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Reposting given an anticipated vote in the House today on a war powers resolution relating to Venezuela.
January 22, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Sign up now for upcoming webinar January 29, 2026 @9AM EST
"Breaking the Circuit: Disrupting the Knowledge and Supply of Improvised Weapons" - the next in the series of webinars led by our #EmergingExperts SALW working group
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January 22, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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Over 7 in 10 people globally wouldn’t support their country using AI-enabled lethal autonomy – even if their governments said that it was in their national security.

𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 7 𝙞𝙣 10? 𝙏𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙪𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙮 𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙮 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙬 👇
January 22, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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The US has given Israel $352 billion since its founding.

After uncovering over $7 billion in previously unreported funds, this is the most accurate tally of US aid to Israel to date:
www.stephensemler.com/p/how-much-a...
The U.S has given Israel $352 billion in aid. Cumulative U.S. aid to Israel, by type. Total aid, 1951 to 2025, $352 billion; including $263 billion in military aid and $89 billion in economic aid. Figures in constant 2025 U.S. dollars. Data: ForeignAssistance.gov, Freedom of Information Act request (Data Liberation Project), CRS, DSCA, GAO, author’s analysis of legislation and reporting language. Chart and analysis by Stephen Semler.
January 21, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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adamisacson.com
Here's a video version of WOLA's latest podcast episode, on where to go now after Trump's first year.
A Year Into the Trump Administration, “We Are in Untested Waters”
YouTube video by WOLA: Washington Office on Latin America
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January 21, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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adamisacson.com
What impact are the US boat strikes having, besides killing >124 people?

- October-December 2024: 7,764 pounds of cocaine seized at the US-Mexico border.
- October-December 2025: 10,593 pounds of cocaine seized.

Cocaine is up 34% year-over-year *despite* the boat strikes.

Data: bit.ly/4bJOeFs
Monthly U.S.-Mexico Border Cocaine Seizures Oct-17 Nov-17 Dec-17 Jan-18 Feb-18 Mar-18 Apr-18 May-18 Jun-18 Jul-18 Aug-18 Sep-18 Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19 May-19 Jun-19 Jul-19 Aug-19 Sep-19 Oct-19 Nov-19 Dec-19 Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21 Apr-21 May-21 Jun-21 Jul-21 Aug-21 Sep-21 Oct-21 Nov-21 Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 Jul-22 Aug-22 Sep-22 Oct-22 Nov-22 Dec-22 Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23 Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23 Sep-23 Oct-23 Nov-23 Dec-23 Jan-24 Feb-24 Mar-24 Apr-24 May-24 Jun-24 Jul-24 Aug-24 Sep-24 Oct-24 Nov-24 Dec-24 Jan-25 Feb-25 Mar-25 Apr-25 May-25 Jun-25 Jul-25 Aug-25 Sep-25 Oct-25 Nov-25 Dec-25 At the Ports of Entry 1852 2516 1493 1738 1453 2133 1293 1285 1172 844 2742 1423 2205 1893 1106 1652 1525 1681 1158 1638 1119 1531 2342 1676 1302 1878 980 1183 1433 708 690 1103 1105 864 1199 2353 3968 2294 1330 1971 2038 1381 1990 1632 1235 1932 1910 1292 1582 1522 1111 850 2174 1893 1861 2585 1226 1236 5033 1300 2461 1438 1553 1692 1893 3333 1809 967 2112 1386 911 3019 3673 3503 2090 1838 2489 893 1078 1511 1298 998 2269 3030 2275 1947 2372 3000 1898 3443 3611 2477 3726 4151 3632 2540 2979 4286 1597 Between the Ports of Entry (Border Patrol) 252 253 112 301 236 122 331 91 153 42 143 83 145 129 317 1000 181 187 34 185 60 74 166 13 69 70 -1 -1 263 168 1 41 54 464 13 125 93 29 32 338 261 42 167 92 34 208 223 25 23 474 16 24 274 143 240 140 74 79 132 31 227 109 180 174 108 277 13 80 249 114 134 292 470 86 174 283 891 100 325 292 90 279 314 341 288 79 390 42 393 314 358 134 499 168 23 82 382 189 151 Border Patrol Checkpoints 253 473 162 169 163 342 316 226 275 55 259 25 121 48 140 259 197 87 368 133 82 175 432 294 462 311 177 126 156 229 119 193 380 172 313 291 307 299 49 91 391 122 83 179 140 272 119 166 220 73 102 39 90 50 186 105 63 42 37 143 231 268 89 262 269 143 250 90 272 78 1033 53 115 51 66 275 206 282 396 190 146 187 22 132 236 117 60…
January 21, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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sipri.org
'The bulk of Iranian supplies came shortly after 2022'—SIPRI's Pieter Wezeman spoke to about Russia’s reliance on Iranian arms:

www.euractiv.com/news/russias...
Russia’s reliance on Iranian arms wanes | Euractiv
However, it would be a mistake to ignore the long-term relationship between the two countries
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January 20, 2026 at 8:35 AM
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“In my region, AI is often presented as 'modernization,' but little is said about who controls it, how it’s used, or whose lives are most at risk.” – @giselalujan.bsky.social

As we kick of 2026, we're celebrating the campaigners around the world who make our work possible. #StopKillerRobots
January 20, 2026 at 11:23 AM
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yemendataproject.org
Annual review of Yemen airstrikes.
In 2025 @yemendataproject.org recorded:
⚠️Highest number of civilian casualties since 2022
⚠️US responsible for >50% of 1,334 civilian casualties
⚠️Highest child death toll since 2020
⚠️Israeli strikes resulted in highest ever rate of civilian harm
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A data visualisation illustrating the average rates of civilian harm in airstrikes carried out in Yemen in 2025, comparing the rate in Israeli strikes: 15.3 civilian casualties per strike and US/UK strikes: 2.02 civilian casualties per strike. A graph illustrating the numbers of children killed and injured in air raids and strikes in Yemen every year since 2019. In 2025, Yemen Data Project recorded the highest child death toll since 2020. A slide showing the total numbers for 2025 in Yemen: 393 strikes and 1,334 civilian casualties. A data visualisation illustrating civilian casualties in strikes in Yemen during 2025, broken down into killed and injured by actor (US-UK or Israel). 327 civilians were killed, 1,007 killed.
January 19, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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"Assessing Trump's second term of office through the threat to global security" by Tabitha R Agaba, independent researcher and freelance writer, based in Uganda @tabitha-agaba.bsky.social #TrumpAtOneYear #EmergingExpert www.forumarmstrade.org/trump_yearon...
January 19, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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"U.S. Landmine Policy and Practice: From Bad to Worse" by Allie Hansen, Research Fellow, Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social @minefreeworld.bsky.social #EmergingExpert #TrumpAtOneYear www.forumarmstrade.org/trump_yearon...
January 19, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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"2025: The Year International Law Was Placed on Life Support" by Amanda Pereira, External Consultant, BASIC #EmergingExpert #TrumpAtOneYear www.forumarmstrade.org/trump_yearon...
January 19, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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"European Rearmament and U.S. Weapons Reliance" by León Castellanos-Jankiewicz, Senior Researcher, Asser Institute for International and European Law in The Hague @leoncastjan.bsky.social #TrumpAtOneYear www.forumarmstrade.org/trump_yearon...
January 19, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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"From the Riviera to the ceasefire: Trump’s Gaza policy in 2025" by Sam Perlo-Freeman, Research Coordinator, Campaign Against Arms Trade @smhwpf.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social #TrumpAtOneYear #Israel #Gaza www.forumarmstrade.org/trump_yearon...
January 19, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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"The Rhetoric That Justifies Violence Against Civilians" by Jen Spindel, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of New Hampshire @spindel.bsky.social #TrumpAtOneYear www.forumarmstrade.org/trump_yearon...
January 19, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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"Getting it Wrong on Guns" by Jeff Abramson, Senior Non-Resident Fellow, Center for International Policy @jeffabramson.bsky.social @cipolicy.bsky.social #TrumpAtOneYear www.forumarmstrade.org/trump_yearon...
January 19, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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​"Trump’s Power Politics and the Return of Empire" by Sarah Leah Whitson, Executive Director, DAWN @sarahleah1.bsky.social @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social #TrumpAtOneYear www.forumarmstrade.org/trump_yearon...
January 19, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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"Profit and Provocation: Arms Sales Policy in the Trump Years" by William D. Hartung, Senior Research Fellow, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft @quincyinst.bsky.social #TrumpAtOneYear
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January 19, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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🧵Read nine commentaries on Trump's first year in office from experts and emerging experts based in the United States, as well as Austria, the Netherlands, Uganda, and the United Kingdom. #TrumpAtOneYear
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Assessing Trump's First Year (2nd term)
Examination of aspects of the Trump administration's first year as relates to arms trade, security assistance, and weapons use.
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January 19, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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🧵Read nine commentaries on Trump's first year in office from experts and emerging experts based in the United States, as well as Austria, the Netherlands, Uganda, and the United Kingdom. #TrumpAtOneYear
www.forumarmstrade.org/trump_yearon... 👇
Assessing Trump's First Year (2nd term)
Examination of aspects of the Trump administration's first year as relates to arms trade, security assistance, and weapons use.
www.forumarmstrade.org
January 19, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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Pleased to speak with @charliesavage.bsky.social about how the U.S. military intervention in Venezuela breaches the UN Charter and the Take Care Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
charliesavage.bsky.social Charlie Savage @charliesavage.bsky.social · 24d
Legal Issues Raised by Trump’s Seizure of Maduro, Explained

The operation revives disputes over the legality of the 1989 Panama intervention, enhanced by President Trump’s vow to “run” Venezuela and Nicolás Maduro’s formal status as president.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/u...
Legal Issues Raised by Trump’s Seizure of Maduro, Explained
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January 3, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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From @muggah.bsky.social
theconversation.com/5-scenarios-...
5 scenarios for a post-Maduro Venezuela — and what they could signal to the wider region
President Donald Trump has said the US will ‘run’ Venezuela until a ‘safe, proper and judicious transition’ can take place. But that still leaves many options.
theconversation.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:21 AM
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foreignpolicy.com
By attacking Venezuela, seizing its president, and promising to “run” the country indefinitely, Trump may have shredded what little is left of international norms and opened the way to new acts of aggression from China and Russia, columnist Michael Hirsh writes.
Trump Sets a Devastating Precedent in Venezuela
Will Russia and China now assume they can do the same in Europe and Asia?
foreignpolicy.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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Republicans rally around Trump Venezuela operation, with few detractors @thehill.com
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January 3, 2026 at 10:51 PM
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cipolicy.bsky.social
"Trump is launching an illegal assault on Venezuela, pulling the US into another military adventure without authorization or a credible national security threat. Congress must act now to halt further military escalations.”

@nancyokail.bsky.social quoted here www.commondreams.org/news/trump-b...
Trump Claims Maduro 'Captured' as US Bombs Venezuelan Capital | Common Dreams
"This goes beyond broken promises of peacemaking," said one expert. "Trump is launching an illegal assault on Venezuela."
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January 3, 2026 at 6:31 PM