Top Tweets from #takeonthearmstrade

Earlier this month, the World Peace Foundation launched a Twitterstorm on the theme #takeonthearmstrade. This was part of our new Carnegie-funded project, “Revitalizing Debate on the Global Arms Trade” (RDAT), which aims to invigorate debate and policy about the arms trade by integrating it with other areas of policy, research, and activism, and re-energizing discussions through the engagement of a younger generation. We will be looking at the trade and policy towards the middle East, climate change, and industry influence on policy.

But we also wanted to know what others are doing to reinvigorate the debate. So we asked:

In response, we heard from individuals and organizations that are making connections between the arms trade and a wide range of other areas of focus. Below, are some of the top tweets that provide an overview of key themes that emerged.

Top Tweets

1. Demands that we educate differently

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2. Contributes to climate change

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3. Harms people

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4. Unravels Democracy

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5. Distorts International Relations

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by all United Nation Member States in 2015. They provide “a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future.”

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A special thank you to everyone who participated in our Twitterstorm. For more updates on the RDAT project, follow us @WorldPeaceFdtn.

B. Arneson is Director of the Arms Trade Program at the World Peace Foundation. She brings over a decade of grassroots organizing experience to her role. She also serves as the Research Coordinator for Corruption Tracker.

Her involvement at the WPF extends beyond addressing the harms of the arms trade. Collaborating closely with Dr. Conley, she contributes to the Incarceration program and is currently shaping her own research agenda within this initiative. Additionally, B. takes pride in teaching undergraduate courses with Tufts University Prison Initiative of Tisch College (TUPIT).

Moreover, B. founded a project dedicated to providing books to incarcerated individuals in the Southern United States. To date, the project has donated and distributed 1,069 books!

She holds an MSc in the Politics of Conflict, Rights, and Justice from SOAS, University of London, where her focus was on drone warfare in the MENA region.