GENEVA (AN) — Governments are waiting until civilians have already suffered extensive harm before restricting weapons exports, arms-control experts warned, as a new assessment found transparency in the international arms trade has fallen to its lowest level since the Arms Trade Treaty entered into force.
The 2026 Arms Trade Treaty Monitor released on Tuesday found that only 26 countries, or 23% of nations required to report on their 2024 arms transfers, submitted reports that met its standard for “meaningful transparency.” Nearly a third of nations that submitted reports kept them confidential.
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