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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Developing New Mechanisms for Disarmament: A Concept for a 'COP for Weapons'? | Toda Peace Institute | March 27, 2026. | Monalisa Hazarika
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Good Practice Guide on Applying Export Controls to Transfers of Commercial Cyber Intrusion Capabilities | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute | March 27, 2026. | Mark Bromley
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The Noxious Smoke Enveloping Tehran | New Lines Magazine | March 19, 2026. | Wim Zwijnenburg
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The New Politics of Gender Equality at CSW70: From Progress to Preservation | CIC | March 17, 2026. | Natalie Briggs
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Corporate Accountability for Wrongful Arms Transfers | SIPRI | March 13, 2026. | León Castellanos-Jankiewicz
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War at Sea and the Environment | PAX | March 13, 2026. | Wim Zwijnenburg
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10 Questions to Ask a Warmonger | on Medium | March 12, 2026. | Matthew Breay Bolton
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Anthropic, the Pentagon, and Autonomous Weapons: Who Bears Responsibility? | on LinkedIn | March 12, 2026. | Maria Pia Devoto
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Work in Progress | CCW Report | Volume 14, No. 2 | Ray Acheson, Laura Varella
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New Trump Strategy Promotes U.S. Arms Industry | Arms Control Today | March 6, 2026. | Jeff Abramson, Michael Klare
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US Military’s Dangerous Slide Toward Fully Autonomous Killing | Human Rights Watch | March 3, 2026. | Verity Coyle
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War on Iran Means Death and Destruction for Civilians and International Law | Reaching Critical Will | March 3, 2026. | Ray Acheson
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Four Years On, Settlement or Attrition in Ukraine | SANE Policy Institute | February 26, 2026. | Stacey Pizzino, Florence Foster, Cesar Jaramillo
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New global study: long after war, injuries from landmines and explosives kill nearly 4 in 10 victims | The Conversation | February 25, 2026. | Stacey Pizzino, Florence Foster
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Other International Instruments Landmines and Cluster Munitions
Withdrawal Without Accountability: The UAE's Unanswered Crimes in Yemen | DAWN | February 25, 2026. | Stacey Pizzino, Florence Foster, Afrah Nasser
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Other International Instruments Landmines and Cluster Munitions Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Weapons, Private Military and Security Companies, and International Law: A Critical Analysis of the Fifth Draft of the United Nations Instrument on PMSCs | Geneva Academy | February 24, 2026. | Stacey Pizzino, Florence Foster
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Other International Instruments Landmines and Cluster Munitions
Europe’s fragmented rearmament undermines its own security | Euractiv | February 21, 2026. | Stacey Pizzino, León Castellanos-Jankiewicz, Florence Foster
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Other International Instruments Landmines and Cluster Munitions Latin America Europe
A multi-country epidemiological analysis of mortality from landmines and other explosive ordnance | Communications Medicine | February 19, 2026. | Stacey Pizzino, Florence Foster
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Other International Instruments Landmines and Cluster Munitions
Understanding the Evolution and Emerging Volatility of US Arms Transfer Policies | Stimson Center | February 19, 2026. | Elias Yousif, Rachel Stohl
United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Regional Expertise Global
US Conventional Arms Transfer Policy | Stimson Center | February 19, 2026. | Elias Yousif, Rachel Stohl
United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Regional Expertise Global
The “America First Arms Transfer Strategy | Reorders US Arms Transfer Priorities | February 12, 2026. | Elias Yousif, Rachel Stohl
United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Regional Expertise Global
Civil Society Training Manual: Gender Perspective in Small Arms Control | IANSA | February 10, 2026. | Ray Acheson
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New World Order | Same as the Old | February 9, 2026. | Ray Acheson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons
Closing Plenary: Can Arms Trade Bring About Peace? | Proceedings of the ASIL Annual Meeting | February 4, 2026. | León Castellanos-Jankiewicz, Eric Woods, Robert Muggah, Josh Paul
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Haiti’s Political Crisis Deepens Amid a Slide Into Criminal Governance | Proceedings of the ASIL Annual Meeting | February 4, 2026. | León Castellanos-Jankiewicz, Eric Woods, Robert Muggah, Josh Paul
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