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Arms embargoes
Explore research on the use of arms embargoes as a tool to help prevent mass atrocities.
External Resources
Selected informational resources on US government use of arms embargoes:
Reports related to legislative authorities to regulate arms sales to foreign consumers and to enact arms embargoes:
- Congressional Research Service report (2021) about US arms sales and human rights regulations
- Congressional Research Service report (2020) about the sale and export of US-made arms to foreign entities
- Congressional Research Service report (2020) about the US export control system
Arms embargoes enacted by the UN Security Council - examples: