Publications

• Controlling the transit of controlled military items in Europe External publication

  Publication date: 03/01/2022

  Diederik Cops

  Transit and transhipment are everyday elements of the international supply chain. But when it comes to their regulation in law, there are significant discrepancies between the scope of regulation and the means by which governments attempt to achieve the same ... read more

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• Technologies to counter the diversion of small arms and light weapons, and components of conventional weapons Report

  Authors: Sarah Grand-Clément, Diederik Cops

  Publication date: 24/08/2023

  There are many ways in which technology could help to counter the diversion of conventional weapons. Yet despite some discussions in international meetings on conventional arms control, we see limited evidence of technologies being used to strengthen or enhance efforts ... read more

  

• Due diligence and corporate liability of the defence industry: Arms exports, end use and corporate responsibility Report

  Authors: Machiko Kanetake, Cedric Ryngaert

  Publication date: 10/05/2023

  This report (download it in full here) adds new elements to the discussion of due diligence and liability with defence companies as a way of preventing and mitigating the adverse impacts of military exports. Due diligence is a frequently used ... read more

  

• Cumulative extremism: Behind the scenes of toxic us-versus-them dynamics Factsheet

  Publication date: 23/01/2023

  Cumulative extremism is the process by which different forms of extremism interact and reinforce each other, which often translates into a dynamic of violent or non-violent reactions and counter-reactions. The current, multifaceted landscape of extremism in Europe – with some ... read more

  

• Polarisation and conflict: A non-violent approach Report

  Authors: Maarten Van Alstein

  Publication date: 28/11/2022

  This reports approaches polarisation in three steps. First, understanding polarisation dynamics in its various forms, secondly the meaning of polarisation from a normative point of view and finally, moving from theory to practice with a number of points of reference ... read more

  

• A snapshot of illicit firearm-trafficking and gunviolence in Serbia Report

  Authors: Dr Sanja Ćopić, Dr Mirjana Dokmanović

  Publication date: 28/10/2022

  This Project Target report explains the effects of Serbia’s difficult data collection on illicit firearm-trafficking and gunviolence in the country. Dr Sanja Ćopić and Dr Mirjana Dokmanović attempt to draw a clearer picture of the situation. Discover 6 other European ... read more

  

• A Deadly Cocktail: Firearm Violence and Trafficking in Sweden Report

  Authors: Declan Hillier, Matt Lewis

  Publication date: 28/10/2022

  The levels of gun violence in Sweden have risen drastically, especially in the criminal milieu. Currently, gun violence is a very important security threat Sweden is facing. Find out why in this  report. Discover 6 other European country reports in ... read more

  

• Firearm trafficking and gun violence in Belgium Report

  Authors: Nils Duquet, Dennis Vanden Auweele, Quitterie de Labbey

  Publication date: 28/10/2022

  How has Belgium garnered such a bad reputation over the last decade when it comes to firearms and firearm trafficking? And how has this impacted gun violence in the country? Find out by reading the Project Target country report by ... read more

  

• Gunviolence in Spain: analysing the nexus of firearms and drugs trafficking Report

  Authors: Matteo Dressler,Clara Vandewege, Sofie Waebens

  Publication date: 28/10/2022

  After having some of the lowest gun violence numbers in Europe, Spain has been marred by increasing gun violence, especially in the drug-trafficking milieu. Matteo Dressler , Clara Vandewege and Sofie Waebens explain this recent trend in this Project Target ... read more

  

• The Way of the Gun: Firearm trafficking and its impact on violence in the Netherlands Report

  Authors: Marieke Liem, Katharina Krüsselmann

  Publication date: 28/10/2022

  While the rate of legal gunownership is relatively low in The Netherlands compared to other European countries, firearms have an important presence in the criminal milieu. This Project TARGET country report offers necessary insight.  Discover 6 other European country reports ... read more