Refugees and “Missing” Arms Trade [PDF]
Millions of people are killed or wounded by small arms each year. The aim of this study is to enhance our understanding of “missing” arms trade across countries. We proceed in two steps.
Gaia Narciso
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Arms Transfer Policies and International Security: the Case of Brazilian-Swedish Co-operation
Contexto InternacionalThis article discusses arms trade policies from an international security perspective. Arms transfers are widely treated as political issues even when economic incentives exist.
Carlos Federico Domínguez Avila +2 more
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Examining Indonesia’s Bold Move on Turkish Made Missile Procurement [PDF]
Revista UNISCIIndonesia has taken a bold step in its arms procurement strategy, particularly during the final strategic planning phase of the Minimum Essential Force (MEF) programme between 2019 and 2024. During this period, it acquired the medium-range surface-to-air
Febry Triantama
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Recent Advances of Slip Sensors for Smart Robotics
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.This review summarizes recent progress in robotic slip sensors across mechanical, electrical, thermal, optical, magnetic, and acoustic mechanisms, offering a comprehensive reference for the selection of slip sensors in robotic applications. In addition, current challenges and emerging trends are identified to advance the development of robust, adaptive,
Xingyu Zhang +8 more
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Arms Trade Offsets: What Do We Know? [PDF]
This chapter is a review of our empirical knowledge regarding arms trade offsets. Extant evidence suggests that offset arrangements do not yield net benefits for a country’s economic development.
Jurgen Brauer, J Paul Dunne
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Dying for Action: Decision time for an urgent, effective Arms Trade Treaty [PDF]
, 2009 On 6 December 2006, the UN General Assembly first voted to work 'towards an Arms Trade Treaty' to protect civilians worldwide from irresponsible arms transfers. For almost three years, governments have discussed what the treaty might look like.
Cairns, Edmund
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VENEZUELA’S DEFENSE POLICY: MILITARY-TECHNICAL COOPERATION, OIL FACTOR AND GEOPOLITICAL DIVIDENDS
Vestnik RUDN. International Relations, 2018 The article describes the history of Venezuela's military-technical cooperation (MTC, arms trade) with foreign states in the period from the 1950s until now.
Tatiana Alexandrovna Alekseeva +1 more
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Stretchable and Strain‐Tolerant Gold‐Coated Fibrous Biosensor for Superoxide Anion Monitoring
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.A breathable, stretchable gold nanomesh–TPU fiber platform is developed via controlled electroless deposition, enabling uniform through‐thickness conductivity while preserving porosity. Functionalized with superoxide dismutase, the system achieves selective, real‐time electrochemical detection of superoxide with high sensitivity, mechanical durability,
Jafar M. Batayneh, Ahyeon Koh
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Towards an Arms Trade Treaty: Next steps for the UN programme of action [PDF]
, 2005 There is an imperative need for an international Arms Trade Treaty, based on fundamental principles of international law, to reduce the human cost of arms proliferation, prevent unscrupulous weapons suppliers finding the weakest point in the supply chain,
Hillier, Debbie
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Gender-based violence and the Arms Trade Treaty: reflections from a campaigning and legal perspective [PDF]
, 2013 The Arms Trade Treaty, the first treaty to regulate the international transfer of conventional arms and ammunition, was adopted in 2013 at the United Nations.
Basu Ray, Deepayan +3 more
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