Mark Bromley
Senior Researcher, Dual-Use and Arms Trade Control Programme, SIPRI (website)
email: bromley [at] sipri [dot] org
Senior Researcher, Dual-Use and Arms Trade Control Programme, SIPRI (website)
email: bromley [at] sipri [dot] org
global trade data/trends | small arms and light weapons | Arms Trade Treaty | Europe | cyber
Mark Bromley is a Senior Researcher with the Dual-Use and Arms Trade Control Programme at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and a Visiting Academic with the TC Beirne School of Law at the University of Queensland. He was previously employed as a Senior Researcher in the SIPRI Arms Transfers Programme. Before joining SIPRI in 2003 he was a policy analyst for the British American Security Information Council (BASIC). Mark's work at SIPRI currently focuses on international arms transfers, governmental transparency in the field of arms exports, and the workings of national, regional and international strategic trade control regimes and instruments.
He holds a PHD in International Relations from Stockholm University, an MA in War Studies from King’s College London, and a BA in Social and Political Sciences from St John’s College, Cambridge.
Recent Publications*:
Mark Bromley is a Senior Researcher with the Dual-Use and Arms Trade Control Programme at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and a Visiting Academic with the TC Beirne School of Law at the University of Queensland. He was previously employed as a Senior Researcher in the SIPRI Arms Transfers Programme. Before joining SIPRI in 2003 he was a policy analyst for the British American Security Information Council (BASIC). Mark's work at SIPRI currently focuses on international arms transfers, governmental transparency in the field of arms exports, and the workings of national, regional and international strategic trade control regimes and instruments.
He holds a PHD in International Relations from Stockholm University, an MA in War Studies from King’s College London, and a BA in Social and Political Sciences from St John’s College, Cambridge.
Recent Publications*:
- "The EU Dual-use Regulation, cyber-surveillance and human rights: the competing norms and organised hypocrisy of EU export controls," Defence Studies, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 644–664, December 3, 2023
- "The Missile Technology Control Regime at a Crossroads: Adapting the Regime for Current and Future Challenges," SIPRI Policy Paper, December 2022
- "Post-Shipment On-Site Inspections, Multilateral Steps for Debating and Enabling Their Adoption and Use," SIPRI, October 2022.
- "Good Practice Guide on Post-shipment On-site Inspections of Military Materiel," SIPRI, August 2022.
- ‘Understanding European Arms Export Controls: Material Interests and Competing Norms,’ PHD Thesis, June 2022
- "SALW-related assistance to states in sub-Saharan Africa: Hitting the target or missing the mark?," SIPRI, January 21, 2022.*
- "Post-shipment On-site Inspections of Military Materiel: Challenges and Responses," SIPRI, November 29, 2021.*
- "Implementing the 2021 Recast of the EU Dual-use Regulation: Challenges and Opportunities," SIPRI, September 2021.*
- "Reporting on Conventional Arms Transfers and Transfer Controls: Improving Coordination and Increasing Engagement," SIPRI, August 2020.
- "Using official development assistance to strengthen small arms and light weapons controls: Opportunities and risks," SIPRI, June 18, 2020.
- "A search for common ground: export controls on surveillance technology and the role of the EU," about:intel, February 12, 2020
- "Detecting, investigating and prosecuting export control violations: European perspectives on key challenges and good practices," SIPRI, December 2019.*
- Revising the EU Dual-use Regulation: Challenges and opportunities for the trilogue process," Topical backgrounder, SIPRI, October 2019.
- "Measuring illicit arms and financial flows: Improving the assessment of Sustainable Development Goal 16," SIPRI, July 2019.*
- "Arms transfer and SALW control in Middle East and North Africa: Mapping capacity-building effort," SIPRI, Nov 2018.*
- "The state of the Arms Trade Treaty: Advancing efforts on international assistance and illicit diversion," Blog, SIPRI, August 2018.
- SDG16.4 and the collection of data on illicit arms flows: Progress made but challenges ahead," Topical backgrounder, SIPRI, June 2018.
- Promoting effective implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty: Mapping outreach and assistance in East and South East Asia," Blog, SIPRI, May 2018.
- "The Conflict in Yemen and EU's arms export controls: Highlighting the flaws in the current regime," SIPRI, 16 March 2018.*
- "Export controls, human security and cyber-surveillance technology: Examining the proposed changes to the EU Dual-use Regulation," SIPRI, Dec 2017
- "Challenges and good practices in the implementation of the EU’s arms and dual-use export controls: A cross-sector analysis," SIPRI Concept Note, July 2017.*
- "ATT- related activities in Latin America and the Caribbean: identifying gaps and improving coordination," SIPRI, Feb 2017.*
- "Brexit and export controls: Entering uncharted waters," SIPRI Topical backgrounder, July 2016.
- "The UN’s small arms and light weapons control agenda takes a (very) small step forward," SIPRI Blog, June 2016.
- "ICT Surveillance Systems: Trade Policy and the Application of Human Security Concerns," Strategic Trade Review, Spring 2016.*
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