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The Arms Trade Treaty, Days Four and Five: As the Temperature Rises, the Doors Close
The row between China and the European Union at the U.N. conference on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) got Thursday off to a heated start…. Read More
The Arms Trade Treaty, Day Four: As a New Draft Arrives, China Speaks and the EU Begs
The fireworks at the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) conference in New York started late on Wednesday. By Thursday afternoon, the atmosphere, which had in… Read More
The Arms Trade Treaty, Day Three: Turning Up the Pressure on the U.S.
As the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) conference moved through its third day, the isolation of the United States became ever clearer. The U.S. position… Read More
Arms Trade Treaty, Day Two: Human Rights and Non-State Actors
The morning’s discussion at the U.N. on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) brought into focus one of the underlying tensions among the nations negotiating the… Read More
The Arms Trade Treaty, Day One: Potential Roadblocks to Agreement
The “final” negotiating conference on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) opened in New York at the United Nations on Monday. As we have explained, we… Read More
The Arms Trade Treaty and the Second Amendment: Too Risky To Ratify
On February 26, the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Center for Human Rights issued a white paper on the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which concludes… Read More
Congress Shows Leadership on U.N. Arms Trade Treaty
A powerful group of Senators and Representatives came together on Wednesday to introduce a concurrent resolution expressing concerns with the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)…. Read More
Debunked: “Myths” of the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty
The office of Representative Raul M. Grijalva (D–AZ) distributed a “Dear Colleagues” letter to House Republicans on March 1 that seeks to debunk what it… Read More
The Arms Trade Treaty and the Second Amendment: Answering the American Bar Association
On February 26, the American Bar Association’s Center for Human Rights issued a white paper on the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which concludes that… Read More
Will President Obama Call for More Nuclear Arms Reductions?
President Obama will propose large-scale nuclear arms reductions worldwide in tonight’s State of the Union address, according to The New York Times. The White House,… Read More
