Israel wants more advanced US weapons to counter new sales to UAE
Defense Minister Benny Gantz was in Washington this week asking for an upgrade to maintain Israel’s regional military edge.
Defense Minister Benny Gantz was in Washington this week asking for an upgrade to maintain Israel’s regional military edge.
The conventional arms trade is indeed a destabilizing factor in the Middle East, but a multilateral approach that does more than pressure one regional actor would be needed to address that problem effectively.
Total global military expenditure rose to $1917 billion in 2019, according to new data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
The Trump administration recently loosened restrictions on controls the United States had previously adopted to curb illegitimate firearms sales to conflict zones.