UTIMCO Weapons Manufacturer Investments Report
This report details the history of UTIMCO’s investments in weapons manufacturers, outlines the legal and norm violations of these companies, and provides recommendations to UTIMCO's investment policy to ensure that the company makes investments aligned with its fiduciary, legal, and reputational interests.
Foreign Military Sales Under Congressional Notification Thresholds: Dangers and Solutions
This briefing paper discusses dollar amount reporting thresholds for U.S. arms sales and their consequences: including a lack of transparency and potential involvement of U.S. defense articles and services in human rights violations.
The 1122 Program: An Investigative Analysis
Our report, published in three parts, evaluates the scope and impacts of the 1122 Program on excess defense spending and police militarization in the United States.
Redefining National Security: The Necessity of Human Security
The necessity of human security–the concept that we need to provide for people’s basic needs, cannot be overstated.
Syria Continues To Suffer as a Battleground for Proxy Warfare
Syria has been a site of a proxy war between the US and Russia for almost 12 years.
U.S. Arms Exports Under Congressional Reporting Thresholds: A Clear and Present Danger
If Congress is only notified of and the American public is only able to access partial data on U.S. arms sales, how can policymakers and the general public even begin to assess their impacts?
The Hidden Militarization of the United States
How can we assess the damage police have done to communities without analyzing the 1122 Program?
How a University Endowment Fund is Upholding the Norms of Militarism
The University of Texas and Texas A&M Investment Management Company’s investments in weapon system manufacturers are raising concerns among students and alumni.
“Unprecedented” Loophole Will Obscure Arms Sales to Israel
The Ukraine-Israel aid bill effectively lets Israel purchase $3.5 billion in arms in complete secrecy.
The Pentagon is flirting with the dark side of AI
It all begins with an idea.As DOD integrates artificial intelligence into military operations, concerns rise over ethics, transparency, and unintended consequences.
House Bill Would Hide Billions More Dollars in U.S. Weapons Sales
The proposed notification thresholds would have shielded $635 million in sales from congressional oversight in 2023 alone.
The White House is Working Overtime to Obscure Weapons Sales to Israel. The Senate Is Aiding and Abetting Them.
Picking up White House language, the Senate supplemental bill would conceal weapons sales from Congress and the American people.
How Israel Got an Endless Supply of U.S.-Made Smart Bombs
Nearly three years ago, Congress gave Israel a pass to stockpile precision-guided bombs “without regard to annual limits.” An inside source confirms that even more have been transferred since October 7.