UK Defense Spending Increases Insufficient

U.K. Defense Spending Increases: Welcome, But Not Enough, Heritage Foundation Foundry, July 26, 2011. "American commentators are beginning to react to a British announcement of a modest increase in defense spending. Any increase is welcome, but there is unfortunately a good deal less to this increase than meets the eye."

Senatorial Letter on Arms Trade Treaty

Forty-Five Senators Express Concern on U.N. Arms Trade Treaty, Heritage Foundation Foundry, July 26, 2011. "On July 15, the U.N. wrapped up its third and final Preparatory Committee meeting on its Arms Trade Treaty. After a last gathering devoted to procedural matters in early 2012, the U.N. will call a concluding conference in 2012 to adopt the treaty and open it for national ratification. Unfortunately, while the most recent committee improved the treaty, it could not remedy the treaty’s fundamental flaws."

ATT Preparatory Committee: The July 2011 Update

The U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: Still Seriously Flawed, Heritage Foundation WebMemo #3322, July 21, 2011. "Previous meetings of the Preparatory Committee have made it clear that the treaty as contemplated poses serious threats to American liberties and interests, and to effective and serious diplomacy. The latest Committee meeting has not alleviated most of those concerns. But statements by both the Permanent Members of the Security Council and the European Union have at least reduced the supranational danger to U.S. sovereignty."