strategy
Monitoring international arms trade
Synonyms:
Monitoring arms activities Implementation:
In 1991, Belgium adopted new laws ordering arms manufacturers to list imports and exports and to name destinations. This legislation gave the government the power to ban arms exports to countries deemed to be violating human rights, or those involved in civil wars.
Claim:
The dangerous proliferation of light weapons in Africa can be traced to the lack of consensus among -- and transparency in -- arms manufacturing countries. This has locked many African countries into a vicious cycle of violence from which it is extremely difficult to break out.
Broader:
Monitoring trade movements Facilitates:
Complying with arms treatiesManaging international conflictControlling availability of arms Facilitated by:
Networking against arms trade Organizations:
International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms Stockholm International Peace Research Institute References:
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute: SIPRI Yearbook: world armaments and disarmament Subjects:
Action → Action Commerce → Trade
Research, Standards → Inspection, tests
Defence → Arms
Type Classification:
F: Exceptional strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
