Biden Is Selling Weapons to the Majority of the World’s Autocracies

Despite the White House’s rhetoric about supporting global democracy, the U.S. sold weapons in 2022 to 57 percent of the world’s authoritarian regimes.

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Biden Is Selling Weapons to the Majority of the World’s Autocracies

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Despite the White House’s rhetoric about supporting global democracy, the U.S. sold weapons in 2022 to 57 percent of the world’s authoritarian regimes.

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