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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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