Roy Isbister
Team Leader, Arms Unit, Saferworld (website)
twitter: @Speedlizard1
email: risbister [at] saferworld [dot] org [dot] uk
phone: +44 20 7324 4646
Team Leader, Arms Unit, Saferworld (website)
twitter: @Speedlizard1
email: risbister [at] saferworld [dot] org [dot] uk
phone: +44 20 7324 4646
Arms Trade Treaty | global trade data/trends | Europe
Roy Isbister leads Saferworld's Arms Units. He has worked in this area for over fifteen years, and has considerable experience in developing and implementing strategies to promote the adoption of responsible arms transfer control strategies at national, regional and international levels. He the author and/or editor of numerous research papers, reports, policy briefings and articles on arms transfer control policies. Roy regularly contributes to national, regional and international media on arms issues.
He has chaired the Geneva Process on Small Arms and been the civil society member of the Board of the Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms, while he is currently co-chair of the global Control Arms Coalition and the co-ordinator of the UK NGO Working Group on Arms.
Roy holds a Master's in International Relations from the University of Kent.
Recent Publications*:
* Indicates author, co-author, or contributor.
Roy Isbister leads Saferworld's Arms Units. He has worked in this area for over fifteen years, and has considerable experience in developing and implementing strategies to promote the adoption of responsible arms transfer control strategies at national, regional and international levels. He the author and/or editor of numerous research papers, reports, policy briefings and articles on arms transfer control policies. Roy regularly contributes to national, regional and international media on arms issues.
He has chaired the Geneva Process on Small Arms and been the civil society member of the Board of the Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms, while he is currently co-chair of the global Control Arms Coalition and the co-ordinator of the UK NGO Working Group on Arms.
Roy holds a Master's in International Relations from the University of Kent.
Recent Publications*:
- "The UK's Arms-to-Saudi quagmire: from tragedy to farce," Saferworld, September 20, 2019.
- "Reviewing EU Common Position 2008/944/CFSP: Some food for thought," July 2019.
- "‘Nothing to see here’: UK’s response to court ruling on arms sales to Saudi Arabia raises doubts about its willingness to fix problems," Saferworld (blog), June 26, 2019.
- "Sierra Leone Arms Trade Treaty national assessment report," Saferworld, November 2018.*
- "The beginning of the end? European arms exports for the Yemen war," Saferworld (blog), March 1, 2018.
- "Arms Trade Treaty report card for 2018: must try harder," Saferworld (blog), October 31, 2018.*
* Indicates author, co-author, or contributor.