Updated March 26, 2026 Foreign Policy & War
Serious Rights Violation Ongoing
America First Arms Transfer Strategy: Human Rights Safeguards Removed From Weapons Exports
An executive order stripped human rights safeguards from the US arms transfer framework, replacing decades of bipartisan policy with a commerce-first approach. The subsequent emergency bypass of congressional review for $23+ billion in Gulf arms sales demonstrated the immediate consequences of removing these guardrails.