The Down Sides of Transparency

The Arms Trade Treaty and the Paradoxes of Transparency, Weekly Standard, August 24, 2015. "The first Conference of States Parties (CSP) to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) opens today in Cancun. Evidently, treaty signatories believe a seaside resort is a suitable location to discuss the international arms trade. Perhaps they’re right. This treaty is so ridiculous, so silly—in a word, so unserious—that it’s fit for beach reading."