Arms Export Control Act

President Trump must use every tool to speed up arms for Israel

Blaise Misztal and Ari Cicurel in this op-ed argue that President Donald Trump needs to be willing to go around Congress to get arms to Israel more quickly.

Trump’s Ukraine Intervention May Violate FCPA, Arms Export Laws: Experts

The president's personal intervention was "highly improper," one arms export expert says, concluding that the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act "appears to have been criminally violated here."

In Push For Arms Exports, Top State Official Moves To DoD

WASHINGTON: A long-time State Department official who oversees critical security assistance programs is heading to the Pentagon, a move that may usher in another big change in the reworking of the acquisition and arms exports programs at the Defense Department. The unexpected announcement was made by Ellen Lord, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, […]

Trump Reviews Arms Sales, Hopes To Speed Them

WASHINGTON: As President Donald Trump discovered after he cobbled together all those arms sales when he visited Saudi Arabia, selling weapons to foreigners is a complex business, fraught with congressional oversight and an intricate interagency process. As he has with so many other government issues, Trump appears eager to reduce interference from other branches of […]

Congress Must Act On Huge Saudi Arms Sales

Congress should use its considerable power under U.S. law to compel Trump administration officials to answer a basic question about the $110 billion package of arms sales to Saudi Arabia: Does it serve the U.S. national security interest at this specific time? If the answer is no, then Congress should oppose it. While many may […]

Block U.S. Arms Sales to Stop Indiscriminate Bombing in Yemen

Last week, a bipartisan quarter of senators — Rand Paul, Chris Murphy, Al Franken, and Mike Lee — introduced a joint resolution to block the $1.15 billion sale of Abrams tanks and other major defense articles to Saudi Arabia in light of concerns about the kingdom’s actions in Yemen. In the House, more than 60 representatives signed […]