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1. Introduction
2. Small arms and light weapons
3. Weapons of individual destruction
4. Direct effects of small arms
5. Indirect effects of small arms
6. Consequential effects of small arms
7. Child soldiers
8. Why small arms?
9. Weapons, weapons everywhere
10. Legal versus illicit arms sales
11. From legal to illicit (1)
12. From legal to illicit (2)
13. Tools of terror
14. The shadowy world of arms brokers
15. Anatomy of an arms deal
16. Weapons in disguise
17. How do brokers operate?
18. A weak international system (1)
19. A weak international system (2)
20. Stopping the scourge
21. Controlling supply
22. Taking weapons out of circulation
23. Ending misuse
24. Curbing demand
25. Taking action
26. The United Nations and small arms
27. The programme of action (PoA)
28. Evaluating UN progress
29. Continued UN action
30. Regional initiatives
31. National practices
32. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
33. Why such slow progress?
34. Conclusion
35. References
36. About the author

Topics Covered

• Direct, indirect and consequential effects of small arms and light weapons
• The legal and illicit small arms trade
• Terrorism
• Arms brokers
• Weak international controls over the small arms trade
• Strategies for stopping proliferation and ending misuse
• Small arms and the UN
• Regional and national initiatives on small arms
• The role of NGOs
• Obstacles to success

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Series:

• Combatting Transnational Crime

Categories:

• Global Business Management

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Publication History

• Published on November 3, 2008
• Archived on April 3, 2022