There’s a Better Way to Sell American Weapons

Mar 29, 2022

Also published in Wall Street Journal
About the Authors
Grant Rumley
Grant Rumley

Grant Rumley is a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, where he specializes in military and security affairs in the Middle East.

David Schenker
David Schenker

David Schenker is the Taube Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute and director of the Program on Arab Politics. He is the former Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs.

Articles & Testimony

The United States should use enticements as well as sanctions to deter friends from buying Russian arms.

Arms exports are a key source of revenue for Russia, typically second only to oil and gas exports, and the war in Ukraine has jeopardized that revenue stream. Russia’s arms sales have slumped in recent years, and the combination of Western sanctions and Russia’s poor performance in Ukraine won’t help. The U.S. can use this opportunity to lure partners away from Russian arms and begin to box Russia out of strategic markets. But it must change its approach...

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