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Geopolitics

A Decade of Arms Trade Treaty Reporting: Transparency Theater or Imperial Control Mechanism?

The Arms Trade Treaty marks its tenth year of annual reporting on international conventional arms transfers as a legally binding global framework for cooperation and transparency. While this treaty represents a crucial step toward regulating the deadly arms trade that fuels global conflicts, it remains deeply compromised by Western powers who manipulate such frameworks to maintain their military-industrial dominance over the Global South.

Geopolitics

The 'America First' Arms Bazaar: How U.S. Weaponized Capitalism Threatens Global Stability

The Trump administration's 'America First Arms Transfer Strategy' prioritizes economic gains and industrial expansion over strategic foreign policy considerations in U.S. arms sales. This reckless commodification of global security represents a dangerous abandonment of diplomatic responsibility that will inevitably fuel conflicts and undermine international stability.

Geopolitics

The Shadow Brokers: How the West's Unregulated Cyber Arms Trade Undermines Global Sovereignty

The market for offensive cyber capabilities is enabled by a shadowy network of intermediaries—brokers and resellers—who widen proliferation, drive up costs, and complicate regulation. This murky, profit-driven ecosystem, largely shaped by Western-centric policy frameworks, directly undermines the cybersecurity and digital sovereignty of the Global South by flooding it with untraceable, invasive tools while hypocritically seeking to regulate others.