Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)

The Arms Trade Treaty is the only international treaty covering a wide-range of conventional weapons. It entered into force in 2014 and includes provisions requiring assessments before arms are transferred, and public reporting, amongst other provisions.

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ReArm Europe and the Rule of Law

European Defence & Security Law & Policy Quarterly | August 27, 2026.

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Challenges and good practices in the implementation of the EU’s arms and dual-use export controls: A cross-sector analysis | SIPRI Concept Note | July 2017 | Mark Bromley
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Masculinidad tóxica y armas | Nexos | February 13, 2017. | Magda Coss Nogueda
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Gender Latin America
ATT- related activities in Latin America and the Caribbean: identifying gaps and improving coordination | SIPRI | 2017 | Mark Bromley
Global Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Latin America Europe
Understanding the Nascent Arms Transfer Control Regimes: Problems and Prospects | presented at the International Studies Association annual meeting | 2017 | Natalie Goldring
United States Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International Instruments
ATT Monitor 2017, chapter 1.1: Transparency in the ATT | ATT Monitor 2017 | 2017 | Daniel Mack
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Latin America Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
Cluster Munition Mon | The Monitor | 2017 | Jeff Abramson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Global Landmines and Cluster Munitions
interview | Democracy Now! | January 1, 2017. | Rachel Stohl, William Hartung, Colby Goodman
United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)Africa Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Regional Expertise Global
Today, August 31, Cluster Munition Monitor 2017 launched in Geneva | The Convention on Cluster Munitions | 2017 | Jeff Abramson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Global Landmines and Cluster Munitions
UK court decision | Control Arms | January 1, 2017. | Roy Isbister
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Global Europe
Obama's failed policy on South Sudan | Politico | October 6, 2016. | Geoffrey L. Duke
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Africa Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
Armed and Insecure: An overview of arms transfers and armed violence in the Horn of Africa (2010-2015) | PAX | 2010 | Daniel Mack
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Latin America Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
Brexit and export controls: Entering uncharted waters | SIPRI Topical backgrounder | July 2016 | Mark Bromley
Global Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Latin America Europe
The UN’s small arms and light weapons control agenda takes a (very) small step forward | SIPRI Blog | June 2016 | Mark Bromley
Global Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Latin America Europe
ICT Surveillance Systems: Trade Policy and the Application of Human Security Concerns | Strategic Trade Review | 2016 | Mark Bromley
Global Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Latin America Europe
International Humanitarian Law and the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas | Peace in Progress | 2016 | Anna Crowe
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
O Brasil e as lágrimas de Obama | Folha de São Paulo | 2016 | Daniel Mack
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Latin America Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
Small Arms, Big Violations | SUR International Journal on Human Rights | 2015 | Daniel Mack
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Latin America Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
Arms transfer to South Sudan ensure a violent future for a people desperate for peace | Sudan Tribune | January 28, 2015. | Geoffrey L. Duke
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Africa Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
War in peace: the big toll of small arms | OpenSecurity | 2014 | Daniel Mack
Harm to Civilians Global Latin America Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Humanitarian Disarmament Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)
What Next? Thoughts for Global Civil Society Working on Arms Control and Armed Violence Reduction | Instituto Sou da Paz | 2014 | Daniel Mack
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The catch-22 of security and civilian disarmament | PAX | December 16, 2013. | Geoffrey L. Duke
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Africa Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
Tráfico de Armas en México | Random House Mondadori | 2012 | Magda Coss Nogueda
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Gender Latin America
Commonwealth States on Disarmament and Development: A Socioeconomic Analysis | 2013 | Vidya Abhayagunawardena
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Landmines and Cluster Munitions Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)
Little-Used U.S. Powers Employed to Aid Ukraine | Arms Control Today | June 2022 | Jeff Abramson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Global Landmines and Cluster Munitions