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The Arms and Security Initiative is now part of the New America Foundation and the successor to the World Policy Institute’s Arms Trade Resource Center. We offer a regular E-Newsletter covering the arms trade, military budget developments and foreign policy issues. It is punchy—informative and stimulating without being too wonky or too gloomy. It will also include our new feature: “What’s Good,” which will highlight successes, victories and great ideas. If you’re interested, sign up at http://groups.google.com/group/arms-and-security-updates or email berrigan@newamerica.net and you’ll be added directly. Archived Reports are available at www.worldpolicy.org/projects/arms. For our continued work as the Arms and Security Initiative at The New America Foundation, please visit http://www.newamerica.net/programs/american_strategy/arms_security Current Updates: June 7, 2007: Guantánamo, The Arms Trade, Cluster Bombs and More April 26, 2007: Missile "Defense," and More March 23, 2007: Contractors Win in the War, Arm Sales and Cluster Bombs February 23, 2007: Iran, North Korea, Blackwater, Walter Reade and Cluster Bombs February 7, 2007: "Largest Military Budget Since WWII" January 19, 2007: Somalia, Iraq, Pakistan December 6, 2006: The Iraq Study Group, Congress and Bush's Travel Bug December 6, 2006: The Iraq Study Group, How Big a Change? October 12, 2006: North Korea and Iraq September 25, 2006: Potential War in Iran and Cluster Bombs in Lebanon September 6, 2006: All Terror All the Time Rhetoric July 12, 2006: No Progress at UN's Small Arms Meeting June 6, 2006: Iran, Iran, Iran (and India) May 23, 2006: Venezuela, Iran and MPCs May 9, 2006: Does Ray McGovern's Reality have a "Well-Known Liberal Bias?" March 30, 2006: Iran, Iraq and the Protest February 1, 2006: Response to the State of the Union January 23, 2006: Small Arms? Big Problem, Small Progress January 11, 2006: Money for War December 14, 2005: Iraq and Alabama November 11, 2005: Iraq, National Security and Torture October 19, 2005: Pakistan, Iraq, Rep. "Jack" Murtha, Defense Industry Cashing In, and Bechtel's Bonanza September 13, 2005: Katrina and the Politics of Security September 13, 2005: The Iraq Quagmire, International Cooperation at the Crossroads, and Space: Bush's Next Frontier August 24, 2005: Revolving Doors, Randy Duke Cunningham, Lockheed Martin, and Resources on the Military Industrial Complex July 26, 2005: The War Hits Home, Iraq and U.S. Casualty Figures, No Questions, and Bring The Troops Home July 11, 2005: London Bombings, Paris Air Show, and Colombia Update June 21, 2005: Oil and Arms, Oil and War, Iran, Guantanamo, Costs of War, Vicious Circle and Iraq, and the Good News April 29, 2005: Nukes in May, Images of Americans Killed, Budget Bludgeons Poor, Picture of the Week April 6, 2005: Nepal: U.S. Weapons at War March 14, 2005: Nuclear Proliferation: Ongoing Challenges March 2005,: Militarization of U.S. Africa Policy -- A World Policy Institute Fact Sheet, by William D. Hartung and Frida Berrigan. February 2005: Dollar Shift: The Iraq War and the Changing Face of Pentagon Contracting, by William D. Hartung and Frida Berrigan, February 2005. January 28, 2005: The Iraqi Elections and Battling the Pentagon January 20, 2005: The 2nd Bush Administration, Inaugural Donors, and Next Target: Iran? January 11, 2005: New York Times Op-ed's, Pentagon Budget FY 2006 December 22, 2004: RIP: Seymour Melman, Scandal and the Oil-for-Food Program, and Missile Defense Test, Kind of? November 22, 2004: A Few Reasons To Be Thankful November 5, 2004: Election Analysis and Lessons, Electoral Malfunctions, the Most Expensive Campaign Ever, Democracy on the March October 27, 2004: Iraq, Colombia, Resources and New Publications September 8, 2004: NOW with Bill Moyers, Against the Grain, and Additional Resources on the RNC Convention August 25, 2004: RNC Perks and Party News Round-Up August 4, 2004: Party Time at the DNC August 3, 2004: Code Orange: A Progressive Agenda Against Terrorism July 12, 2004: Small Arms? Big Problem and IRAQ: Arms Suppliers Scramble to Feed Hungry Market June 22, 2004: "Private Military Contractors in Iraq and Beyond: A Question of Balance," Prepared Statement by William D. Hartung. June 21, 2004: Project Transition, Win Without War, Arms are for Hugging May 26, 2004: Bush's Speech, Lobbyists Bankrolling Politics, High Crimes and Boondoggles, Year of the Troops, Colombia Update, Depleted Morality May 7, 2004: Negroponte, Torture in Iraq, and PMCs April 29, 2004: Nuclear Proliferation and the NPT, and the Costs of War in Iraq April 6, 2004: Nero Fiddled, Bush Strikes March 11, 2004: New Reports and All Things Nuclear February 6, 2004: Halliburton, Oil & Democracy, and Tax Time January 29, 2004: Reports, Reports, Reports January 20, 2004: Bush on Mars?, Washington Post/ABC News poll, and The Real State of the Union HOW MUCH ARE YOU MAKING ON THE WAR, DADDY? -- A Quick and Dirty Guide to War Profiteering in the Bush Administration, by William D. Hartung, January 15, 2004 November 10, 2003: The Wages of War, Hearts and Minds, Destroy, Rebuild and Profit, and Power Trip - The Perfect Stocking Stuffer October 7, 2003: Money, Money, Money, Take Action and New CRS Report October 1, 2003: War Profiteers: Northrop Grumman: "Defining the Future" or Profiting from War? September 18, 2003: Lawmakers Making Noise September 11, 2003: Mourn and Remember, Weapons Manufacturers Get Tough, Bush's War Budget, London's Weapons Fair, and Recent Articles August 12, 2003: New Report Cites Insider-Dealing In the Rebuilding of Iraq - Watchdog Group Calls for Senate Investigation of War Profiteering July 29, 2003: Ugly Americans in Paris, What I Saw at the Air Show, and Radio Interview on Kalashnikov July 17, 2003: W. in Africa, Bush Foreign Policy Foes Speak Out, New Resources July 7, 2003: UN Small Arms Agreement Poorly Implemented: New Report from IANSA June 12, 2003: The Paris Air Show, G8 Summit and Amnesty's New Report, and the Search for WMD and Truth in Iraq May 20, 2003: New Report from Small Arms Survey May 16, 2003: Lockheed Martin, Activists take on Merchants of Death, War Profiteering Resources, Why are so many African Governmnets Corrupt, Tid-bits May 14, 2003: The "Oh Really" Factor, or How Bill O'Reilly Wimped Out May 13, 2003: Saudi Arabia, PMC's and Vinnell April 22, 2003: War Profiteers - in Africa, as well as Iraq, and the Double Standard: Africa and Iraq April 4, 2003: War Profiteers - Boeing, Advisors of Influence, Budget for War, and New Resources March 24, 2003: War Profiteers - Raytheon, Resources March 20, 2003: The Damn War Has Started, But We Need to Keep Hope Alive, and Resources for Hope and Action March 7, 2003: Bush Presses for War, Rest In Peace Admiral Carroll, War and Peace, Remember Colombia and Resources February 12, 2003: More Resources on Powell's UN Presentation February 11, 2003: Indonesia, Pentagon Busts the Bank, Missile Defense (Again), and Resources January 31, 2003: State of the Union, Turkey, Philippines, Peace On, and Top DOD Contractors for FY 2002 January 15, 2003: Signs of Hope, Embracing the "I" word, and Tad Bits December 19, 2002: Peace Movement Gaining Momentum, Missile Defense Test Failed, Deploy Anyway?, and New Resources December 18, 2002: Missile Defense Deployment: Still Dangerous, Costly, and Irrelevant to Present Threats November 21, 2002: Washington Abandons Afghanistan and New Resources November 19, 2002: The Elections and The War, and UN Resolution 1441 October 30, 2002: North Korea, Missile Defense 'Test' Update, New Resources October 11, 2002: New Resources, Iraq, Colombia, Upcoming Missile Defense Test October 4, 2002: Increases in Military Spending and Security Assistance Since 9/11 September 20, 2002: Africa: The New Oil and Military Frontier and Indonesia: Resources and Conflict in Papua September 9, 2002: The War on Terrorism and The War on Iraq August 20, 2002: Bits and Pieces, Upcoming Missile Defense Test, New Grimmett Report Released July 24, 2002: U.S. Weapons in Israel, Peace Under NEPAD, Invading Iraq, U.S. Supporting Terrorist Connected Military in Indonesia June 28, 2002: G8 - Setting the World Straight, Bush and the Middle East, US Debates Sudanese Peace and Oil June 6, 2002: Armageddon in South Asia, Update on Colombia May 16, 2002: Global Reach - Global Power, New POGO Report, Bush-Putin Agreement, Farewell Crusader, Military Budget Update, and Resources, Actions, and New Articles May 6, 2002: U.S. Arms Transfers and Security Assistance to Israel, ATRC Fact Sheet by Frida Berrigan and William Hartung May 6, 2002: Haliburton's War Bonanza, The Crusade for the Crusader, Iraq, and the Philippines April 18, 2002: Hopeful Tidbits, Israel - Friend or Foe, Too Much is Never Enough - Emergency Supplemental, U.S. Ignorance in Somalia, and Sovereignty vs. The Inter-Congolese Dialogue March 14, 2002: War on Terror Expands at Expense of Human Rights, Seven Minutes to Nuclear Midnight, Bush's Nuclear Plan, and Sudan's Civilian Casualties March 11, 2002: US Aid to Colombia, and US Arms Sales and the India/Pakistan Conflict February 27, 2002: Africa's Merchant of Death: Victor Bout, Middle East Peace Plan, and Africa Policy Outlook 2002 February 8, 2002: The Military Budget, Enron and the Pentagon, and Black Hawk Down February 6, 2002: $396 Billion for the Military: Not enough! Not Enough??? January 18, 2002: Rumsfeld: Matinee Idol or Liar-in-Chief, Disarming Sierra Leone, Al Qaeda and the DRC January 16, 2002: The Nuclear Posture Review, An Alternative Review, and Corporations Behaving Badly December 20, 2001: The Military Budget, Mounting Death Toll in Afghanistan, Indonesia, and Moving In On Somalia December 17, 2001: The War Profiteers: How Are Weapons Manufacturers Faring In The War? December 13, 2001: The Dirty Dozen: Partners in Mass Destruction, a joint project by WILPF and ATRC. December 7, 2001: A Special Brief: The Weapons of "Enduring Freedom," by Frida Berrigan December 6, 2001: Afghanistan, Continued: Does War Really Work?, Civilian Deaths, Costs of War, Ad Hoc Alliances and Unsavory Arms Sales, Missile Defense and the Pentagon's "Little Helpers", Next Stop Somalia?, Clean Diamond Bill Passes November 12, 2001: Uzbekistan, Colombia, The School of the America's, The Joint Strike Fighter, and More October 11, 2001: The War Against Terrorism September 24, 2001: A Whole New World, Faceless Terrorists, Bush's War, A Blank Check for the Pentagon, Missile Defense, and More September 19, 2001: Indonesia Update August 21, 2001: Stability AND Peace in Indonesia: A Challenge for President Bush and Megawati August 20, 2001: U.S. "Supplier of Choice" for Weapons Sales August 17, 2001: Missile Defense Test Update, Small Arms Conference, DRC Peace Process, Sierra Leone, Odds and Ends July 11, 2001: Upcoming Missile Defense Test and Plans for New Testing Facilities, Frida's Report from the Star Wars Conference, Mellman Poll on Missile Defense June 20, 2001: U.S. Restores Military Ties with Indonesia, Fighter Planes to Chile, FAS Fun Arms Trade Facts, HRW Child Soldiers June 18, 2001: Bush on the Hill and in Europe, Powell in Africa, UN Small Arms Meeting, New Resources and Articles May 14, 2001: Ballistic Missile Defense in the Bush Defense Review: Problems and Prospects, and Briefing Book on: The Bush Administration's Strategic Defense Review May 7, 2001: Bush Administration Appointments April 30, 2001: Bush's Missile Defense Speech: Ideology Trumps Reality April 26, 2001: Stop Bolton April 9, 2001 - Commentary: Bush on China: "Give It A Rest" April 9, 2001 - Commentary: Otto J. Reich: Bad for Latin America March 7, 2001: Cease Fire In DRC, Sierra Leone Update, Ten Years After the Gulf War, the Militarization of Space, New Resources - including: Just the Facts, Stopping the Torture Trade, and the State Department Human Rights Report, and more January 31, 2001: Colombia Update, US-Indonesia to Resume Military Ties, Pending F-16 Sale to Chile, Aid to Indian Earthquake Victims January 29, 2001: Highlights from Rumsfeld Confirmation Hearings, Analysis of Rumsfeld II - The Space Commission, and The State of War and Peace January 10, 2001 - Press Release: Rumsfeld Reconsidered: An Ideologue in Moderate's Clothing December 18, 2000: In Memory of Lars Erik Nelson, George W. On Nukes, Corporations Swindle the Government, the Military-Movie-Industrial Complex, Short Takes, Campaigns, Upcoming Events, and Resources November 22, 2000: Nulcear Report Card, President Clinton Grilled on WBAI, Colombia: More Money, More Weapons, More Drugs November 2000: Profiling Small Arms Companies - Alliant Techsystems, Colt, Denel, FN Herstal, Heckler & Koch, and Saco October 24, 2000: Globalization of Peace Conference, Stubborn Things and New Reports on Sea-Based Missile Defenses, Clusters of Death, and Recent ATRC News Coverage October 11, 2000 - Commentary: Stop Throwing Money at the Pentagon October 10, 2000 - Media Advisory: Passage of "Mini-Nuke" Provision could lead to the Development of New Nuclear Weapons and the Resumption of Nuclear Testing September 26, 2000: NMD Update and the North Korea "Threat," Update on Africa - Nigeria, Congo, South Africa, Sri Lanka's Long War, Resources and Upcoming Events September 22, 2000 - Media Advisory: Lawmakers, Guns, and Money: HR 4986 Boosts Corporate Welfare for Weapons Makers August 30, 2000: New Address and Contact Information for the Arms Trade Resource Center, What's Happening in the 2000 Elections, Upcoming Actions and Events August 11, 2000 - Commentary: Blue Dogs, Pork and Morality July 31, 2000: Republican Convention, Cheney - Moderate or Militant?, and Lockheed Martin and the GOP July 7, 2000 - New Report: Nuclear Missile Deception: Corruption and Conflicts of Interest in the National Missile Defense Test Program June 23, 2000: Kosove One Year Later, U.S.-Trained Forces Involves in Colombia Massacre, Greed and War in Africa, Missile Defense Update, Lockheed Martin Profile June 1, 2000: WHAT IS REALLY DRIVING THE MISSILE DEFENSE DEBATE?, An exchange of ideas between pro- (Frank Gaffney of the Center for Security Policy) and anti- (William Hartung of the World Policy Institute) NMD analysts, Global Beat Issue Brief No. 59. [This is an edited transcript of a telephonic press briefing organized by the Center for War, Peace, and the News Media] May 23, 2000: Check out your Representative and Senators missile defense voting records, as well as the total defense campaign contributions they've received. May 16, 2000: New Name, Same Shame: School of America's Bill and Colombia Aid Package Update April 24, 2000: What does National Missile Defense mean to the Non-Proliferation Treaty? April 7, 2000: Colombia Aid Package, IMF/World Bank Protests, Keep Space for Peace, NPT Review Conference, WPI/Nation/Foreign Policy in Focus Forum, and Recent News Coverage March 15, 2000: Kosovo One Year Later, UN Small Arms PrepCom, Missile Defense Fraud, Lobbying for Helicopters February 22, 2000: Clinton's Military Budget, New Human Rights Watch Report: Kosovo, A Humanitarian War?, Meeting with Canadian Foreign Minister, Lloyd Axworthy, New 60 minutes segment "The Missilers", Russian and U.S. Subcritical Tests February 1, 2000: Pending Arms Sales To Turkey, U.S. Military Aid Package for Colombia, School of Americas Update, Recent Resources and Activities of the ATRC, Other Resources: Candidates, Guns, and Money, Nota Bene: Alan Keyes in the Mosh Pit January 24, 2000: New Report Documents U.S. Role in Fueling African Conflicts; Recommends Shift Towards Economic Assistance and Preventive Measures Over Pushing Arms and Military Training December 9, 1999: WTO and the Globalization of the Arms Industry, the OSCE and Human Rights in Turkey, Military Aid to Colombia, School of Americas Protest November 19, 1999: New Resources, ABM Treaty Under Fire, Military Budget Busts Loose October 27, 1999: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, Arming Repression, New Resources September 21,1999: Back from South Africa, East Timor, Budget Priorities, F-22 Update
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