▁Ak bar ▁Gan ji . ▁ ▁Human ▁Security ▁After ▁his ▁arms ▁control ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Tir man ’ s ▁most ▁significant ▁intellectual ▁contributions ▁derive ▁from ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁human ▁security , ▁which ▁places ▁human ▁communities ▁at ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁security ▁disc ourse ▁and ▁planning . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁he ▁published ▁Spo ils ▁of ▁War : ▁The ▁Human ▁Cost ▁of ▁America ' s ▁Ar ms ▁Trade ▁( Free ▁Press ), ▁which ▁demonstrated ▁the ▁human ▁consequences ▁of ▁U . S . ▁arms ▁sales ▁to ▁Turkey ▁to ▁suppress ▁the ▁Kur d ish ▁re bell ion . ▁ ▁He ▁published ▁on ▁this ▁topic ▁in ▁Boston ▁Review , ▁Boston ▁Glo be , ▁The ▁Nation , ▁and ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁inform al ▁group ▁of ▁activ ists ▁and ▁intellect uals ▁advis ing ▁the ▁Cl inton ▁administration ▁on ▁Turkey ’ s ▁human ▁rights ▁record ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁For ▁this ▁work ▁on ▁Kur d ish ▁rights , ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Award ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Association ▁of ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Tir man ▁has ▁long ▁argued ▁that ▁social ▁movements ▁can ▁and ▁do ▁have ▁important ▁impact s ▁on ▁international ▁security , ▁a ▁view ▁he ▁published ▁in ▁a ▁widely ▁c ited ▁and ▁reprodu ced ▁ess ay ▁in ▁The ▁Nation , ▁" How ▁We ▁End ed ▁the ▁Cold ▁War ." ▁ ▁The ▁argument