1. Shining a Light on Small Arms Exports: The Record of State Transparency
- Author:
- Maria Haug, Martin Langvandslien, Lora Lumpe, and Nic Marsh
- Publication Date:
- 01-2002
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Small Arms Survey
- Abstract:
- The proliferation of small arms and light weapons directly enables a horrifying number of deaths and injuries around the world each year, and it poses a grave threat to the stability and development of many countries, as well as to the success of UN-mandated peace operations. One of the most meaningful and straightforward initiatives concerned governments could undertake is to provide full unilateral transparency around the small arms shipments they are authorizing for import or export.
- Topic:
- Conflict Resolution, International Relations, Arms Control and Proliferation, and War
- Political Geography:
- United Nations