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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Editorial: Denial cannot stop the reality of momentum | Reaching Critical Will | Volume 10, No. 9 | Ray Acheson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons
Editorial: Mitigating risk means prohibiting autonomous weapon systems | Reaching Critical Will | Volume 10, No. 8 | Ray Acheson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons
Potential convergence confronts persistent obstinance at the GGE on autonomous weapons | Reaching Critical Will | Volume 10, No. 6 | Ray Acheson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons
The Risks of U.S. Military Assistance to Ukraine | Stimson Center | July 13, 2022. | Elias Yousif, Rachel Stohl
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Regional Expertise Global United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
The Risks of US Military Assistance to Ukraine | Defense One | July 5, 2022. | Elias Yousif, Rachel Stohl
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Regional Expertise Global United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
Declaration Limiting Explosive Weapons Advances | Arms Control Today | July/August 2022 | Jeff Abramson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Global Landmines and Cluster Munitions
Biden Administration Announces New APL Landmines Policy | Stimson Center | June 24, 2022. | Rachel Stohl
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Regional Expertise Global
Adoption of Explosive Weapons Declaration to Mark Major Milestone in Protection of Civilians | Humanitarian Disarmament | June 13, 2022. | Katherine Young
Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
To Arm or Not to Arm Ukrainians? | Inkstick | June 10, 2022. | Rachel Stohl
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Regional Expertise Global
Autonomous Weapons and Questions of Ethics, Control, and Accountability | CCW Report | Volume 10, No. 4 | Allison Pytlak, Ray Acheson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons
Funding Arms Transfers through the European Peace Facility: Preventing Risks of Diversion and Misuse | SIPRI | 2022 | Giovanna Maletta
Europe Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Other International Instruments
Six Key Issues for the Eighth Biennial Meeting of States (BMS8) on the UN Programme of Action | IANSA | 2022 | Natalie Goldring
United States Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International Instruments
Understanding European Arms Export Controls: Material Interests and Competing Norms | PHD Thesis | 2022 | Mark Bromley
Global Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Latin America Europe
Arming Ukraine: Weapons Control and the Future of International Order | Global Policy Journal | May 31, 2022. | Anna Stavrianakis
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Europe
Rhetoric vs. reality at the UN Security Council debate on the protection of civilians | Reaching Critical Will | May 26, 2022. | Ray Acheson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons
Disconnect: the United States, the Arms Trade, Humanitarian Disarmament, and the Summit for Democracy | Forum on the Arms Trade | May 17, 2022. | Jeff Abramson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Global Landmines and Cluster Munitions
Comment la Belgique peut arrêter les robots tueurs | Le Soir | May 9, 2022. | Lode Dewaegheneire
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Landmines and Cluster Munitions AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons
Cluster Munitions Use in Ukraine Spurs U.S. Debate | Arms Control Today | May 2022 | Jeff Abramson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Global Landmines and Cluster Munitions
Intersessional meeting on autonomous weapons highlights two paths forward, and the urgency of action | Reaching Critical Will | April 28, 2022. | Ray Acheson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons
Why is the Biden Administration Still Silent on Arms Trade Treaty? | Stimson Center | April 27, 2022. | Rachel Stohl
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Regional Expertise Global
The political declaration on explosive weapon use must protect civilians, not militaries | Researching Critical Will | April 14, 2022. | Ray Acheson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons
Arms Trade Rising in Europe, Other Regions | Arms Control Today | April 2022 | Jeff Abramson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Global Landmines and Cluster Munitions
Preventing and mitigating the risk of arms diversion in Africa | Saferworld | 2022 | Elizabeth Kirkham
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Global Europe
Taking Stock of ATT Reporting Trends and Challenges | Stimson Center | 2022 | Elias Yousif, Rachel Stohl
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Regional Expertise Global United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
West Rushes Weapons to Ukraine | Arms Control Today | April 2022 | Jeff Abramson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Global Landmines and Cluster Munitions