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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The Role of PMSCs in the Proliferation of Weapons and Implications under Arms Control Mechanisms | Opinio Juris | July 14, 2025. | Florence Foster
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The Role of PMSCs in the Proliferation of Weapons and Implications under Arms Control Mechanisms | Opinio Juris | July 14, 2025. | Florence Foster, Jowita Mieszkowska, Manon Blancafort
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ATT Monitor 2025 Annual Report | Control Arms | July 8, 2025. | Andrea Edoardo Varisco, Giovanna Maletta, Rachel Stohl, Mark Bromley
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Firearms transfers and Guatemala’s accountability deficit: Why strategic litigation could be “shooting a blank | Global Rights Compliance | July 3, 2025. | Jowita Mieszkowska, Daniel Mack
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Transparency in European Arms Exports Access to Information and Accountability | Asser Institute in cooperation with the University of Amsterdam International Law Clinics | July 3, 2025. | León Castellanos-Jankiewicz
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Gender and the Mine Ban Treaty | Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor | June 27, 2025. | Natalie Briggs
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Inclusive Ammunition Management: A Practical Guide for Gender and Multi-Stakeholder Cooperation in the Global Framework for Through-Life Conventional Ammunition Management | GENSAC | June 27, 2025. | Natalie Briggs
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Beyond legacy weapons: South East Asia’s illicit arms trade is diversifying | Global Initiative Against Organized Crime | June 25, 2025. | Natalie Briggs, Michael Picard
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Bibi Kills | SANE Policy Institute | June 25, 2025. | Cesar Jaramillo, Natalie Briggs
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Militarising Artificial Intelligence: A Feminist Analysis of Algorithmic Warfare | Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy | June 25, 2025. | Anna Provan, Natalie Briggs
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PoC Conference Report Released: Breakthrough Approaches to Protecting Civilians in Ukraine [ENG / UKR] | Center for Civilians in Conflict | June 24, 2025. | Natalie Briggs
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SCOTUS Rules for Gun Manufacturers in Mexico Suit But Denies Blanket Immunity | Just Security | June 23, 2025. | León Castellanos-Jankiewicz, Natalie Briggs
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Inclusive Ammunition Management: A Practical Guide for Gender and Multi-Stakeholder Cooperation in the Global Framework for Through-Life Conventional Ammunition Management | GENSAC | June 22, 2025. | Natalie Briggs
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The emerging environmental consequences of the Israel-Iran war | CEOBS | June 20, 2025. | Natalie Briggs
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Militarism and Impunity Fuel Israel’s Unlawful War on Iran | Reaching Critical Will | June 19, 2025. | Natalie Briggs
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Inside Cyber Diplomacy Redux: Episode I | Stimson Center | June 13, 2025. | Allison Pytlak, Natalie Briggs
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Protecting Civilians in Cyberspace: A UN Security Council Imperative | Stimson Center | June 13, 2025. | Allison Pytlak, Natalie Briggs
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León Castellanos-Jankiewicz: ‘The responsibility of gunmakers doesn’t end at the factory gate | El País | June 10, 2025. | León Castellanos-Jankiewicz
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León Castellanos-Jankiewicz: “La responsabilidad de las armerías no termina en la puerta de su fábrica | El País US | June 10, 2025. | León Castellanos-Jankiewicz
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Nukes, Landmines, and Disarmament: A Conversation with Matthew Breay Bolton - Part II | New Frontiers podcast | June 2, 2025. | Matthew Breay Bolton
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Inclusive Ammunition Management: A Practical Guide for Gender and Multi-Stakeholder Cooperation in the Global Framework for Through-Life Conventional Ammunition Management | GENSAC | June 2025 | Natalie Briggs
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Why the UK refuses to do the one thing that could stop Israel's 'intolerable' war on Gaza | Middle East Eye | May 29, 2025. | Anna Stavrianakis
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Weapons without fingerprints: Wagner, arms trafficking, and the price of impunity | Armed Groups and International Law | May 28, 2025. | Ara Marcen Naval
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Considering Victim Assistance and Remediation Provisions for a Treaty on Killer Robots | International Disarmament Institute | May 15, 2025. | Matthew Breay Bolton
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Escalation of Explosive Weapons Use in Lebanon Humanitarian consequences on civilians and civilian infrastructure | and Alma Taslidzan | Volume 3, No. 1 | Katherine Young
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