Forum on the Arms Trade
forumarmstrade.org -- The Forum is a network of civil society experts and a point of contact for strengthening public efforts to address the humanitarian, economic and other implications of arms transfers, security assistance, and weapons use.
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The Forum on the Arms Trade lists more than 140 experts worldwide working on the implications of the arms trade, security assistance and weapons use. Here's a few of them on Bluesky and find the full list at https://www.forumarmstrade.org/experts.html
@controlarms.bsky.social
International campaign to #ReduceHumanSuffering, armed violence, and conflict through international arms control. #ArmsTreaty
@elkeschwarz.bsky.social
Professor of Political Theory. Technology, politics, ethics and war are my main preoccupations. Lately also the Apocalypse.
@johnismay.bsky.social
Reporter, The New York Times. Former U.S. Navy EOD & Iraq vet. Reach me securely via Signal at: johnismay.01 or by email at: john.ismay@nytimes.com
@minemonitor.bsky.social
Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor is an initiative providing research for the International Campaign to Ban Landmines and the Cluster Munition Coalition https://www.the-monitor.org/
@lawgaction.bsky.social
The Latin America Working Group promotes U.S. policies that advance human rights, peace, and social, environmental, and economic justice in Latin America.
@tomashamilton.bsky.social
Barrister at Guernica 37 Chambers (UK) 'The Arms Trade and International Criminal Law' (OUP 2025) Formerly UN, ICC, & Asst Prof, University of Amsterdam Law School https://academic.oup.com/book/59603
@banclusterbombs.bsky.social
The Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) works to protect civilians from cluster bombs through the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions https://www.icblcmc.org/about-cmc https://t.co/sVNRycvSov
@minefreeworld.bsky.social
The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), 1997 Nobel Peace Prize Co-Laureate, works with the Mine Ban Treaty for a world without landmines. www.icblcmc.org/about-icbl https://t.co/sVNRycvSov
@easybakeovensz.bsky.social
Munitions researcher. Former US Army EOD. DM me pictures of ordnance or fragments.
@tamargabelnick.bsky.social
@nickbwilson.bsky.social
Senior Director of Gun Violence Prevention at Center for American Progress. Opinions are my own.
@stopkillerrobots.bsky.social
Stop Killer Robots works to ensure human control in the use of force. Our campaign calls for new international law on autonomy in weapons systems. #TeamHuman
@10percentforall.bsky.social
A global campaign to cut military spending, reframe security, and invest in humanity.
@peruporeldesarme.bsky.social
Peruvian civil society initiative to raise awareness about the risks of #autonomousweapons and the militarized use of #AI.
@armstradect.bsky.social
Documenting Corruption in the Arms Trade. A joint project of Shadow World Investigations, the World Peace Foundation, and RüstungsInformationsBüro. https://corruption-tracker.org
@gensac.network
An initiative by @nyucic.bsky.social. Learn more: https://gensac.network/ #sdg16gensac
@rcw-wilpf.bsky.social
Disarmament programme of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. www.reachingcriticalwill.org
@thegichd.bsky.social
Working toward a world free from explosive ordnance risks, where communities thrive.
@heartlandorg.bsky.social
Advancing Human Rights in Investment https://heartland-initiative.org/
@rstazinski.bsky.social
"You see, there are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity. Indeed that's what we provide in our own modest, humble, insignificant... oh, !@#$ it." -- M. Gustave
@foreignaffairs.com
A magazine of U.S. foreign policy and international affairs, founded in 1922. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ Sign up for our newsletters here: http://foreignaffairs.com/newsletter
@shadowworldinv1.bsky.social
We undertake path-breaking investigations into cases of grand corruption, corporate malfeasance and excessive militarism, predominantly in the global arms trade. ED: @andrewfeinstein.bsky.social
@dawnmenaorg.bsky.social
Founded by Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, DAWN works to reform U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and North Africa, hold abusers accountable & magnify the voices of experts/activists from the region. dawnmena.org
@rayacheson.bsky.social
they/them. abolitionist, antinuclear. author: Banning the Bomb, Smashing the Patriarchy and Abolishing State Violence: A World Beyond Bombs, Borders, and Cages. organizer at reachingcriticalwill.org. writer at counterpunch.org. more at rayacheson.com.
@ruth4peace.bsky.social
Sometimes writes about arms trade & disarmament things in 🇬🇧 & 🇩🇪. Researcher SWI UK @shadowworldinv1.bsky.social & Corruption Tracker @armstradect.bsky.social. Don't Despair - Organize! Personal views. ♡ not endorsements. she/her 🏳️🌈
@bicc.de
Dedicated to research and policy advice on the conditions, dynamics and consequences of violent conflicts. 🌍 Worldwide. www.bicc.de Imprint: http://bit.ly/3bLgeMe
@lauravarella.bsky.social
Coordinator at Reaching Critical Will, the Disarmament Programme of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). Views are my own.
@explosiveweapon.bsky.social
The International Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW) is an NGO partnership for action to prevent suffering from use of explosive weapons in populated areas. bit.ly/m/inew
@esoubrier.bsky.social
Director of the PRISME Initiative; Associate Researcher at the Institute for Peace and Development at the Université Côte d’Azur (Nice, France); also associated with the World Peace Foundation at Tufts University (Boston, U.S.A).
@prismeorg.bsky.social
Pathways to Renewed and Inclusive Security in the Middle East - Initiative directed by Emma Soubrier with the the World Peace Foundation (Tufts University in Boston, US) and the Institute for Peace and Development (Université Côte d'Azur in Nice, France).
@winwithoutwar.bsky.social
Win Without War is a diverse network of activists and organizations working for a more peaceful, progressive U.S. foreign policy. https://winwithoutwar.org/
@worldpeacefdtn.bsky.social
Est. 1910 | Affiliated with The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University | Research for non-violent futures https://linktr.ee/worldpeacefdtn
@leoncastjan.bsky.social
international law and arms trade. working on the b sides leoncastellanos.com
@andrewfeinstein.bsky.social
Former ANC MP; Stood against Keir Starmer in Holborn & St. Pancras; Author of ‘Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade’ amongst others. Anti-racist, anti-genocide, anti-corruption. Views my own
@adamisacson.com
He/Him. I work on security, borders, and migration at the Washington Office on Latin America (my views, not necessarily theirs). I'm also at wola.org, adamisacson.com, borderoversight.org, Mastodon elefanti.co/@adam
@jonrainwater.bsky.social
Executive Director of Peace Action. We're for a world free of nuclear weapons & resolution of international conflicts through cooperation and diplomacy. (he)
@lindsaynichols.bsky.social
Proud mom, attorney fighting gun violence, immigrant, Marylander, gardener, dog lover. Rewilding my backyard. Once taught high school Latin. Opinions my own.
@jamesyap.bsky.social
Canadian lawyer specializing in international human rights and the accountability of multinational business.
@seharrison7.bsky.social
Senior Analyst @CrisisGroup.org Contributing Editor @lawfare.bsky.social Former Defense Department attorney
@valerieinsinna.bsky.social
Covering Congress and the defense industry for breakingdefense.com, but also destroying your feed with cat photos, aviation memes and ramblings about fandoms you couldn't care less about
@militaryemissions.org
We monitor and analyse military and conflict emissions data and advocate for accountability for the military's contribution to the climate crisis, a @ceobs.org project. www.militaryemissions.org