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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On the Front Lines: Conflict zones and U.S. Arms Exports | WPF | March 23, 2022. | Jennifer L. Erickson
United States Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International Instruments
Missing in Action: UK arms export controls during war and armed conflict | WPF | March 15, 2022. | Anna Stavrianakis
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Europe
CCW Report, Vol. 10, No. 2: We will not weaponize our way out of horror | Reaching Critical Will | Volume 10, No. 2 | Ray Acheson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons
Environment and Conflict Alert Ukraine: A first glimpse of the toxic toll or Russia’s invasion of Ukraine | PAX | March 9, 2022. | Wim Zwijnenburg
Environment Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
Under Caution: Assessing Arms Transfer Risk in Ukraine | Stimson Center | March 7, 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 US’s hypocritical criticism of Russia for deploying ‘exceptional lethal weaponry | Responsible Statecraft | March 4, 2022. | Jeff Abramson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Global Landmines and Cluster Munitions
UN General Assembly condemns Russia’s war on Ukraine and calls for peace | Reaching Critical Will | March 4, 2022. | Ray Acheson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons
End war, build peace | WILPF | March 1, 2022. | Ray Acheson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons
We fear more war, we fear more drought | PAX | February 16, 2022. | Wim Zwijnenburg
Environment Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
Militarism Cannot Prevent War: An urgent call for de-escalation, demilitarisation, and disarmament in relation to Ukraine and beyond | WILPF | February 14, 2022. | Ray Acheson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons
UN Security Council debates war in cities and the protection of civilians | Reaching Critical Will | January 28, 2022. | Ray Acheson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons
International Action to Protect People, Planet, and Peace: Building a UN system-wide environment, peace and security agenda | Ecosystem for Peace - Medium | January 21, 2022. | Wim Zwijnenburg
Environment Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
SALW-related assistance to states in sub-Saharan Africa: Hitting the target or missing the mark? | SIPRI | January 21, 2022. | Mark Bromley
Global Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Latin America Europe
Environmental Peacebuilding through Degrowth, Demilitarization, and Feminism: Rethinking environmental peacebuilding to stay within planetary boundaries and champion social justice | Ecosystem for Peace - Medium | January 19, 2022. | Ray Acheson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons
Turkish Drones Join Ethiopia’s war, Satellite Imagery Confirms | PAX | January 11, 2022. | Wim Zwijnenburg
Environment Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
Congress Fails to Block Saudi Arms Sales | Arms Control Today | January/February 2022 | Jeff Abramson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Global Landmines and Cluster Munitions
Gender Responsive Small Arms Control in Cities | GENSAC | December 21, 2022. | Magda Coss Nogueda
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Gender Latin America
Leadership and Small Arms Control: A Global Women’s Conversation | Women's Institute for Alternative Development (WINAD) | 2022 | Folade Mutota
Gender Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Latin America Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
Sri Lanka Landmines and Cluster Munitions Monitor 2022 | Forum on Disarmament and Development & Sri Lanka Campaign to Ban Landmines | 2022 | Vidya Abhayagunawardena
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Landmines and Cluster Munitions Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)
CCW Report, Vol. 9 No. 9 | Reaching Critical Will | Volume 9, No. 9 | Allison Pytlak, Ray Acheson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons
Countries Grapple With 2025 Landmine Goal | Arms Control Today | December 2021 | Jeff Abramson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Global Landmines and Cluster Munitions
Mexico v. Smith & Wesson: U.S. Court Duel Over Extraterritorial Legal Issues Looms with Motion to Dismiss | Just Security | 2021 | León Castellanos-Jankiewicz
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Latin America Europe Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
Post-shipment On-site Inspections of Military Materiel: Challenges and Responses | SIPRI | 2021 | Andrea Edoardo Varisco, Mark Bromley
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Arms Trafficking Global Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Latin America Europe
Taking Stock of the Arms Trade Treaty: A Summary of Policy Options | SIPRI | 2021 | Andrea Edoardo Varisco
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Arms Trafficking Global Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)
Taking Stock of the Arms Trade Treaty: Achievements, Challenges and Ways Forward | SIPRI | 2021 | Andrea Edoardo Varisco
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Arms Trafficking Global Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)