TONIGHT: Sen. Bernie Sanders will force a vote to block weapons transfers to Israel, including: •5,000 1,000-lb bombs •7,000 JDAM kits •Thousands of M4 assault rifles 📞 Learn more and urge your Senators to vote yes. It only takes a minute: armssalesaccountabilityproject.com/take-action/

Spent the week diving into strategy simulations, foreign policy debates, and expert panels at the John Quincy Adams Society 2025 Summer Conference. I’m grateful to learn from scholars & peers on U.S. grand strategy and to test our thinking in high-stakes crisis scenarios.

Today, just about 90 minutes ago, a sign went up across from the Stallion Gate onto White Sands Missile Range. It's a historical marker, an acknowledgement of the downwinders harmed by the world's first atomic detonation, 80 years ago today. www.dchieftain.com/community/do...

Emergency authorities. Minimal oversight. A growing trend of fast-tracked U.S. arms transfers—once rare, now routine. In this piece, I examine how these mechanisms are reshaping military aid and why stronger congressional guardrails are urgently needed. 🔗 internationalpolicy.org/publications...

Billions for bombs, pennies for the public. Congress is prioritizing military aid over pressing domestic needs. I break it down in @thehill.com . thehill.com/opinion/cong...

A new data visualization by Costs of War contributor @stephensemler.bsky.social shows that the U.S. exports more weapons than the next seven largest arms exporters combined. www.stephensemler.com/p/the-us-exp...

What happens when immigration enforcement & police militarization collide? Our co-founder Lillian Mauldin dives into the dangerous consequences of Trump-era ICE raids via @armstradect.bsky.social. 🔗 t.co/xQD3ii1jUF

My brilliant @cipolicy.bsky.social colleague Ari Tolany spoke with @propublica.org on the Biden administration’s violation of arms transfer laws: “The State Department has a whole raft of highly paid, very good lawyers to explain, ‘Actually this is not illegal,’ when in fact it is,”[…]

Honored to join John Allen Gay and A.J. Manuzzi on Security Dilemma! We unpacked U.S. arms transfers, militarization of police, and Biden’s Gaza response. Listen now—and don’t forget to apply for the Marcellus Policy Fellowship by Jan. 13! open.spotify.com/episode/5YIW...

It was a pleasure joining the Young Professionals in Foreign Policy panel alongside Lillian Mauldin and Veronica Marcone to discuss the Leahy Law and its impact on U.S. security assistance policy.

Thrilled to be joining Young Professionals in Foreign Policy on Dec 9 for a panel on The Intent, Implications, and Future of the Leahy Law! Looking forward to discussing alongside my co-founder, Lillian Mauldin, and Veronica Marcone. Register here: members.ypfp.org/event-5962848 #LeahyLaw

Thrilled to be joining Young Professionals in Foreign Policy on Dec 9 for a panel on The Intent, Implications, and Future of the Leahy Law! Looking forward to discussing alongside my co-founder, Lillian Mauldin, and Veronica Marcone. Register here: members.ypfp.org/event-5962848 #LeahyLaw

Today, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we underscore the devastating impacts of armed conflict on women and demand their inclusion in peace processes.

Sen. Van Hollen & @repsarajacobs.bsky.social have introduced joint resolutions of disapproval to block a major arms sale to the UAE and bills to prohibit arms sales to UAE until they stop arming the RSF, a Sudanese armed group. 1/ www.reuters.com/world/us-law...

Crucial new @hrw.org report finds US munitions were used in the Israeli attack which killed three journalists at the Hasbaya Village Club Resort in Hasbaya in southern Lebanon on October 25. @hrw.org describes the strike as an “apparent war crime” www.hrw.org/news/2024/11...