

Additionally, Canada comes in the bottom three on the conflict-potential of export destinations.ĭespite public interest in this, many countries are still failing to provide the information necessary for analysis. Still, among the OECD, Czechia, France, and the United States also come in the bottom half of countries on both measures of export value and its risk. Our analysis for the 2020 Commitment to Development Index suggests that Israel, Russia, China, and the UAE’s arms exports are both large in proportion to their economies as well as conflict-prone (with their arms sales customers scoring higher in terms of risk as described below). Co-Director of Development Cooperation in Europe and Senior Policy Fellow
