Libyan Revolution Reveals Foolishness of Arms Trade Treaty

Ted Bromund / March 04, 2011

The Obama Administration has declared its support for the U.N.’s efforts to negotiate an arms trade treaty (ATT) that would regulate the transfer of conventional arms. This is unwise for many reasons. The following stories show just how an ATT, far from saving civilians, would actually tie the hands of democracies in resisting dictatorships.

• On Monday, the second round of negotiations to create an ATT began under U.N. auspices in New York. Britain has been, and continues to be, the leading advocate for an ATT.  British newspapers routinely support its negotiation, and the Conservative-Liberal Democratic government in Britain wrote support for an ATT into their formal coalition agreement. (more…)