Over the last decade, a range of actors have pressed for states and regional organizations to
take action against the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons. Some regional bodies …

This study explores the proliferation of small arms and light weapons (SALW) in sub-
Saharan Africa, focusing on Nigeria. The proliferation of SALW on the continent of Africa …

Even though impacts generated by the widespread availability and ongoing use of small
arms and light weapons have not reached a magnitude sufficient to radically reorder …

Abstract Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) are the principal tools of armed violence,
but the development of a global 'regime'has been a fragmented and fragile process that …

This chapter examines inter-relationships between arms availability, private (or non-state)
militias and the dynamics of fragile states. It uses the Philippines as a case study and …

Nigeria is littered with various ethnic and religious armed militias. The presence of armed
groups across the country has influenced the proliferation of small arms and light weapons …

• Regionalization occurs within a region as interdependence is developed among the
regional states.• The development of regionalism is dependent on the support of the …

World over, the prevailing argument is that about 875 million of small arms are in circulation.
Others have been stockpiled in different regions while other light weapons are in the …

Small arms diplomacy and research are old companions—mostly keeping on good terms,
but sometimes quarrelling. This chapter examines some of the strands that have tied policy …

Research, knowledge and policy on issues related to small arms and light weapons (SALW)
have advanced greatly since the mid-1990s, when a relatively small cluster of organizations …