Frank Slijper
Programme Leader, Arms Trade, PAX (website)
email: slijper [at] paxforpeace [dot] nl
twitter: @FrankSlijper
phone: +31 6 12622727
Programme Leader, Arms Trade, PAX (website)
email: slijper [at] paxforpeace [dot] nl
twitter: @FrankSlijper
phone: +31 6 12622727
Arms Trade Treaty | global trade data/trends | Europe
Frank Slijper leads the Arms Trade at PAX, based in the Netherlands. Slijper has been working on the arms trade and disarmament issues since 1993. Research areas have included Dutch and international arms trade; industry policy; company assessments; Pakistan's nuclear proliferation; Iraq's chemical weapons program; and much more. His main current areas of work include the international arms trade, with a special focus on Yemen, and the global military industry, in particular the development of increasingly autonomous weapons.
Frank Slijper leads the Arms Trade at PAX, based in the Netherlands. Slijper has been working on the arms trade and disarmament issues since 1993. Research areas have included Dutch and international arms trade; industry policy; company assessments; Pakistan's nuclear proliferation; Iraq's chemical weapons program; and much more. His main current areas of work include the international arms trade, with a special focus on Yemen, and the global military industry, in particular the development of increasingly autonomous weapons.
Recent Publications:
- "Don't Be Evil? A Survey of the Tech Sector's Stance on Lethal Autonomous Weapons," PAX, August 19, 2019.
- "Controversial Arms Trade and investments of Dutch banks," Fair Bank Guide, June 6, 2019.
- "State of AI: Artificial intelligence, the military and increasingly autonomous weapons," PAX, May 8, 2019.
- “Arms Trade Highlights October-November 2018,” IPIS. Nov 20, 2018.
- "European arms export policy at the crossroads," blog post, December 13, 2017.
- "Where to draw the line: Increasing Autonomy in Weapon Systems – Technology and Trends," PAX, Nov 12, 2017.
- "Under the radar: arms transfers to the United Arab Emirates," Reaching Critical Will's ATT Monitor, Vol. 10, No. 4, Sept 14, 2017.
- "Under the Radar: The United Arab Emirates, arms transfers, and regional conflict," PAX, Sept 11, 2017.