Jonathan Caverly and Ethan Kapstein maintained that the United States' domination of the global arms market is disappearing and that as a consequence, Washington is squandering an array of economic and political benefits. Critics dispute the point; Caverley and Kapstein respond.

Russian President Putin, mistrustful of Western motives, is likely to resist pressure to commit to stronger sanctions against Syria's government, says expert Dimitri Simes.

The Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies (Wassenaar Arrangment) is a multilateral export control regime that dates to July 12, 1996.

The UN General Assembly Guidelines on International Arms Transfers were an outcome of the UN Disarmament Commission's 1996 substantive session from April 22 – May 7, 1996.

The Nairobi Protocol for the Prevention, Control, and Reduction of Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa was adopted on April 21, 2004 in Nairobi, Kenya.

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Declaration on Small Arms And Light Weapons was agreed upon at the CARICOM meeting from June 30- July 4, 2011 in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis.

Andrew J. Shapiro, Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, gave this special joint press briefing on U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia, on December 29, 2011.

Leslie H. Gelb says the rise of arms sales in the Middle East may actually be helping keep the peace.

India is planning to buy $100 billion worth of new weapons over the next ten years.

As U.S. marines fought in Marja last year, they captured the weapons used by Taliban fighters.

Regarding the United States' sale of arms to Taiwan, Leslie H. Gelb states, "It's not at all clear that Chinese and American leaders have thought strategically about their next moves and how to keep the situation within bounds."

Brazen assassinations, kidnappings, and political intimidation by drug lords conjure up images of Colombia in the early 1990s. Yet today it is Mexico that is being engulfed by escalating violence, and U.S. gun laws, immigration rules, drug control and border policies all have exacerbated the problems.

The American military has relied since early last year on a fledgling company led by a 22-year-old man whose vice president was a licensed masseur to arm the Afghan forces that it hopes will lead the fight against the insurgency in Afghanistan. C. J. Chivers writes that much of this ammunition comes from the aging stockpiles of the old Communist bloc and has been deemed unreliable and obsolete.

Washington worries the new civilian government in Islamabad may put a halt to its plans for increased U.S. military action within Pakistan.

F. Gregory Gause, a leading Saudi Arabia expert, says the U.S. plan to sell some $20 billion in sophisticated military hardware to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states is part of a concerted effort in Washington to get the Saudis to ease their hard line toward the Iraqi government.

As China increases its military spending, the Taiwanese president ups the independence ante.

The GAO identifies weaknesses and recommends improvements for U.S. agencies that deter the illegal export of military products.

The flow of Russian conventional weapons to Iran—notably sophisticated surface-to-air defense missiles—has increased markedly of late, complicating U.S.-led efforts to tamp Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.