Change:

Date:

New Article: Proliferación de Manpads en América Latina: análisis de la amenaza y respuesta regional

12/04/07

New Report: Stealing the Sword: Limiting Terrorist Use of Advanced Conventional Weapons

11/19/07

Commentary: US Arms Sales to Pakistan: New CRS Report

11/16/07

New Article: Rogue Missiles - Tracking MANPADS Proliferation Trends. Media Advisory

11/06/07

Commentary: FAS Obtains DHS Report on Programs to Counter the Shoulder-fired Missile Threat

10/25/07

Updated: Bills and Laws Page

10/19/07

New Report: Clarification and More Comprehensive Oversight of Export Exemptions Certified by DOD Are Needed

10/19/07

New Report: Fact Sheet: Major U.S. Export Enforcement Actions in the Past Year

10/11/07

New Report: Followup Audit on Recommendations for Controls Over Exporting Sensitive Technologies to Countries of Concern

9/28/07

New Report: Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1999-2006

9/28/07

Notification: Sale of Various Vehicles, Small Arms Ammunition, Explosives, and Communications Equipment to Iraq

9/27/07

New Document: US-UK Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty transmittal package

9/26/07

New Report: Arms Sales: Congressiona Review Process

9/26/07

Updated: Bills and Laws Page

9/12/07

Radio Interview: Military Trade Treaties Questioned

9/06/07

New Article: Countering the MANPADS Threat: Strategies for Success

9/06/07

New Article: Sweating the Small Stuff

9/05/07

Announcement: US and Australia sign Treaty on Defense Trade Cooperation

9/05/07

New Report: Sales of Sensitive Military Property to the Public

8/02/07

New Report: DOD Cannot Ensure that US-Funded Equipment has Reached Iraqi Security Forces

7/31/07

Policy Announcement: Arms Sales to Gulf States

7/28/07

ASMP Commentary: New Information on Somali MANPADS

7/27/07

New Report: Report of the Monitoring Group on Somalia

7/27/07

New Report: Report on Small Arms Programs (Obtained via the Freedom of Information Act)

7/26/07

New Report: Vulnerabilities and Inefficiencies Undermine System's Ability to Protect U.S. Interests

7/26/07

ASMP Commentary: Licensing Exemptions, Round Two: The Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty

7/20/07

Announcement: United States Commemorates Small Arms Destruction Day with “Millionth Weapon Destruction” Events

7/05/07

Announcement: Obama, Lugar Secure Funding for Implementation of Nonproliferation Law

6/28/07

ASMP Commentary: Video Shows Somali Insurgent with Sophisticated SA-18 Missile

6/19/07

Updated: Bills and Laws

6/14/07

New Book Chapter: Global efforts to control MANPADS

6/14/07

ASMP Commentary: New Information on Iraqi Missile Cache

5/24/07

ASMP Commentary: Rep. Israel Introduces new counter-MANPADS Legisation

5/15/07

ASMP Commentary: Update: Shoulder-fired Missiles in Somalia

5/03/07

New Article: Global Approach Needed to Stem the Trade of Illicit Small Arms

4/23/07

New Article: United Nations Action on Small Arms: Moving Forward from Failure

4/23/07

New Article: A Recurrent Latin American Nightmare: Venezuela and the Challenge of Controlling State Ammunition Stockpiles

4/23/07

New Article: Where Have All the Antonovs Gone: The Illicit Small Arms Trade in Africa

4/23/07

ASMP Commentary: Iraq's Looted Arms Depots: What the GAO Didn't Mention...

4/09/07

New Webpage: ASMP Advisory Board

4/04/07

New Document: National Security Reviews of Foreign Acquisitions of US Companies could be Improved

3/27/07

New Document: DoD Should Apply Lessons Learned Concerning the Need for Security over Conventional Munitions Storage Sites to Future Operations Planning

3/27/07

New Document: FY06 "Section 655" Report on commercial arms sales

3/20/07

ASMP Commentary: "Q & A on Shoulder-fired Missile Stockpile Security"

3/16/07

ASMP Presentation: "The MANPADS Threat - A Civil Society Perspective"

3/08/07

Meeting Announcement: OAS to Address Threat Associated with Man Portable Air Defense Systems

3/05/07

New Document: Congressional Budget Justification for Foreign Operations

2/21/07

Meeting Notice: Defense Trade Advisory Group

2/16/07

New Bill: A bill to limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions (S 594)

2/16/07

ASMP Commentary: Questions About Iranian Weapons in Iraq

2/15/07

Radio Interview: Matt Schroeder on Iranian arms in Iraq, PRI's The World

2/12/07

ASMP Commentary: Bush Gets it Right on Small Arms Threat Reduction

2/06/07

New Document: International Affairs "Function 150" budget request summary

2/06/07

New Bill: Stop Arming Iran Act

1/30/07

ASMP Commentary: FAS Obtains Data on Arms Export End-use Monitoring

1/23/07

New Document: Unfavorable Blue Lanterns (closed cases), FY2002 - 2004
(List of "Unfavorable Determinations" resulting from end-use monitoring checks of commercial arms exports. Obtained under the Freedom of Information Act)

1/22/07

ASMP Commentary: Somalia: Don't Forget about the Missiles...

1/10/07

New Document: Notifications to the Congress of Proposed Commercial Export Licenses

1/09/07

New Report: Violence, Crime and Illegal Arms Trafficking in Colombia

1/04/07

New Report: U.S. Arms Sales: Agreements with and Deliveries to Major Clients, 1998-2005

1/04/07

New Report: Challenges Exist in Enforcement of Inherently Complex System

12/20/06

ASMP Commentary: Venezuela’s Military Build-up: Who’s Watching the Guns?

12/19/06

News Release: Lugar-Obama Passed by Congress

12/12/06

New Book: The Small Arms Trade

11/28/06

ASMP Commentary: Arms to Somalia: Déjà vu

11/20/06

New Report: Foreign Military Training in Fiscal Years 2005 and 2006, Volume I

11/17/06

New Report: Analysis of Data for Exports Regulated by the Department of Commerce

11/16/06

ASMP Commentary: Update: Shoulder-fired Missile Proliferation

11/14/06

New Article: The Illicit Arms Trade in Africa: A Global Enterprise

11/07/06

Updated: Arms Sales Notification Database

11/06/06

New Report: Iraqi Security Forces: Weapons Provided by the U.S. Department of Defense Using the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund

10/30/06

New Report: Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1998-2005

10/27/06

ASMP Commentary: Defense Industry Gears Up for "Phase Two" of Arms Export Control Reform Campaign

10/26/06

ASMP Commentary: Congress Appropriates $40 Million for DHS Counter-MANPADS Program

10/05/06

New Report: FY2005 Section 655 Report: Defense Department Programs

09/21/06

ASMP Commentary: FAS Obtains a Copy of U.S. Arms Sales Report

09/21/06

Meeting Announcement: DTAG Plenary Meeting

08/29/06

ASMP Commentary: MANPADS for Hezbollah?

08/16/06

Updated: Arms Sales Notification Database

08/16/06

Updated Report: International Small Arms and Light Weapons Transfers: U.S. Policy

08/03/06

New Bill: Hyde/Lantos bill to strengthen requirements for congressional review of arms sales (HR 5847)

07/24/06

ASMP Commentary: Lawmakers Scold Administration Over F-16 Sale to Pakistan

07/24/06

Hearing Update: Sale of F-16 Aircraft and Weapons Systems to Pakistan (rescheduled to July 20)

07/18/06

Hearing Transcript: The Terrorist Threat from Shoulder-fired Missiles

07/11/06

Updated CRS Report: Combat Aircraft Sales to South Asia

07/11/06

Updated: Arms Sales Notifications Database

07/10/06

Sales Notification: 36 F-16C/D fighter jets to Pakistan

07/05/06

New Article: Small Arms, Large Problem: The International Threat of Small Arms Proliferation and Misuse

06/06/06

Meeting Notice: Shoulder-fired Missile Reduction Act of 2006 (mark up)

05/12/06

New Bill: Shoulder-fired Missile Reduction Act of 2006

05/10/06

New Bill: Cooperative Proliferation Detection, Interdiction Assistance, and Conventional Threat Reduction Act of 2006

04/14/06

New Document: FY2005 Section 655 Report: State Department Programs

04/07/06

Update: State Department Lifts Ban on Lethal Defense Articles to Indonesia

03/29/06

Hearing Notice: The Terrorist Threat from Shoulder-fired Missiles

03/23/06

Updated: Arms Sales Notifications Database

03/23/06

New Document: Joint Strike Fighter: Management of the Technology Transfer Process

03/16/06

New Document: FY07 Congressional Budget Justification for Foreign Operations

03/09/06

New Document: FY07 International Affairs Budget Request

02/07/06

New Report: Defense Trade Data

01/27/06

New Report: Offsets in Defense Trade: Tenth Report to Congress

01/06

New Document: U.S. Statement at the Preparatory Committee Meeting for First Review Conference of the UN Program of Action

01/11/06

New Document: U.S. Arms Sales: Agreements with and Deliveries to Major Clients, 1996-2004

01/05/06

New Documents: 11-year archive (1989-2000) of "Foreign Military Sales, Foreign Military Construction Sales, and military Assistance Facts" (DSCA Facts Book)

12/23/05

New Document: FY2004 Section 655 Report: Defense Department programs
(Obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, December 2005)

12/15/05

Update: Online SA/LW action

11/28/05

Update: U.S. to Resume Select Military Assistance to Indonesia

11/22/05

Updated: Arms Sales Notification Database

11/21/05

Update: FY06 Foreign Operations Appropriations: Congress votes to fully fund the President's budget request for small arms/light weapons destruction

11/02/05

New Bill: Cooperative Proliferation Detection, Interdiction Assistance, and Conventional Threat Reduction Act of 2005' (Lugar-Obama Initiative)

11/01/05

New Article: Transparency and Accountability in Arms Export Programs: the United States as a Case Study

10/19/05

New Article: Lord of War: An Arms Trade Analyst's Perspective

10/04/05

New Feature: Online SA/LW action

9/16/05

New Page: Issue Brief #3: The Illicit Arms Trade

9/15/05

New Report: Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1997-2004

8/29/05

New Bill: Strategic Export Control and Security Assistance Act of 2005

7/27/05

Updated: U.S. Report to the Second Biennial Meeting of States

7/26/05

Updated: Arms Sales Notification Database

7/20/05

New Documents: Connect the Dots: U.S. Gun Laws and the International Arms Trade (On-line interview with PBS)

7/12/05

New Documents: Defense Trade News and Export Policy Bulletin
Volumes I-VIII (1990-1997)

7/08/05

New Documents: Reinstatement of the Canadian licensing exemptions
(Obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, April 2005)

7/06/05

New Document: "US Export Controls" (Summary) in SIPRI 2005 Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security

6/13/05

New Document: Combat Aircraft Sales to South Asia (CRS)

5/20/05

New Document: Taiwan: Major U.S. Arms Sales Since 1990

5/12/05

New Documents: Defense Trade Advisory Group, May 2005 Meeting

5/09/05

New Document: Country Reports on Terrorism 2004

5/02/05

New Document: Press Guidance on US Weapons donated to the Government of Haiti

4/22/05

New Documents: Reinstatement of the Canadian licensing exemptions
(Obtained under the Freedom of Information Act)

4/13/05

Announcement: Hyde intends to introduce legislation to overhaul US arms export controls

4/08/05

New Document: Arms Export Control System in the Post-9/11 Environment

4/07/05

New Document: U.S. Defense Articles and Services Supplied to Foreign Recipients: Restrictions on Their Use
(Obtained by Amnesty International USA)

4/04/05

Updated: Arms Sales notifications database

4/04/05

Meeting Announcement: Defense Trade Advisory Group

3/29/05

Hearing Announcement: Defense Trade: Arms Export Controls in the Post 9/11 Security Environment

3/28/05

New Report: FY2003 Section 655 Report: State Department programs

3/28/05

New Article: "Background Briefing by Administration Officials on US-South Asia Relations"
Brief discussion of US decision to sell F-16 fighters to Pakistan

3/28/05

New Article: Of Red Parakeets and Dragon Fire: The Nonproliferation Case for Maintaining the EU Arms Embargo on China

3/22/05

New Document: The Lifting of the EU Arms Embargo on China

3/18/05

Announcement: Hearing: The Lifting of the EU Arms Embargo on China

3/15/05

New Bill: Foreign Affairs Authorization Act of 2006 and 2007
Amendment: Conventional Arms and Disarmament Act

3/04/05

New Document: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, 2005

2/28/05

Announcement: US Restores Full Military Training Program for Indonesia

2/26/05

Updated and Revised: U.S. Arms Transfers: Government Data

2/17/05

New Document: FY2006 International Affairs Budget Request

2/07/05

New Document: State Department Needs to Resolve Data Reliability Problems that Led to Inaccurate Reporting to Congress on Foreign Arms Sales

1/28/05

New Database: U.S. Small Arms Shipments Database
(data received in response to a request filed under the Freedom of Information Act)

1/19/05

Updated: U.S. Arms Sales Notification Database

1/10/05

New Documents: Notice Designating Pakistan a Major Non-NATO Ally
(received in response to a request filed under the Freedom of Information Act)

1/7/05

New Report: U.S. Arms Sales: Agreements with and Deliveries to Major Clients, 1996-2003.

12/13/04

New Documents: Defense Trade Advisory Group (DTAG) Documents on NSPD-19
(received in response to a request filed under the Federal Advisory Committee Act)

12/10/04

New Sales: Congressional Notifications of arms sales to Pakistan: TOW missiles, Phalanx Weapon System, P-3C aircraft

12/10/04

New Bill: Conventional Arms Threat Reduction Act of 2004

11/16/04

New Article: "Controlling the Most Dangerous Weapons"

11/11/04

New Report: Foreign Military Sales: DoD Needs to Take Additional Actions to Prevent Unauthorized Shipments of Spare Parts

11/09/04

New Documents: DSCA Security Cooperation Conference: Conference Presentations

11/01/04

New Document: FY2003 Section 655 Report: Defense Department programs
(Obtained by the ASMP via a Freedom of Information Act Request)

9/15/04

New Document: Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations

8/30/04

Updated: Arms Sales Notifications Database

8/25/04

Announcement: Defense Security Cooperation Agency Annual Conference (Oct. 14-15)

8/6/04

Announcement: DTAG Plenary Meeting: 21 September 2004

8/3/04

New Report: Foreign Military Sales, Foreign Military Construction Sales and Military Assistance Facts

7/28/04

New Report: Improved Navy Controls Could Prevent Unauthorized Shipment of Classified and Controlled Spare Parts to Foreign Countries

7/27/04

New Report:Foreign Military Training In Fiscal Years 2003 and 2004

7/21/04

New Bill:Security and Fair Enforcement in Arms Trafficking Act of 2004

7/15/04

New Article:"Weapons Proliferate in Venezuela" (highlights U.S. failure to ratify OAS Firearms Convention)

7/13/04

Hearing Notice:The Role of Arms Export Policy in the Global War on Terror

7/08/04

Updated: Bills and Laws Page (Senate passes UK/Australia ITAR Exemptions)

6/24/04

New Article: Raising the Bar: The Campaign for an International Arms Trade Treaty

6/22/04

New Document: Further Improvements Needed in U.S. Efforts to Counter Threats from Man-Portable Air Defense Systems

6/14/04

New Document: U.S. Weapons Technology at Risk: The State Department's Proposal to Relax Arms Export Controls to Other Countries

6/07/04

New Report: Small Arms, Terrorism and the OAS Firearms Convention

6/07/04

New Document: Section 331 report on military exercises
(Received in response to a March 1998 foia request)

5/19/04

New Document: FY2003 Section 655 Report

5/14/04

Updated: Bills and Laws

4/08/04

New Article: Pakistan Policy Sends Dangerous Signal

3/31/04

Updated: MANPADS Proliferation

3/29/04

Updated: Banning Landmines

3/23/04

New Document: Congressional Budget Justification for FY05 Foreign Operations

2/24/04

Updated: Notifications to Congress of Pending U.S. Arms Transfers

2/18/04

New Document: Unfavorable Determinations Reached as a Result of "Blue Lantern" End-Use Checks, FY2001
(Received in response to a February 2003 foia request)

2/12/04

Updated:Bills and Laws

2/10/04

New Page:FY2005 Budget Requests for Military Aid

2/2/04

New Page:The OAS Firearms Convention: Curbing Illicit Arms Flows for a More Secure Future

1/22/04

New Page:MANPADS Proliferation: Understanding the Threat

1/13/04

New Document:OSCE Handbook of Best Practices on Small Arms and Light Weapons

12/10/03

New Policy Brief:NGO Conference on tightening arms export controls, building community safety: A U.S. Perspective

11/21/03

Updated:Bills and Laws

11/18/03

New Article:Curbing the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in Latin America

10/31/03

New Document:Section 655 Report: Defense Department

10/31/03

Updated:Notifications to Congress of Pending U.S. Arms Transfers

10/02/03

New Document: Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1995-2002

9/22/03

New Book: Challenging Conventional Wisdom: Debunking the Myths and Exposing the Risks of Arms Export Reform

7/29/03

New Document:FMS FACTS, FY 2002

7/23/03

New Document: 655 Report, FY 2002 (Department of State portion)

5/12/03

New Document: Department of Justice List of Significant Export Control Cases
     (Received 5/1/03 in response to a FOIA request)

5/1/03

Updated: CRS Reports

4/28/03

Updated: Notifications to Congress of Pending U.S. Arms Transfers

4/25/03

Updated: Arms Transfers Statistics

4/25/03

Updated: Security Assistance Database

4/25/03

New Document: War Supplemental

3/25/03

New Article: Pentagon Trumps the Poor in the Bush Administration’s Foreign Aid Proposals (Foreign Policy In Focus, 13 February 2003)

3/3/03

New Document: Transcript of Panel Discussion on Arms Transfers to India and Pakistan

3/3/03

New Document: Bureau of Industry and Security Annual Report for FY 2002

3/3/03

New Document: Congressional Justification for FY2004 International Assistance Budget

2/25/03

New Document: Conference Committee Report on the Omnibus Spending Bill for FY 2003

2/14/03

New Document: Section 655 Report (Department of Defense portion), FY 2000

2/13/03

New Document: Section 655 Report (Department of Defense portion), FY 2001

2/12/03

New Document: FY2004 International Affairs Budget Request

2/3/03

New Article: Export-Control Murkiness: U.S. Secrecy Spurs Talk of Looser Standards (Defense News, 6 January 2003)

1/7/03

New Document: CRS Report: Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade: Key Issues for the 108th Congress

1/6/03

New Article: Guns R U.S. (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)

1/6/03

Updated: CRS Reports

12/13/02

New Document: 655 Report, FY 2001

12/3/02

Updated: Troublesome Transfers

11/12/02

Updated: Notifications to Congress of Pending U.S. Arms Transfers

10/31/02

Updated: Fast Facts for the Global Citizen

10/17/02

New Document: CRS Report: Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1994-2001

8/07/02

New Posting: Arms Sales Monitor 48, August 2002  PDF  HTML

8/05/02

New Item: 2002 Foreign Military Training Report: ASMP's Analysis

6/27/02

Update: FastFacts

6/27/02

New Page: Citations for FastFacts

6/27/02

New Article: "New Supplemental Bill Will Make the World Safe for Oil, But Not Safe for Us" (Foreign Policy in Focus)

6/18/02

New Report: FY 2002 Annual Report on Foreign Military Training and DoD Engagement Activities .

6/07/02

Updated for FY 2001: Database on U.S. Security Assistance.

6/03/02

New Article: Security Assistance After September 11, (Foreign Policy in Focus, Volume 7, Number 4)

5/21/02

New Page: "War on Terrorism" Security Assistance and Related Aid Tables

Update: Notifications to Congress of Pending U.S. Arms Transfers

5/15/02

5/6/02

4/12/02

4/01/02

3/20/02

New Item: The "War on Terrorism" and Human Rights: Aid to Abusers

3/18/02

Update: U.S. Arms Client: Colombia

3/14/02

3/14/02

3/11/02

2/12/02

Update: 2001 Top 100 Defense Contractors

2/10/02

2/8/02

2/8/02

New posting: Arms Sales Monitor 47, January 2002

2/7/02

2/7/02

1/28/02

12/14/01

12/14/01

11/31/01

11/31/01

11/29/01

11/28/01

11/14/01

10/28/01

10/31/01

10/18/01

10/12/01

New Action Alert:  Oppose Lifting Restrictions on Arms Sales in Anti-Terrorism Bill

9/27/01

Update:  FY2000 655 Report (Annual Report to Congress on U.S. Arms Exports); Direct Commercial Sales only

9/21/01

New posting: Arms Sales Monitor 46, September 2001

9/12/01

New feature: Congressional Research Service reports online

8/30/01

New document: CRS Report: Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations 1993-2000

8/21/01

Update: UN 2001 Conference on Small Arms: UN documents and links, U.S. government statements, NGO resources

7/31/01

New feature: Fast Facts on the Arms Trade

6/7/01

New Action Alert: Get Involved in the Global Days of Action on Small Arms

6/5/01

Update: UN 2001 Conference on Small Arms

6/5/01

New page: Nobel International Code of Conduct / Framework Convention on International Arms Transfers

6/5/01

Update: Fact Sheets on Small Arms by the Small Arms Working Group

5/7/01

New feature: Searchable Database of Congressional Notifications of Pending Arms Sales

4/27/01

Inspectors General Interagency Review of the Commerce Control List and the U.S. Munitions List 

4/16/01

International Affairs (Function 150) Budget Request

4/11/01

Troublesome Arms Transfers in the Works

4/2/01

New feature: Searchable Database on U.S. Arms Transfers

2/6/01

New Action Alert: Urge Caution on F-16 Sale to Chile

1/24/01

New feature: Current News: Briefings, press releases, and other news from the U.S. and UN

1/23/01

Update on UN 2001 Conference on Small Arms

1/10/01

New  Wassenaar Arrangement Agreement on Hand-held Surface to Air Missiles

12/22/00

Update on Codes of Conduct: EU and US/International

12/20/00

Update: State Department "655 Report" on Arms Exports, plus ASMP analysis

12/15/00

New page: Foreign Governments' Arms Export Data and Policies

12/14/00

November 2000 Arms Sales Monitor NOW ONLINE!!

12/1/00

New feature: Sign up for action alerts by e-mail

11/01/00

"655 Report," FY 1999. Includes FMS. Broken Down by country and region. 

10/19/00

Update: Government Documents Page - many new reports, hearings, fact sheets, etc.

9/14/00

New item: Bills and Laws page

9/6/00

Update: Action alert on Attack Helicopter sale to Turkey

8/4/00

Updates:  Country profiles for Bahrain, Egypt, Indonesia, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand

8/1/00

New Item:  Census Bureau data on categories of U.S. arms exports, 1994-1998

7/6/00

Update:  Arms Trade Related Organizations links

6/1/00

New Item/Update:  Export 'reform' page, with links to proposed export reforms and government documents.

5/25/00

New Item:  U.S. Government's report on Foreign Military Training and DoD Engagement Activities of Interest In Fiscal years 1999 and 2000

5/1/00

Addition: Arms Sales Monitor #43 in PDF and HTML

4/28/00

Update:  Proposed U.S. arms sales table, searchable online database  and all tables of proposed arms sales for country profiles

4/28/00

Update:  Arms Trade Related Organizations links

4/26/00

Update:  Colombia Profiles page

3/31/00

New item: FY1998 "Section 655" Report

3/12/00

New item: US Foreign Military Assistance FY2001 requests

3/10/00

Update: Monitoring the Proliferation of Small Arms page

3/1/00

Addition:  link to Online Excess Defense Articles Database

3/1/00

Update: 1999 US Biggest Defense Firms in FMS Sales

2/25/00