Janet is a Co-founder of Women for Weapons Trade Transparency and Research Fellow at the Center for International Policy. Her work focuses on U.S. law and foreign policy, emerging technologies, and U.S. arms sales.

At Women for Weapons Trade Transparency, Janet uncovers the legislative transparency and accountability gaps in arms sales, with a focus on the intersection of domestic and international impacts of militarism.

As a Marcellus Policy Fellow with the John Quincy Adams Society, Janet focused on the governance of U.S. stockpiles and their global implications. Her writing has appeared in The Hill, The National Interest, International Policy Journal, Responsible Statecraft, Fair Observer, In These Times, and other outlets.

Janet holds dual BA degrees in International Relations and Global Studies, and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures from The University of Texas at Austin.

Lillian Mauldin is a Co-founder of Women for Weapons Trade Transparency and a research fellow at the Center for International Policy. Her work focuses on political strategy, police demilitarization, and U.S. arms sales.

At Women for Weapons Trade Transparency, Lillian researches transparency and accountability gaps in U.S. policy, particularly within the intersection of domestic and international militarization.

Her writing has appeared in The Hill, In These Times, Responsible Statecraft, Fair Observer, International Policy Journal, and other outlets.

Lillian holds a BA in International Relations and Global Studies from The University of Texas at Austin and was a Department of State Critical Language Scholar in 2021.

Rosie is a Founding Board Member of Women for Weapons Trade Transparency specializing in the intersection of militarism, the environment, and economic policy. They previously volunteered with Rainforest Partnership as the co-lead of Gen Z for the Trees and served on the Forest Declaration Platform advisory committee. They are a writer, researcher, and advocate working toward a solarpunk present and future.

Mekedas is a Member of Women for Weapons Trade Transparency interested in the connections between international economic policy and American militarism. Mekedas is a Policy Advocate for Public Citizen’s Climate Program, where she advocates for equitable financial solutions to address the climate crisis. Mek is hopeful for a world where social welfare is prioritized over private interests.

Liv is a Member of Women for Weapons Trade Transparency focusing primarily on the role of gender and emerging technology within the realm of militarization. They are also an educator, and focused on participatory, public research around privacy, literacy, and consent online. They are hopeful for and working towards a world in which data-extraction + surveillance technologies are resisted and self-determination and safety online (and offline) are prioritized.