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Appraising National Approaches To Sanctions: The Arms Embargo Self-Assessment Tool

By: David Atwood and Gian Giezendanner UN arms embargoes on conventional arms and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) are among the most frequently imposed injunctions to compel states and non-governmental actors to act in the interests of international peace and security. However, implementing and enforcing arms embargoes is a complicated…

Arms Embargo

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Appraising National Approaches To Sanctions: The Arms Embargo Self-Assessment Tool
Appraising National Approaches To Sanctions: The Arms Embargo Self-Assessment Tool
Arms Embargo

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May 22

UN sanctions against North Korea: How well are states reporting on their implementation?

By David Atwood and Gian Giezendanner Any multilateral instrument on an issue of international concern, such as arms control or disarmament, is likely to impose reporting obligations on the participating states. Reporting has several functions, from indicating how well an instrument is being implemented over time to revealing weak spots…

Arms Embargo

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UN sanctions against North Korea: How well are states reporting on their implementation?
UN sanctions against North Korea: How well are states reporting on their implementation?
Arms Embargo

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May 15

Russia’s War: Weighing the Human Cost in Ukraine

By Gergely Hideg, with Callum Watson The Russian Federation’s war of aggression against Ukraine has exacted a devastating toll on the Ukrainian civilian population. Mounting an adequate humanitarian response will hinge on properly quantifying its scale and nature — never an easy task in a war zone, and immeasurably harder…

Ukraine

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Russia’s War: Weighing the Human Cost in Ukraine
Russia’s War: Weighing the Human Cost in Ukraine
Ukraine

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May 3

Keep your distance — but keep your gun, too: New responses from the Argentinian state to gender-based violence / No te podrás acercar, pero… ¿conservarás tu arma de fuego? Nueva respuesta del Estado argentino a la violencia de género

By Aldana Romano and Julián Alfie Versión en español a continuación ‘Actresses, politicians, artists, businesswomen, role models…all women, bah… Won’t we raise our voices? THEY’RE KILLING US.’ Argentinian journalist Marcela Ojeda posted this tweet on 11 May 2015. Three weeks later, on 3 June, more than 200,000 people gathered before…

Gbv

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Keep your distance — but keep your gun, too: New responses from the Argentinian state to…
Keep your distance — but keep your gun, too: New responses from the Argentinian state to…
Gbv

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Mar 8

Tackling Armed Domestic Violence in the Caribbean and Central America/La lutte contre la violence domestique armée dans les Caraïbes et en Amérique centrale

By: Charline Perdrix, student lawyer and Small Arms Survey intern (August 2022 to February 2023) Version française également disponible ci-dessous. Almost one in three women across the globe — some 736 million women in total — have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence at least once in their lifetime…

Domestic Violence

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Tackling Armed Domestic Violence in the Caribbean and Central America/La lutte contre la violence…
Tackling Armed Domestic Violence in the Caribbean and Central America/La lutte contre la violence…
Domestic Violence

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Feb 13

Gender-based Violence in Numbers: Data from Argentina’s National Agency of Controlled Materials (ANMaC) / La violencia de género en números: la producción de estadística por parte de la Agencia Nacional de Materiales Controlados (ANMaC) de Argentina

By: Dr. Marco Iazzetta Data art designer: Melina Carla D’Auria Versión en español a continuación Every 35 hours, a woman is assassinated in Argentina just for being a woman. This dire situation unleashed a wave of protests, beginning on 3 June 2015 with a march under the slogan ‘Ni una…

Femicide

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Gender-based Violence in Numbers: Data from Argentina’s National Agency of Controlled Materials…
Gender-based Violence in Numbers: Data from Argentina’s National Agency of Controlled Materials…
Femicide

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Dec 5, 2022

Violent Extremism Could Beckon in North-western Nigeria if Local Dynamics Are Ignored

By: Nicolas Florquin, Alaa Tartir, and Anthony Obayi Onyishi

Violent Extremism

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Violent Extremism Could Beckon in
North-western Nigeria if Local Dynamics Are Ignored
Violent Extremism Could Beckon in
North-western Nigeria if Local Dynamics Are Ignored
Violent Extremism

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Jul 7, 2022

The Calm Before the Storm: Global Violent Deaths Update 2019–2020

By: Gergely Hideg and Gianluca Boo Though difficult to fathom as war rages in Ukraine, the years preceding the Russian invasion actually saw a reduction in global lethal violence. According to the latest update of the Small Arms Survey’s Global Violent Deaths (GVD) database, loss of life resulting from interpersonal…

Conflict

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The calm before the storm: Global Violent Deaths update 2019–2020
The calm before the storm: Global Violent Deaths update 2019–2020
Conflict

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Jun 10, 2022

The Illicit Possession and Transfer of MANPADS: A Global Assessment

By: Matt Schroeder Introduction Despite an unprecedented global campaign to curtail the illicit proliferation of man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS), armed groups continue to acquire and use these weapons at an alarming rate. The Small Arms Survey has identified reports of illicit MANPADS in 32 countries and territories on five continents…

Small Arms Survey

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The Illicit Possession and Transfer of MANPADS: A Global Assessment
The Illicit Possession and Transfer of MANPADS: A Global Assessment
Small Arms Survey

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May 18, 2022

Towards more Tenacious Teamwork: On the Collaboration between the WPS and Small Arms Control Communities / Le contrôle des armes légères et le programme femmes, paix et sécurité : vers une collaboration renforcée

By: Kheira Djouhri, with Emilia Dungel and Callum Watson Version française également disponible ci-dessous. The Security Council has stated that: the illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation, and misuse of small arms and light weapons fuel armed conflicts and have a wide range of […] consequences […], including the disproportionate impact on…

Women Peace And Security

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Towards more Tenacious Teamwork: On the Collaboration between the WPS and Small Arms Control…
Towards more Tenacious Teamwork: On the Collaboration between the WPS and Small Arms Control…
Women Peace And Security

16 min read

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