Brian Wood

Brian Wood has been leading Amnesty International’s campaign for a strong global Arms Trade Treaty as Manager of Arms Control, Security Trade and Human Rights. An expert on the global arms trade, he has acted as a consultant to the United Nations on the prevention of illicit brokering in small arms and light weapons and on end use control systems. He has researched and provided policy analysis on the subject for nearly two decades, including to inter-governmental organizations, national governments and NGOs.
While on sabbatical from his post at Amnesty International, Brian took part in IPIS’ arms transfer research. Today he collaborates with the team as Associate Researcher.