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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Saferworld | August 10, 2026.

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¿Comienza la era de los robots asesinos? | Cuestione | January 30, 2019. | Magda Coss Nogueda
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Gender Latin America
Oxford Handbook of Women, Peace and | January 10 | January 10, 2019. | Jasmin Nario-Galace
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Asia/Oceania Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International Instruments
The Oxford Handbook on Women, Peace, and Security | Oxford University Press | January 10, 2019. | Jasmin Nario-Galace
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Asia/Oceania Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International Instruments
A Meat Show for Vegetarians, report from the IDEX arms fair in Abu Dhabi | Svenska Freds | 2019 | Linda Åkerström
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Taming the Devil within: How to use the Arms Trade Treaty to Address Diversion in Latin America | Control Arms | 2019 | Daniel Mack
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Latin America Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
Arms transfer and SALW control in Middle East and North Africa: Mapping capacity-building effort | SIPRI | 2018 | Mark Bromley
Global Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Latin America Europe
Quick Guide: Results of the Third Review Conference on the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons | IANSA briefing paper | 2018 | Natalie Goldring
United States Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International Instruments
ATT Monitor Annual Report 2018 | Control Arms | 2018 | Verity Coyle
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How to use the Arms Trade Treaty to address Gender-Based Violence | Control Arms | 2018 | Verity Coyle
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons Gender United States
The state of the Arms Trade Treaty: Advancing efforts on international assistance and illicit diversion | SIPRI | 2018 | Mark Bromley
Global Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Latin America Europe
Reflections on UN Alliances | Reaching Critical Will | Volume 10, No. 6 | Natalie Goldring
United States Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International Instruments
A Call to Action by Civil Society on Gender and Small Arms Control | IANSA | 2018 | Jasmin Nario-Galace
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Asia/Oceania Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International Instruments
Ammunition Control Practices in Latin America and the Caribbean | UNLIREC | 2018 | Daniel Mack
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Latin America Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
SDG16.4 and the collection of data on illicit arms flows: Progress made but challenges ahead | SIPRI | 2018 | Mark Bromley
Global Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Latin America Europe
Six key issues for the 2018 Review Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons | IANSA | 2018 | Natalie Goldring
United States Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International Instruments
Promoting effective implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty: Mapping outreach and assistance in East and South East Asia | SIPRI | 2018 | Mark Bromley
Global Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Latin America Europe
Using the Arms Trade Treaty to Address Pastoralist Conflict and Wildlife Crime in Kenya’s Marginalized Regions | Pace University | 2018 | Matthew Breay Bolton
Landmines and Cluster Munitions AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Environment
Muhammad bin Salman meeting with Donald Trump | Forum on the Arms Trade | March 19, 2018. | Iain Overton, Jeff Abramson, William Hartung, Andrew Feinstein
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The Conflict in Yemen and EU's arms export controls: Highlighting the flaws in the current regime | SIPRI | 2018 | Mark Bromley
Global Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Latin America Europe
US Arms Transfer Initiative | Forum on the Arms Trade | March 6, 2018. | Rachel Stohl, Jeff Abramson, Colby Goodman
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Global Landmines and Cluster Munitions United States Africa Regional Expertise
A Pilot Study on the Role of Women in Communities: The Case of East Port of Spain | United Nations Development Programme | 2018 | Folade Mutota
Gender Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Latin America Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
Export controls, human security and cyber-surveillance technology: Examining the proposed changes to the EU Dual-use Regulation | SIPRI | 2017 | Mark Bromley
Global Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Latin America Europe
issue brief | Arms Control Association | October 10, 2017. | Rachel Stohl, William Hartung, Colby Goodman
United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)Africa Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Regional Expertise Global
It's time for deeds, not just words | Reaching Critical Will | Volume 10, No. 5 | Natalie Goldring
United States Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International Instruments
Goals Not Guns: How the Sustainable Development Goals and the Arms Trade Treaty Are Interlinked | ATT Monitor and Oxfam | 2017 | Martin Butcher
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Europe