Jeff Abramson
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🧵Collection of concerns expressed about US actions in #Venezuela today (Jan 3, 2026) -- from Congress, civil society, and others.
Feel free to share and add on.
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Feel free to share and add on.
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January 3, 2026 at 3:30 PM
🧵Collection of concerns expressed about US actions in #Venezuela today (Jan 3, 2026) -- from Congress, civil society, and others.
Feel free to share and add on.
(The Forum does not take responsibility for these statements. It does share them for public awareness)
Feel free to share and add on.
(The Forum does not take responsibility for these statements. It does share them for public awareness)
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In #LookingAhead2026 video @jeffabramson.bsky.social @cipolicy.bsky.social discusses the U.S. approach to the arms trade and weapons use, and possible global implications including pushback
youtu.be/cceS30WZBKg
(See full series at www.forumarmstrade.org/lookingahead...)
youtu.be/cceS30WZBKg
(See full series at www.forumarmstrade.org/lookingahead...)
December 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
In #LookingAhead2026 video @jeffabramson.bsky.social @cipolicy.bsky.social discusses the U.S. approach to the arms trade and weapons use, and possible global implications including pushback
youtu.be/cceS30WZBKg
(See full series at www.forumarmstrade.org/lookingahead...)
youtu.be/cceS30WZBKg
(See full series at www.forumarmstrade.org/lookingahead...)
Take 3 minutes:
Start listening hear for @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social talking about disconnect between elected Democrats on #Israel and where citizen Democrats stand. Claims it's the largest gap he's ever seen. Compares to how Republicans refuse to act on guns.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK1f...
Start listening hear for @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social talking about disconnect between elected Democrats on #Israel and where citizen Democrats stand. Claims it's the largest gap he's ever seen. Compares to how Republicans refuse to act on guns.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK1f...
2025 Annual conference - Keynote Address - Representative Joaquin Castro
YouTube video by Forum on the Arms Trade
www.youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Take 3 minutes:
Start listening hear for @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social talking about disconnect between elected Democrats on #Israel and where citizen Democrats stand. Claims it's the largest gap he's ever seen. Compares to how Republicans refuse to act on guns.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK1f...
Start listening hear for @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social talking about disconnect between elected Democrats on #Israel and where citizen Democrats stand. Claims it's the largest gap he's ever seen. Compares to how Republicans refuse to act on guns.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK1f...
Really delighted to help organize this conference last week, bringing people together across multiple communities. Did you miss it or want to review? Check out the videos now available. 👇
1/ Videos from annual conference now available
"Building Community Connections for Better Policy: Arms Trade, Human Rights, and Anti-Corruption"
co-hosted with @amnesty.org, ACAN and the Forum
www.forumarmstrade.org/annual2025.h...
"Building Community Connections for Better Policy: Arms Trade, Human Rights, and Anti-Corruption"
co-hosted with @amnesty.org, ACAN and the Forum
www.forumarmstrade.org/annual2025.h...
2025 Annual Conference
The 2025 annual conference, “Building Community Connections for Better Policy - Arms Trade, Human Rights, and Anti-Corruption" will be in-person in Washington DC on December 10 (International Human R...
www.forumarmstrade.org
December 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Really delighted to help organize this conference last week, bringing people together across multiple communities. Did you miss it or want to review? Check out the videos now available. 👇
Really looking forward to this panel, as well as a full morning of cross-community learning. If you're in Washington DC the morning of December 10, come join us.
www.forumarmstrade.org/annual2025.h...
www.forumarmstrade.org/annual2025.h...
November 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Really looking forward to this panel, as well as a full morning of cross-community learning. If you're in Washington DC the morning of December 10, come join us.
www.forumarmstrade.org/annual2025.h...
www.forumarmstrade.org/annual2025.h...
I knew the folks at @armscontrolnow.bsky.social would reply to Trump's comments on nuclear testing. See below.
imho what Trump said could mean many things and may not mean what most people think, which would be nuclear explosions (aka mushroom clouds)
www.armscontrol.org/pressroom/20...
imho what Trump said could mean many things and may not mean what most people think, which would be nuclear explosions (aka mushroom clouds)
www.armscontrol.org/pressroom/20...
ACA Responds to Trump’s Reckless Nuclear Testing Remarks | Arms Control Association
www.armscontrol.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I knew the folks at @armscontrolnow.bsky.social would reply to Trump's comments on nuclear testing. See below.
imho what Trump said could mean many things and may not mean what most people think, which would be nuclear explosions (aka mushroom clouds)
www.armscontrol.org/pressroom/20...
imho what Trump said could mean many things and may not mean what most people think, which would be nuclear explosions (aka mushroom clouds)
www.armscontrol.org/pressroom/20...
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I’ll give someone $1000 if they can find one factually correct statement in this post
October 30, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I’ll give someone $1000 if they can find one factually correct statement in this post
Another dangerous decision - hopefully one to be walked back. The US need not open the pandora box of nuclear testing... still unclear exactly what Trump is proposing imho
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
www.reuters.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Another dangerous decision - hopefully one to be walked back. The US need not open the pandora box of nuclear testing... still unclear exactly what Trump is proposing imho
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Really looking forward to this annual conference on December 10 bringing together anti-corruption, human rights and the arms trade community. Not yet announced, but not surprising, I'll be moderating a panel. Sign up now to be notified when registration opens. Details 👇
HOLD THE DATE - 2025 Annual Conference: Building Community Connections for Better Policy - Arms Trade, Human Rights, and Anti-Corruption co-hosted with @amnesty.org and the Anti-Corruption Advocacy Network on Dec. 10 (International Human Rights Day). Details at www.forumarmstrade.org/annual2025.h...
2025 Annual Conference
The 2025 annual conference, “Building Community Connections for Better Policy - Arms Trade, Human Rights, and Anti-Corruption" will be in-person in Washington DC on December 10 (International Human R...
www.forumarmstrade.org
October 21, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Really looking forward to this annual conference on December 10 bringing together anti-corruption, human rights and the arms trade community. Not yet announced, but not surprising, I'll be moderating a panel. Sign up now to be notified when registration opens. Details 👇
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www.proceso.com.mx/nacional/202...
The measure reinstates rules for less paperwork, longer-lasting licenses, and fewer obstacles to selling firearms abroad. NGOs claim this change will escalate violence in Latin America and the Caribbean. Comments by John Lindsay-Poland @jeffabramson.bsky.social
The measure reinstates rules for less paperwork, longer-lasting licenses, and fewer obstacles to selling firearms abroad. NGOs claim this change will escalate violence in Latin America and the Caribbean. Comments by John Lindsay-Poland @jeffabramson.bsky.social
Trump revive la vía expedita de venta de armas civiles, muchas de alto poder
La medida restablece las reglas de menor papeleo, licencias más largas y menos obstáculos para vender rifles, pistolas y escopetas al extranjero. ONG aseguran que este cambio hará escalar la violencia...
www.proceso.com.mx
October 13, 2025 at 1:17 PM
www.proceso.com.mx/nacional/202...
The measure reinstates rules for less paperwork, longer-lasting licenses, and fewer obstacles to selling firearms abroad. NGOs claim this change will escalate violence in Latin America and the Caribbean. Comments by John Lindsay-Poland @jeffabramson.bsky.social
The measure reinstates rules for less paperwork, longer-lasting licenses, and fewer obstacles to selling firearms abroad. NGOs claim this change will escalate violence in Latin America and the Caribbean. Comments by John Lindsay-Poland @jeffabramson.bsky.social
Appreciated opportunity to provide this assessment in this reporting “Around the world we are trying to make friends, But when they have seen our weapons being misused it undermines that ability, and makes us seem hypocritical, dangerous.” @cipolicy.bsky.social
.@theintercept.com on recent GAO report and flaws in end use monitoring, quoting many listed experts, incl/ @kathilynnaustin.bsky.social @jeffabramson.bsky.social John Lindsay-Poland
(attn: @jwrchappell.bsky.social @sethbinder.bsky.social @annieshiel.bsky.social )
theintercept.com/2025/10/10/s...
(attn: @jwrchappell.bsky.social @sethbinder.bsky.social @annieshiel.bsky.social )
theintercept.com/2025/10/10/s...
The State Department Isn’t Telling Congress When U.S. Weapons Fall Into the Wrong Hands
Congress is being left in the dark about the fate of U.S. weapons transfers, a new federal watchdog report found.
theintercept.com
October 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Appreciated opportunity to provide this assessment in this reporting “Around the world we are trying to make friends, But when they have seen our weapons being misused it undermines that ability, and makes us seem hypocritical, dangerous.” @cipolicy.bsky.social
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shadowworldinvestigations.org/statement-in...
This letter, out today, has been endorsed by a number of experts listed by the Forum on the Arms Trade. The Forum itself does not take positions. Partial list of endorsers includes:
shadowworldinvestigations.org/statement-in...
This letter, out today, has been endorsed by a number of experts listed by the Forum on the Arms Trade. The Forum itself does not take positions. Partial list of endorsers includes:
Statement in Support of Francesca Albanese - Shadow World Investigations
16 September 2025. Over twenty of the world’s leading arms trade experts have issued a statement in support of UN Special Rapporteur, Francesca Albanese, and specifically her recent report to the Unit...
shadowworldinvestigations.org
September 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
1/ 🧵
shadowworldinvestigations.org/statement-in...
This letter, out today, has been endorsed by a number of experts listed by the Forum on the Arms Trade. The Forum itself does not take positions. Partial list of endorsers includes:
shadowworldinvestigations.org/statement-in...
This letter, out today, has been endorsed by a number of experts listed by the Forum on the Arms Trade. The Forum itself does not take positions. Partial list of endorsers includes:
No. I'm not a fan of a Department of "War"
This charade of asking the people behind him if they agree is also repugnant... if they don't agree, Trump will just replace them.
This charade of asking the people behind him if they agree is also repugnant... if they don't agree, Trump will just replace them.
Trump suggests he's changing the name the US Department of Defence to the US Department of War:
"It just sounds better... Defence? I don't want to be defence only... We want offence too.
As Department of War, we won everything. And I think we're going to have to go back to that."
"It just sounds better... Defence? I don't want to be defence only... We want offence too.
As Department of War, we won everything. And I think we're going to have to go back to that."
August 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
No. I'm not a fan of a Department of "War"
This charade of asking the people behind him if they agree is also repugnant... if they don't agree, Trump will just replace them.
This charade of asking the people behind him if they agree is also repugnant... if they don't agree, Trump will just replace them.
As with nearly everything Trump does and I says, I find this repugnant. No, we don't need a department of "war"
As I wrote in @foreignpolicy.com in January, the "President of Peace" moniker doesn't quite fit.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/16/t...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/16/t...
August 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
As with nearly everything Trump does and I says, I find this repugnant. No, we don't need a department of "war"
Really delighted to connected to even more great experts via @forumarmstrade.bsky.social 👇
1/ We're excited to have recently listed three more experts as part of the Forum community.
Amber Darwish, Jowita Mieszkowska, and Anna Provan.
See theirs and all bios at www.forumarmstrade.org/experts.html
Amber Darwish, Jowita Mieszkowska, and Anna Provan.
See theirs and all bios at www.forumarmstrade.org/experts.html
August 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Really delighted to connected to even more great experts via @forumarmstrade.bsky.social 👇
Important thread of links, reactions and reporting collected by @forumarmstrade.bsky.social on the human rights reports issued today, which I believe are dangerously politicized and many steps backwards 👇
🧵 Originally began in part to inform U.S. security assistance, the delayed latest Country Reports on Human Rights Practices is now available, with expectation that much is no longer included. As reactions come in, we'll add to this thread. www.state.gov/reports/2024...
2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - United States Department of State
The annual Human Rights Reports cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international agre...
www.state.gov
August 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Important thread of links, reactions and reporting collected by @forumarmstrade.bsky.social on the human rights reports issued today, which I believe are dangerously politicized and many steps backwards 👇
Really looking forward to working with and learning from the 2025-2026 Emerging Experts 👇
@forumarmstrade.bsky.social
@forumarmstrade.bsky.social
We're delighted to announce and welcome a diverse group of 30 #emergingexperts to the 2025-2026 English-language Emerging Expert program. See short bios on each at www.forumarmstrade.org/emerging-exp...
August 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Really looking forward to working with and learning from the 2025-2026 Emerging Experts 👇
@forumarmstrade.bsky.social
@forumarmstrade.bsky.social
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Video of IBA War Crimes Committee webinar last week on law and the arms trade now available, @ibanews.bsky.social featuring @saraedill.bsky.social @jeffabramson.bsky.social @sarahleah1.bsky.social Florence Foster, Tomas Hamilton, Daniel Moegstra and Eva Khair www.ibanet.org/conference-d...
Focus on the arms trade: state responsibility, accountability and private actor compliance | International Bar Association
A webinar presented by the IBA War Crimes Committee and supported by the IBA Human Rights Law Committee, IBA Business Crime Committee, IBA Criminal Law Committee, IBA Anti-Corruption Committee, Asia P...
www.ibanet.org
August 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Video of IBA War Crimes Committee webinar last week on law and the arms trade now available, @ibanews.bsky.social featuring @saraedill.bsky.social @jeffabramson.bsky.social @sarahleah1.bsky.social Florence Foster, Tomas Hamilton, Daniel Moegstra and Eva Khair www.ibanet.org/conference-d...
We covered a good deal of ground at this webinar last week. Recommend checking it out! 👇
Video of IBA War Crimes Committee webinar last week on law and the arms trade now available, @ibanews.bsky.social featuring @saraedill.bsky.social @jeffabramson.bsky.social @sarahleah1.bsky.social Florence Foster, Tomas Hamilton, Daniel Moegstra and Eva Khair www.ibanet.org/conference-d...
Focus on the arms trade: state responsibility, accountability and private actor compliance | International Bar Association
A webinar presented by the IBA War Crimes Committee and supported by the IBA Human Rights Law Committee, IBA Business Crime Committee, IBA Criminal Law Committee, IBA Anti-Corruption Committee, Asia P...
www.ibanet.org
August 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
We covered a good deal of ground at this webinar last week. Recommend checking it out! 👇
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📣 We're getting close to 1000 followers.
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July 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
📣 We're getting close to 1000 followers.
Share this to encourage others to follow us and reach quadruple digits.
(And while you're doing that, make sure to sign up for our newsletter - The Week in Arms Trade Publications - at www.forumarmstrade.org/get-on-the-l...)
Share this to encourage others to follow us and reach quadruple digits.
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I was invited to speak with the House's Foreign Arms Sales Task Force yesterday, which is appreciated. Here were my opening comments in which I encouraged them to follow the law, take steps to improve arms trade transparency, and more drive.google.com/file/d/1wmMH...
HFACTaskForce_Abramson_remark_2025_July16.pdf
drive.google.com
July 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I was invited to speak with the House's Foreign Arms Sales Task Force yesterday, which is appreciated. Here were my opening comments in which I encouraged them to follow the law, take steps to improve arms trade transparency, and more drive.google.com/file/d/1wmMH...
While some countries in Europe are making a bad choice, great to see other countries standing up for the Mine Ban Treaty, incl/ accession by Tonga yesterday (and Marshall Islands ratification earlier this year bsky.app/profile/jeff... )
@minefreeworld.bsky.social
treaties.un.org/doc/Publicat...
@minefreeworld.bsky.social
treaties.un.org/doc/Publicat...
June 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
While some countries in Europe are making a bad choice, great to see other countries standing up for the Mine Ban Treaty, incl/ accession by Tonga yesterday (and Marshall Islands ratification earlier this year bsky.app/profile/jeff... )
@minefreeworld.bsky.social
treaties.un.org/doc/Publicat...
@minefreeworld.bsky.social
treaties.un.org/doc/Publicat...
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🧵reactions of concern re: US bombing of Iran. Add reactions on to this.
June 22, 2025 at 12:26 PM
🧵reactions of concern re: US bombing of Iran. Add reactions on to this.
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Registration is open for a timely @ibanews.bsky.social War Crimes Committee webinar: "Focus on the arms trade: state responsibility, accountability and private actor compliance," with @sarahleah1.bsky.social @jeffabramson.bsky.social, Tom Hamilton, & Florence Foster. www.ibanet.org/conference-d...
Focus on the arms trade: state responsibility, accountability and private actor compliance | International Bar Association
A webinar presented by the IBA War Crimes Committee and supported by the IBA Human Rights Law Committee, IBA Business Crime Committee, IBA Criminal Law Committee, IBA Anti-Corruption Committee, Asia P...
www.ibanet.org
June 23, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Registration is open for a timely @ibanews.bsky.social War Crimes Committee webinar: "Focus on the arms trade: state responsibility, accountability and private actor compliance," with @sarahleah1.bsky.social @jeffabramson.bsky.social, Tom Hamilton, & Florence Foster. www.ibanet.org/conference-d...
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100+ Nobel Laureates, including 20 Peace Laureates, "deeply regret Lithuania’s withdrawal" from CCM. "We urge Lithuania as well as Estonia, Finland, Latvia, and Poland to reconsider their current moves to withdraw from the Mine Ban Treaty."
@minefreeworld.bsky.social icblcmc.org/our-impact/n...
@minefreeworld.bsky.social icblcmc.org/our-impact/n...
Nobel Laureates Back the Ban on Antipersonnel Landmines - ICBLCMC
International Campaign to Ban Landmines - Cluster Munition Coalition - Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor
icblcmc.org
June 17, 2025 at 9:56 AM
100+ Nobel Laureates, including 20 Peace Laureates, "deeply regret Lithuania’s withdrawal" from CCM. "We urge Lithuania as well as Estonia, Finland, Latvia, and Poland to reconsider their current moves to withdraw from the Mine Ban Treaty."
@minefreeworld.bsky.social icblcmc.org/our-impact/n...
@minefreeworld.bsky.social icblcmc.org/our-impact/n...