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Tag Archives: US

Time to flip the script on congressional arms sales powers

Blog, Op-EdBy Annie ShielMarch 15, 2020

By Annie Shiel and Dan Mahanty On March 3, the House Rules Committee held a rare bipartisan hearing on the erosion of congressional checks and balances on the executive branch’s ability to involve the country in war. The hearing was a welcome step in addressing executive overreach on national security and war powers, an issue that has…

IN SEARCH OF ANSWERS: U.S. MILITARY INVESTIGATIONS AND CIVILIAN HARM

Blog, Op-EdBy Daniel R. MahantyFebruary 20, 2020

February 20, 2020 – For the general public, the notion of a military investigation into a civilian death may conjure thoughts of investigations into high-profile incidents, such as the attack on the Médecins Sans Frontières hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, in 2015, or war crimes like the notorious murder and immolation of Afghan children by Staff Sgt. Robert Bales in…

EVENT SUMMARY: Beyond the Headlines: Redefining Responsibility in the Arms Trade

BlogBy Monica ZurawJanuary 15, 2020

This week, on January 14, 2020, Forum on the Arms Trade held its second annual conference entitled  “Beyond the Headlines: Redefining Responsibility in the Arms Trade,” which was co-sponsored by CIVIC, as well as the Arms Control Association, Security Assistance Monitor at the Center for International Policy, Win Without War, and the Stimson Center. The…

Making Human Rights a Condition for Arms Sales is Smart Foreign Policy

Blog, Op-EdBy Annie ShielJanuary 10, 2020

December 24, 2019 – In the past few years we’ve seen U.S.-made planes and weapons bomb children in Yemen; gross violations of human rights by recipients of U.S. arms in places such as Cameroon and Nigeria; tear gas canisters labeled “made in the USA” fired at pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong; and a steady stream of American guns fueling homicide crises…

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