Latin America

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ReArm Europe and the Rule of Law

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

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Salir de la CPI afectaría especialmente a las mujeres colombianas

La Silla Vacía | August 19, 2026.

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Criminal gangs have diversified across Latin America, making them more resilient – but not untouchable

The Conversation | August 10, 2026.

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Un mensaje peligroso | Perfil | December 28, 2024. | Maria Pia Devoto
Latin America Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Landmines and Cluster Munitions
El negocio de la letalidad: el tráfico de armas a México | Instituto Matías Romero | November 7, 2024. | León Castellanos-Jankiewicz, John Lindsay-Poland, Eugenio Weigend Vargas, Carlos Pérez Ricart
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Firearm-related threats before migrating to the USA from Latin America and the Caribbean | Injury Prevention | October 23, 2024. | Eugenio Weigend Vargas
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Latin America Arms Trafficking
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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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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Another Crisis in Brazil’s Amazon: Rising Crime | Americas Quarterly | September 18, 2024. | Robert Muggah
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Latin America Global Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Arms Trafficking
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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Texas is Arming Mexico's Gunmen | Texas Observer | August 30, 2024. | John Lindsay-Poland
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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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Examining firearm-related deaths in Mexico, 2015–2022 | Injury Epidemiology | August 1, 2024. | Eugenio Weigend Vargas, Stephen Hargarten
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Latin America Arms Trafficking
A indústria varre para baixo do tapete suas armas do crime | Correio Braziliense | May 14, 2024. | Bruno Langeani
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Latin America Arms Trafficking
AI and the Global South | Igarapé Institute | May 10, 2024. | Robert Muggah
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Latin America Global Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Arms Trafficking
Desafíos de los sistemas de armas autónomas y formas de abordarlos: una perspectiva desde la academia y la sociedad civil latinoamericana | UNODA | 2024 | Gisela Luján Andrade
AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Latin America
Firearms and Extortions in Mexico, 2012 to 2021 | Journal of Interpersonal Violence | April 16, 2024. | Eugenio Weigend Vargas, Carlos Pérez Ricart
Latin America Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trafficking
Perspective: The Caribbean's metastasizing gang threat needs coordinated regional responses | Small Wars Journal | April 15, 2024. | Robert Muggah
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Latin America Global Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Arms Trafficking
A new political forum could help make the EU’s strategic trade controls more strategic—if it is allowed to | SIPRI Commentary | April 10, 2024. | Giovanna Maletta, Mark Bromley
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Ocho Mitos de los Defensores del Porte de Armas Desmentidos | La Silla Vacía | March 27, 2024. | Katherine Aguirre Tobón
Gender Latin America Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)
Firearm manufacturing and imports in the USA and their association to firearm homicides in Central America and the Caribbean, 1991–2019 | Inj Prev | March 14, 2024. | Eugenio Weigend Vargas
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Latin America Arms Trafficking
Export controls and cyber-surveillance tools: Five suggestions for the Summit for Democracy | SIPRI | March 8, 2024. | Mark Bromley
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Reescribiendo el futuro: Elementos para responder desde América Latina y El Caribe al desafío humanitario, social, ético y legal de los sistemas de armas autónomas | Perú por el Desarme | 2024 | Gisela Luján Andrade
AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Latin America
Dutch Court Halts F-35 Aircraft Deliveries for Israel | VerfBlog | February 14, 2024. | León Castellanos-Jankiewicz
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Challenges posed by Autonomous Weapons Systems and Ways to Address Them: a perspective from Latin American academia and civil society. Contributions to the United Nations Secretary-General's Report on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems | Perú por el Desarme | May 16, 2024. | Jesús Martínez, Wanda Muñoz, Gisela Luján Andrade
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On Activism, Feminist Self-Care, and Autonomous Weapons | December 4 | December 4, 2023. | Gisela Luján Andrade
AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Latin America
The EU Dual-use Regulation, cyber-surveillance and human rights: the competing norms and organised hypocrisy of EU export controls | Defence Studies | Volume 23, No. 4 | Mark Bromley
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