. The op-ed argues that … Continue reading →

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The Arms Trade Treaty: A Response to the Second Amendment Critique

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Ryan Scoville

In my last post on the Arms Trade Treaty, I explained some of the latest draft’s basic features, including restrictions on the ability of states-parties to import and export a variety of conventional arms. In this post I’ll share a few … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the Arms Trade Treaty

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Ryan Scoville

Last week, the United States announced its support for U.N. efforts to develop a new treaty regulating international trade in conventional arms. The terms are still far from settled, but draft provisions from a U.N. review conference last summer provide a rough … Continue reading →

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