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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Should We Separate Military From Security? with Anna Stavrianakis

Apple Podcasts | August 12, 2026.

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Why Kenya should join the Arms Trade Treaty

Saferworld | August 10, 2026.

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Radicals in Conversation | Apple Podcasts | October 23, 2024. | Andrew Feinstein, Anna Stavrianakis
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Making the most of the EU catch-all control on cyber-surveillance exports | SIPRI | October 18, 2024. | Giovanna Maletta, Mark Bromley
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Understanding Civilian Harm From The Indirect Or Reverberating Effects Of The Use Of Explosive Weapons In Populated Areas Strengthening Data Collection To Implement The Political Declaration | UNIDIR → Building a more secure world. | October 15, 2024. | Katherine Young
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- October 16 Mitigating the Human Rights Impacts of Arms Transfers: A Blueprint for Peace | Global Rights Compliance | October 11, 2024. | Hiruni Alwishewa
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Arms & Gender: 10 years after the Arms Trade Treat | Gender Equity Network for Small Arms Control (GENSAC) | September 30, 2024. | Maria Pia Devoto
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Italy urged to increase transparency and accountability for arms exports in new report | Asser Institute | September 16, 2024. | León Castellanos-Jankiewicz
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CCW Report, Vol. 12, No. 3 | Reaching Critical Will | Volume 12, No. 3 | Laura Varella
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Starmer Is Still Arming Genocide | The Tribune | September 5, 2024. | Ruth Rohde, Andrew Feinstein, Anna Stavrianakis
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Defending Transparency: An advocate’s guide to counteracting defence corruption | Transparency International Defence and Security | August 28, 2024. | Ara Marcen Naval
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Realities, Challenges, and Opportunities: The Arms Trade Treaty in the Indo-Pacific region | Small Arms Survey | August 22, 2024. | Andrea Edoardo Varisco, David Atwood
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Reflections on the ATT at 10 Years and Hopes for the Next Decade | Stimson Center | August 22, 2024. | Hector Guerra, Elizabeth Kirkham
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Views on the Arms Trade Treaty | Stimson Center | August 22, 2024. | Hector Guerra, Elizabeth Kirkham
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The Arms Trade Treaty at 10 | Stimson Center | August 20, 2024. | Rachel Stohl
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Understanding the Direct and Indirect Effects of Explosive Weapons | Fragments | Volume 2, No. 2 | Katherine Young
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Filling the Gap: How the Human Rights Pillar is Helping Curb Weapons-Related Harm | Toda Peace Institute | July 31, 2024. | Florence Foster, Hine-Wai Loose
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Gun Violence and the Marketing of Militarism | CounterPunch | July 28, 2024. | Ray Acheson
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The ongoing use of small arms: How long do people have to face insecurity | Annapurna Post News | July 18, 2024. | Purna Shova Chitrakar
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Water War Crimes: How Israel has weaponised water in its military campaign in Gaza | Oxfam International | July 18, 2024. | Martin Butcher
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Canada Is Arming the World’s Bullies | Jacobin | July 10, 2024. | Kelsey Gallagher
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Hiruni Alwishewa | Forum on the Arms Trade | July 3, 2024. | Natalie Davidson, Patrick Senft, Racheal Wanyana, Hiruni Alwishewa
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Monstrous Anger of the Guns - How the Global Arms Trade is Ruining the World and What We Can Do About It | Pluto Press | July 3, 2024. | Andrew Feinstein, Anna Stavrianakis
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Natalie Davidson | Forum on the Arms Trade | July 3, 2024. | Natalie Davidson, Patrick Senft, Racheal Wanyana, Hiruni Alwishewa
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Patrick Senft | Forum on the Arms Trade | July 3, 2024. | Natalie Davidson, Patrick Senft, Racheal Wanyana, Hiruni Alwishewa
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Racheal Wanyana | Forum on the Arms Trade | July 3, 2024. | Natalie Davidson, Patrick Senft, Racheal Wanyana, Hiruni Alwishewa
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Open Source Investigations on the Ground: Reflections on Experiences from South Sudan | Chapter 2.2 (pp. 48-65) in Open Source Investigations in the Age of Google | June 25, 2024. | Geoffrey L. Duke
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