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NSM-20

National Security Memorandum 20, which required the State Department to assess whether recipients of U.S. arms were complying with international humanitarian law. Its rescission removed a key accountability mechanism for arms transfers.

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Updated March 26, 2026 Foreign Policy & War
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Emergency Arms Sales to Gulf States: $23 Billion Bypassing Congressional Review

Using emergency waivers under the Arms Export Control Act, the administration has bypassed Congress to approve massive arms sales to Gulf states, including to the UAE despite documented evidence of …

  • The Trump administration invoked wartime emergency powers to force through more than $23 billion in arms sales to the UAE, Kuwait, and …
  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued an emergency waiver to bypass the standard 30-day congressional review period, citing the Iran war as …
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