Improving policy through data.
Women for Weapons Trade Transparency is a women-led, non-profit organization committed to producing quality research on weapons sales and advocating for transparency of the international weapons trade, global demilitarization, and humane and sustainable policies.
Comprehensive analysis of weapons trade trends.
Generating public knowledge of militarization and its impact on human security, autonomy, and justice.
Our recent publications.
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Waging War, Wasting Funds: How the 1122 Program Militarizes U.S. Police and Misuses Tax Dollars
A 2025 investigation into the scale, scope, and oversight failures of the 1122 Program
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When City Streets Become Battlefields
Militarization at home and abroad is an existential threat. As billions of dollars are funneled into police and military funding, we face the grim reality of a hyper-militarized society where dissent is met with force rather than dialogue.
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Yet another dangerous bill puts weapons for Israel above US law
The proposed legislation would create an additional exception for Israel in an unprecedented way, by creating a different U.S. arms notification and export process.