Publications
Feel free to browse through our list of Dutch-language publications.
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Project D-TECT: Examining technologies to counter the diversion of components of conventional weapons Factsheet
This analysis examines the growing concern over the diversion of conventional weapons components (CWC) to unauthorized users, a critical issue in modern warfare. It explores the potential of 14 different technologies, such as 2D codes, RFID, and big data analysis, ... read more
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Project D-TECT: Assessing technologies to counter the diversion of small arms and light weapons Factsheet
Publication date: 26/06/2024
Based on a series of stakeholder engagements, this second Project D-TECT analysis by Sarah Grand-Clément (UNIDIR) examines the relevance and applicability of 14 technologies to support or strengthen efforts to counter the diversion of small arms and light weapons (SALW). ... read more
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Peace in foreign policy: Peace nations in times of crisis Factsheet
Publication date: 11/04/2024
This analysis by Merel Selleslach and Maarten Van Alstein looks at how different states (Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland) and sub-state regions (Catalonia, Emilia-Romagna, Flanders, Hessen, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Wales) in Europe developed a peace orientation in their foreign policy. It ... read more
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Firearms and Drugs: Partners in Transnational Crime Report
Publication date: 18/03/2024
The multifaceted links between illicit drug trafficking and illicit firearms present a global challenge requiring a clear understanding and integrated responses. Download the report “Firearms and Drugs: Partners in Transnational Crime” in full and find out more. Global drug trafficking ... read more
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The nexus between drug markets and gun violence in the European Union Report
Publication date: 07/11/2023
This background paper written by Astrid De Schutter and Nils Duquet of the Flemish Peace Institute and commissioned by EMCDDA (The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction) shows the central role of the Rotterdam and Antwerp ports in ... read more
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European Defence Cooperation: Relevance and challenges for national arms export control policies Factsheet
Publication date: 24/10/2023
Download the integral version of Diederik Cops‘ analysis here. Defence and security are traditionally considered to be exclusive national competences. But more recently, the EU and its Member States have increased European defence cooperation. The initiatives set up to strengthen ... read more
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Technologies to counter the diversion of small arms and light weapons, and components of conventional weapons Report
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
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Due diligence and corporate liability of the defence industry: Arms exports, end use and corporate responsibility Report
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
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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
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Polarisation and conflict: A non-violent approach Report
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