The temperature of the conference is notably lower now, and there is a renewed sense that Thursday is likely to bring agreement on a much sought after Arms Trade Treaty…
Arms Trade Treaty, Week Two: As the U.N. Talks, the Senate Acts
Ted R. Bromund
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The Arms Trade Treaty, Week 2: The Treaty Is Getting Worse
Late on Friday, the president of the U.N. Conference negotiating the Arms Trade Treaty released his latest draft of the treaty…
Arms Trade Treaty, Days Four & Five: Tempers Rise & Doors Close ( Part 2)
By the time Friday came to a close, it seemed possible that the conference might collapse into the same acrimonious confusion that ended last July’s negotiations…
Arms Trade Treaty, Day 4: New Draft Arrives, China Speaks & the EU Begs (Part 1)
The atmosphere, which had in previous days been calm, felt like last July, when the last negotiating conference collapsed into failure…
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…
Arms Trade Treaty, Day Two: Human Rights and Non-State Actors
The morning’s discussion (March 19th 2013 ) at the U.N. on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) brought into focus one of the underlying tensions among the nations negotiating the treaty…
The Arms Trade Treaty, Day One: Potential Roadblocks to Agreement
As we have explained, we believe the ATT is a bad idea, will not work, and poses numerous prudential risks to U.S. interests. But now that the conference has started, it is time to assess the main controversies…
Arms Trade Treaty and the 2nd Amendment: Answering the American Bar Association
The American Bar Association’s Center for Human Rights issued a white paper on the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which concludes that “the proposed ATT is consistent with the Second Amendment”, or is it???
