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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Ethiopia now confirmed to fly Chinese armed drones | PAX | November 18, 2021. | Wim Zwijnenburg
Environment Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
Increasing Situational Awareness of Conflict Linked Oil Pollution with VHR Satellite Imagery | European Space Imaging | November 11, 2021. | Wim Zwijnenburg
Environment Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
Landmine Monitor 2021 | International Campaign to Ban Landmines | November 10, 2021. | Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan
Landmines and Cluster Munitions Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Asia/Oceania Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons Latin America Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
First Committee Monitor: Volume 19, No. 5 | Reaching Critical Will | Volume 19, No. 5 | Allison Pytlak, Matthew Breay Bolton, Ray Acheson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons Landmines and Cluster Munitions Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Environment
U.S. Continues Controversial Arms Assistance | Arms Control Today | November 1, 2021. | Jeff Abramson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Global Landmines and Cluster Munitions
2020 ATT Annual Reports: Examining Trends and Enduring Challenges | Stimson Center | October 27, 2021. | Rachel Stohl
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Regional Expertise Global
First Committee Monitor: Volume 19, No. 4 | Reaching Critical Will | Volume 19, No. 4 | Allison Pytlak, Matthew Breay Bolton, Ray Acheson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons Landmines and Cluster Munitions Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Environment
First Committee Monitor: Volume 19, No. 3 | Reaching Critical Will | Volume 19, No. 3 | Allison Pytlak, Matthew Breay Bolton, Ray Acheson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons Landmines and Cluster Munitions Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Environment
First Committee Monitor: Volume 19, No. 2 | Reaching Critical Will | Volume 19, No. 2 | Allison Pytlak, Matthew Breay Bolton, Ray Acheson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons Landmines and Cluster Munitions Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Environment
CCW Report, Volume 9, No. 7 | Reaching Critical Will | Volume 9, No. 7 | Allison Pytlak, Ray Acheson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons
First Committee Monitor: Volume 19, No. 1 | Reaching Critical Will | Volume 19, No. 1 | Allison Pytlak, Ray Acheson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons
ATT Members Highlight Small Arms, Light Weapons | Arms Control Today | 2021 | Jeff Abramson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Global Landmines and Cluster Munitions
New Action Plan Adopted on Cluster Munitions | Arms Control Today | 2021 | Jeff Abramson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Global Landmines and Cluster Munitions
Hope and hubris at the UN General Assembly | Reaching Critical Will | September 30, 2021. | Ray Acheson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons
Access to information in a world in crisis: how opacity in the defence sector makes countries more vulnerable to corruption | Transparency International-Defence and Security | September 28, 2021. | Ara Marcen Naval
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Corruption Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
CCW Report, Volume 9, No. 6 | Reaching Critical Will | Volume 9, No. 6 | Allison Pytlak, Ray Acheson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons
Cluster Munition Monitor 2021 | Cluster Munition Coalition | September 15, 2021. | Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan
Landmines and Cluster Munitions Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Asia/Oceania Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons Latin America Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
CCW Report Vol. 9, No. 5 | Reaching Critical Will | Volume 9, No. 5 | Ray Acheson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons
Demystifying End-Use Monitoring in U.S. Arms Exports | Center for Civilians in Conflict & Stimson Center | 2021 | Elias Yousif, Annie Shiel, Rachel Stohl
United States Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Regional Expertise Global Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Implementing the 2021 Recast of the EU Dual-use Regulation: Challenges and Opportunities | SIPRI | September 2021 | Mark Bromley
Global Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Latin America Europe
Lawsuit Targets Arms Flows to Mexico | Arms Control Today | 2021 | Jeff Abramson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Global Landmines and Cluster Munitions
ATT Monitor 2021 | Control Arms | August 31, 2021. | Katherine Young
Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
CCW Report Vol 9 Issue 4 | Reaching Critical Will | Volume 9, No. 4 | Allison Pytlak, Ray Acheson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons
WILPF Against Autonomous Weapons | Reaching Critical Will | Volume 9, No. 2 | Ray Acheson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons
ATT Monitor Report 2021 | Control Arms | 2021 | Rachel Stohl, Nicholas Marsh
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Global Arms Trafficking Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Regional Expertise