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Coordinate with allies to adopt a common stance.
Reduce “they’ll just buy elsewhere” loopholes by aligning guardrails across key exporting democracies. Focus on shared criteria, coordinated commitments, and stronger treaty-adjacent implementation so restrictions become harder to evade. This is diplomacy-heavy and incremental, but it can close gaps that undermine unilateral U.S. action.
Why this works
- Presents a united ethical front and closes gaps (Saudi can’t just switch from U.S.
- to European weapons if both cooperate).
- Peer pressure among democracies can help; some European parliaments have more stringent views (German Parliament has blocked arms to Saudi since Khashoggi).
Public Citizen is a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization founded in 1971 by Ralph Nader. It works to ensure that all citizens are represented in the halls of power by promoting public health and safety, government transparency, and corporate accountability. Public Citizen fights for campaign finance reform and ethics (it helped create the Office of Congressional Ethics:), advocates for safe pharmaceuticals and medical devices, pushes for strong consumer protections in trade deals, and litigates to enforce health, safety, and environmental laws.
Mechanism
How Public Citizen uses funding
- Identify which allies and institutions are most relevant to a shared guardrails stance.
- Define the common criteria and the commitments each government can plausibly adopt.
- Engage diplomatic and civil-society channels to build a coordinated “do-not-sell” posture.
- Track implementation signals and highlight gaps when commercial incentives override commitments.
- Iterate commitments and broaden alignment as more partners join or standards tighten.
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