Machine Politics Updated through 2026-11-04

Where every country stands on autonomous weapons.

Seventh Review Conference, Geneva, 16 to 20 November 2026 Follow the conference

The world

The same world, flattened. Small states are drawn as dots, so all 193 are on the map.

Wants a treaty with bansWants a treaty, terms openWants new rules, not a treatyKeep it in GenevaNo new rulesUnclear or shiftingNo stated positionNot yet reviewed
AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAntigua and BarbudaBurundiBelgiumBahrainBahamasBelizeBarbadosBruneiComorosCabo VerdeCyprusDjiboutiDominicaFijiMicronesiaThe GambiaEquatorial GuineaGrenadaHaitiIsraelJamaicaKiribatiSaint Kitts and NevisKuwaitLebanonSaint LuciaLiechtensteinLesothoLuxembourgMonacoMoldovaMaldivesMarshall IslandsNorth MacedoniaMaltaMontenegroMauritiusNauruPalauQatarRwandaSingaporeSolomon IslandsEl SalvadorSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSloveniaEswatiniSeychellesTimor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTuvaluSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesVanuatuSamoa
Shapes: Natural Earth via world-atlas (public domain). Equal Earth projection when flat. States under about 20,000 km² are drawn as dots at their Natural Earth label point. The table below lists every state.

Paths to the 2025 vote

Every state

Votes cover all 193 member states. Positions have been reviewed for 192 states so far.

Wants a treaty with bans (LBI-BAN): supports a legally binding treaty that prohibits some systems Wants a treaty, terms open (LBI-OPEN): supports negotiating a treaty but has not said what it should prohibit Wants new rules, not a treaty (REG-SOFT): supports new international rules that are not legally binding Keep it in Geneva (CCW-ONLY): supports continuing the consensus process in the Geneva weapons convention, and has not said what it should produce No new rules (OPPOSE): opposes any new international rules on autonomous weapons Unclear or shifting (AMBIG): has said things that point in more than one direction No stated position (NONE): this site looked and found no stated position Not yet reviewed: this site has not read this state's record yet Vote marks: filled disc Yes, crossed ring No, half disc Abstain, dash Non-voting
202378/241202479/62 As of
AfghanistanNon-votingNon-votingNon-votingNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
AlbaniaYesYesYesWants a treaty, terms open2024-11-14
AlgeriaYesYesYesWants a treaty, terms open2021-10-12
AndorraYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
AngolaYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
Antigua and BarbudaNon-votingYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
ArgentinaYesYesAbstainWants a treaty with bans2021-09-27
ArmeniaYesYesYesUnclear or shifting2025-10-23
AustraliaYesYesYesUnclear or shifting2023-03-13
AustriaYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2024-04-30
AzerbaijanNon-votingNon-votingNon-votingNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
BahamasNon-votingYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
BahrainYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
BangladeshYesYesYesUnclear or shifting2026-09-07
BarbadosYesYesNon-votingNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
BelarusNoNoNoNo stated positionreviewed 2026-07-17
BelgiumYesYesYesWants a treaty, terms open2026-10-09
BelizeNon-votingYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
BeninNon-votingNon-votingYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
BhutanYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
BoliviaYesYesNon-votingNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
Bosnia and HerzegovinaYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
BotswanaYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
BrazilYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2021-06-28
BruneiYesYesYesUnclear or shifting2024-10-15
BulgariaYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2024-05-25
Burkina FasoYesYesYesWants a treaty, terms open2024-10-23
BurundiYesYesNoNo stated positionreviewed 2026-07-17
Cabo VerdeYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
CambodiaYesYesYesKeep it in Geneva2025-10-24
CameroonYesYesYesUnclear or shifting2025-10-28
CanadaYesYesYesUnclear or shifting2023-03-13
Central African RepublicNon-votingYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
ChadYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
ChileYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2021-06-28
ChinaAbstainAbstainAbstainUnclear or shifting2024-05-23
ColombiaYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2023-05-11
ComorosYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
Costa RicaYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2021-09-27
CroatiaYesYesYesUnclear or shifting2024-10-24
CubaYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2018-10-10
CyprusYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
CzechiaYesYesYesUnclear or shifting2025-09-03
Côte d'IvoireYesYesYesWants a treaty, terms open2025-10-14
Democratic People's Republic of KoreaAbstainNoNoNo stated positionreviewed 2026-07-17
Democratic Republic of the CongoNon-votingYesYesWants a treaty, terms open2025-10-16
DenmarkYesYesYesUnclear or shifting2024-03-04
DjiboutiYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
DominicaNon-votingNon-votingNon-votingNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
Dominican RepublicYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2024-05-24
EcuadorYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2021-09-27
EgyptYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2024-04-01
El SalvadorYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2021-09-27
Equatorial GuineaYesYesYesWants a treaty, terms open2023-10-11
EritreaYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
EstoniaYesAbstainYesUnclear or shifting2025-09-03
EswatiniNon-votingYesNon-votingNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
EthiopiaYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
FijiNon-votingAbstainYesWants a treaty with bans2024-05-25
FinlandYesYesYesUnclear or shifting2024-05-16
FranceYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2024-05-24
GabonYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
GeorgiaYesYesYesKeep it in Geneva2021-12-13
GermanyYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2024-05-24
GhanaYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2024-10-24
GreeceYesYesYesUnclear or shifting2023-10-23
GrenadaYesYesNon-votingNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
GuatemalaYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2022-08-09
GuineaNon-votingYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
Guinea-BissauNon-votingYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
GuyanaYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
HaitiYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2023-10-10
HondurasYesYesYesUnclear or shifting2024-05-24
HungaryYesYesYesKeep it in Geneva2025-10-13
IcelandYesYesYesNot yet reviewed
IndiaNoAbstainYesKeep it in Geneva2024-12-02
IndonesiaYesYesYesWants a treaty, terms open2024-10-24
IranAbstainAbstainAbstainKeep it in Geneva2025-11-04
IraqYesYesYesWants a treaty, terms open2023-10-23
IrelandYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2024-05-24
IsraelAbstainAbstainNoUnclear or shifting2023-11-01
ItalyYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2024-05-24
JamaicaYesYesYesWants a treaty, terms open2025-10-28
JapanYesYesYesUnclear or shifting2023-03-13
JordanYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2025-06-23
KazakhstanYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2022-08-09
KenyaYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2025-10-13
KiribatiYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2024-04-30
KuwaitYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
KyrgyzstanYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
LaosYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
LatviaYesAbstainYesUnclear or shifting2025-09-03
LebanonYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2024-06-24
LesothoYesYesYesUnclear or shifting2023-10-23
LiberiaNon-votingYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
LibyaYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
LiechtensteinYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
LithuaniaYesAbstainYesUnclear or shifting2025-09-03
LuxembourgYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2024-05-25
MadagascarAbstainYesNon-votingNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
MalawiNon-votingYesYesWants a treaty with bans2024-05-24
MalaysiaYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
MaldivesYesYesYesUnclear or shifting2026-10-13
MaliNoYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-07-17
MaltaYesYesYesUnclear or shifting2024-10-09
Marshall IslandsYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
MauritaniaYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
MauritiusYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
MexicoYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2021-06-28
MicronesiaYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
MoldovaYesYesYesUnclear or shifting2024-05-24
MonacoYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
MongoliaYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
MontenegroYesYesYesKeep it in Geneva2025-10-15
MoroccoYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
MozambiqueYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
MyanmarYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
NamibiaYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
NauruNon-votingNon-votingNon-votingNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
NepalYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
NetherlandsYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2024-04-26
New ZealandYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2021-11-16
NicaraguaYesAbstainAbstainWants a treaty with bans2024-05-24
NigerAbstainYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-07-17
NigeriaYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2022-08-09
North MacedoniaYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
NorwayYesYesYesWants a treaty, terms open2024-08-26
OmanYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
PakistanYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2023-03-06
PalauYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
PanamaYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2021-09-27
Papua New GuineaYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
ParaguayYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
PeruYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2021-09-27
PhilippinesYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2021-09-27
PolandYesAbstainAbstainUnclear or shifting2023-05-15
PortugalYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2024-10-14
QatarYesYesYesKeep it in Geneva2021-12-13
Republic of KoreaYesYesYesUnclear or shifting2023-03-13
Republic of the CongoYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
RomaniaYesAbstainYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
RussiaNoNoNoNo new rules2023-11-01
RwandaYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
Saint Kitts and NevisNon-votingYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
Saint LuciaYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesYesYesNon-votingNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
SamoaNon-votingYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
San MarinoYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2024-10-16
Sao Tome and PrincipeNon-votingNon-votingNon-votingNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
Saudi ArabiaAbstainAbstainAbstainWants a treaty, terms open2025-09-27
SenegalYesYesYesWants a treaty, terms open2025-10-27
SerbiaYesYesYesWants a treaty, terms open2024-05-18
SeychellesYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
Sierra LeoneNon-votingYesYesWants a treaty with bans2021-09-27
SingaporeYesYesYesUnclear or shifting2024-05-09
SlovakiaYesYesYesUnclear or shifting2023-10-04
SloveniaYesYesYesUnclear or shifting2023-10-23
Solomon IslandsYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
SomaliaNon-votingYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
South AfricaYesYesYesWants a treaty, terms open2021-12-13
South SudanAbstainNon-votingNon-votingNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
SpainYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2024-05-23
Sri LankaYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2023-03-06
SudanYesYesYesKeep it in Geneva2025-10-24
SurinameYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
SwedenYesYesYesUnclear or shifting2024-05-15
SwitzerlandYesYesYesUnclear or shifting2024-05-25
SyriaAbstainAbstainNon-votingNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
TajikistanYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
TanzaniaYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
ThailandYesYesYesKeep it in Geneva2025-10-24
The GambiaYesYesYesUnclear or shifting2024-04-29
Timor-LesteNon-votingYesYesWants new rules, not a treaty2025-10-13
TogoYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
TongaNon-votingYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
Trinidad and TobagoYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2024-05-31
TunisiaYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
TurkmenistanNon-votingNon-votingNon-votingNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
TuvaluNon-votingYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
TürkiyeAbstainAbstainAbstainWants new rules, not a treaty2023-11-01
UgandaYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
UkraineYesAbstainNon-votingKeep it in Geneva2026-08-31
United Arab EmiratesAbstainYesYesKeep it in Geneva2026-09-03
United KingdomYesYesYesWants new rules, not a treaty2022-06-14
United StatesYesYesNoKeep it in Geneva2025-11-04
UruguayYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2021-09-27
UzbekistanYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
VanuatuYesYesYesWants a treaty, terms open2025-10-13
VenezuelaNon-votingNon-votingNon-votingNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
VietnamYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
YemenYesYesYesNo stated positionreviewed 2026-10-19
ZambiaYesYesYesWants a treaty, terms open2025-10-16
ZimbabweYesYesYesWants a treaty with bans2024-10-14