International Instruments
Other Instruments
Other instruments related to the arms trade include, but are not limited to, the Program of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PoA) and International Tracing Instrument (ITI), Firearms Protocol, UN Register of Conventional Arms, as well as regional instruments such as the Nairobi Protocol and CIFTA. Agreements also exist on dual-use goods, which have both military and civilian/commercial purposes - the best known of which is the Wassenaar Arrangement. The United States generally participates in global and relevant regional instruments and arrangements.
Experts: David Atwood, Natalie Goldring, Hector Guerra, Edward J. Laurence, Jasmin Nario-Galace
Key resources:
Recent Publications*:
*publications in which Forum-listed experts were involved. Inclusion on the Forum on the Arms Trade expert list does not indicate agreement with or endorsement of the opinions of others.
Other instruments related to the arms trade include, but are not limited to, the Program of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PoA) and International Tracing Instrument (ITI), Firearms Protocol, UN Register of Conventional Arms, as well as regional instruments such as the Nairobi Protocol and CIFTA. Agreements also exist on dual-use goods, which have both military and civilian/commercial purposes - the best known of which is the Wassenaar Arrangement. The United States generally participates in global and relevant regional instruments and arrangements.
Experts: David Atwood, Natalie Goldring, Hector Guerra, Edward J. Laurence, Jasmin Nario-Galace
Key resources:
- United Nations - Program of Action Implementation Support System
- UN Register of Conventional Arms - UN page
- Small Arms Survey - diplomats guide to UN small arms process (pdf)
- Wassenaar Arrangement on Exports for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies- official website
Recent Publications*:
- Allison Pytlak, "Trouble Ahead," Reaching Critical Will, Small Arms Monitor, Vol. 9, No. 3, March 24, 2018.
- Allison Pytlak, "Running on a treadmill," Reaching Critical Will, Small Arms Monitor, Vol. 9, No. 2, March 22, 2018.
- Allison Pytlak, "Editorial: Let's set the stage for real review," Reaching Critical Will, Small Arms Monitor, Vol. 9, No. 1, March 19, 2018.
- Bonnie Docherty (contributor), "An Overdue Review: Addressing Incendiary Weapons in the Contemporary Context," Human Rights Watch/International Human Rights Clinic (Harvard Law), Nov 20.
- Natalie Goldring, "The Programme of Action, the Arms Trade Treaty, and the UN Register of Conventional Arms: Seeking Synergy and Overcoming Challenges" IANSA briefing paper, June.
*publications in which Forum-listed experts were involved. Inclusion on the Forum on the Arms Trade expert list does not indicate agreement with or endorsement of the opinions of others.