Global arm treaty
This term refers to the worldwide buying and selling of weapons, which influences geopolitics and national security.
What is the global arms trade?
This tiny plane from Brazil sounds cute, but it goes to war.
What is the Super Tucano?
What is the process in which negotiations are between the Government of 2 different nations?
What is FMS (Foreign Military Sales)
This country is the biggest source of illegal guns found on the dark web.
What is the United States?
This country faced heavy criticism for selling weapons to Saudi Arabia, which were used in the Yemen conflict.
What is the United Kingdom?
These companies are located close to Congress and intelligence officials to allow fast communication and quick briefings.
What are arms manufacturers?
These flying things go “buzz buzz… BOOM.”
What are drones?
What is the process in which other nations’ Governments negotiate with Defense companies to meet specific standards/requirements for their defense articles and services?
What is DMS (Direct Military Sales)
In rural Mexico, these groups form when civilians arm themselves to protect their communities from cartels.
What are self-defense groups
This international treaty, signed in 2014, aims to regulate the trade of conventional arms to prevent their use in violations of human rights.
What is the Arms Trade Treaty?
This treaty was created to regulate the international arms trade and was officially published in 2013.
What is the Arms Trade Treaty?
This country makes K-pop, semi-tasty food, and now tanks.
What is South Korea?
This agency oversees Foreign Military Sales cases with State Department approval
What is the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA)
These fighters in Syria rely on black market weapons when official support isn’t available.
What are rebel groups?
This concept holds that companies and nations should be responsible for the consequences of the weapons they produce and sell.
What is ethical accountability (or corporate/social responsibility)?
This area near Washington, D.C. is home to military bases, defense labs, and a large defense workforce.
What is Northern Virginia?
This country made a big weapons company from smaller ones, like a giant Lego set (Edge Industries).
What is the UAE?
What is the benefit of Direct Military Sales over Foreign Military sales?
What nation is, get non-standard mission specific equipment.
Illegal arms trade leads to lower tourism, higher security costs, and weaker economies in this part of the world.
What is Latin America?
This ongoing Middle Eastern conflict has seen widespread civilian casualties and international criticism over arms sales to parties involved.
What is the Yemen war?
This key principle in the Arms Trade Treaty helps build trust between countries and protects citizens by sharing import/export data.
What is transparency?
This is the country from which Baykar Technologies originates.
What is Turkey?
In FY2024 who was our largest purchaser through the FMS system?
What is Türkiye
These powerful criminal organizations in Mexico use illegal weapons to control towns and fight rivals.
What are drug cartels?
Before approving arms sales, countries that signed the Arms Trade Treaty must assess if there is a risk the weapons will be used for this.
What is violating human rights or international law?