Includes bibliographical references and index.

The global arms trade : an overview / Richard F. Grimmett -- Information on the small arms trade is incomplete / Jeff Abramson -- Russia's arms trade policies are at odds with U.S. policies / Lionel Beehner -- China's arms trade in the Middle East is increasing / Stephen Pollard -- Israel is a significant player in the global arms trade / Odile Hugonot Haber -- The arms trade lacks consistent national controls / Debbie Hillier and Brian Wood -- Arms are traded routinely in spite of embargoes / Oliver Sprague -- The European Union struggles to establish effective arms trade controls / Helen Hughes -- The arms trade in the Middle East will lead to greater stability / Anthony H. Cordesman -- U.S. arms trade with Taiwan is important for its defense / John J. Tkacik Jr. -- Military support to Afghanistan and arms transfers to Pakistan help the war on terror / George W. Bush -- Current U.S. arms trade to combat terrorism threatens security / Rachel Stohl -- The arms trade to the Middle East leads to greater instability / William D. Hartung -- Arms trade with Taiwan could cause a world war / Craig Crawford -- Arms trade with Pakistan and India does not improve U.S. relations / Zia Mian -- Global controls are needed for the arms trade / Edmund Cairns -- An international arms trade treaty is feasible and necessary / Arms Trade Treaty Steering Committee -- The United States should support an arms trade treaty / William D. Hartung -- There are alternatives to international arms control treaties / Baker Spring -- An arms trade treaty could encourage human rights violations / David B. Kopel, Paul Gallant, and Joanne D. Eisen -- An international agreement on small arms would violate the U.S.Constitution's second amendment / Joseph Klein -- An end to the arms trade, not more regulation, is needed / Frida Berrigan.