Matt Schroeder is a senior researcher at the Small Arms Survey where he studies the illicit proliferation of small arms and light weapons and strategies for mitigating the threat from illicit weapons.

He previously served as the director of the Arms Sales Monitoring Project at the Federation of American Scientists. He has also written for Arms Control Today, Defense News, Defense Technology International, Disarmament Forum, Foreign Policy, and Jane’s Intelligence Review.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in History from Wittenberg University and a master’s degree in International Security Policy from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.

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