President Donald Trump was set to leave the Arms Trade Treaty, but the U.S. has reportedly acted above international law for years in murky weapons sales around the world.
President Donald Trump has unsubscribed from a historic international agreement intended to limit the flow of weapons to potential human rights abusers, even though the United States has, for years, been accused of violating the treaty.
"That is why my administration will never ratify the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty," Trump said. "I hope you're happy." The U.S., the world's No. 1 arms exporter, has long been deeply involved in conflicts across the globe. The country's efforts to overthrow foreign leaders and defeat other forces deemed adversarial to Washington's interests have sometimes led to the proliferation of weapons in the hands of groups charged with crimes against humanity. Such reports have surfaced from Latin America to Asia, and, especially in the Middle East throughout the 21st century.
The European Parliament called on members to adhere to rules set to prevent weapons from being re-directed and to "refuse similar transfer in the future, notably to the U.S. and Saudi Arabia." The U.S. accounted for roughly 36 percent of the world's arms sales between 2014 and 2018. Most of these weapons went to the Middle East, according to a report released in March by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
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