Publications

Feel free to browse through our list of Dutch-language publications.

• 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

  

• Firearm-related violence and trafficking in Estonia Report

  Authors: Paul James, Declan Hillier

  Publication date: 28/10/2022

  Estonia has managed to successfully counter firearm-trafficking and firearm violence within its borders. This Project Target report written by Paul James and Declan Hillier sheds more light on how this was achieved. Discover 6 other European country reports in Pulling ... read more

  

• The success story? An in-depth analyisis of illicit firearm-trafficking and gun violence in Poland Report

  Authors: Prof Piotr Chlebowicz, Prof Jarosław Moszczyński, Tomasz Safjański, Szymon Buczyński

  Publication date: 28/10/2022

  Poland’s geographical location puts it at the crossroads of trafficking routes used by organized crime groups.  This makes it very attractive for illegal weapon dealing. Nevertheless, firearm trafficking is not treated as a priority. This report explains how this has ... read more

  

• Pulling the trigger: gun violence in Europe Report

  Authors: Nils Duquet (ed.), Szymon Buczyński, Piotr Chlebowicz, Sanja Ćopić, Quitterie de Labbey, Mirjana Dokmanović, Matteo Dressler (with the support of Clara Vandewege and Sofie Waebens), Declan Hillier, Paul James, Katharina Krüsselmann, Matt Lewis, Marieke Liem, Jarosław Moszczyński, Tomasz Safjański, Dennis Vanden Auweele.

  Publication date: 27/10/2022

  This report contains the 7 country studies  – Belgium, Estonia, the Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, Spain and Sweden –  that were undertaken as part of the second phase of project TARGET. While the reader will be able to observe interesting similarities ... read more

  

• International nuclear disarmament and policy options for Belgium and Flanders. Report

  Authors: Lode Dewaegheneire, Veronica Vella & Sylvain Palle-Calvo

  Publication date: 21/12/2021

  In November 2021 the Flemish Peace Institute advocated in a new advisory report a more active role as a bridge builder for Belgium and Flanders in the field of international nuclear disarmament. Read this report with valuable insights for all ... read more

  

• Managing a whole-of society approach to preventing and countering violent extremism – Insights from the Flemish case Factsheet

  Publication date: 04/05/2022

  Adopting a whole-of-society action plan to preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) may be a challenging task, as it compels governments to navigate their way across various fields of tension. In her analysis (that can be downloaded in full here) ... read more

  

• The role of education in the prevention of violent radicalisation and polarisation – Insights from the Flemish case Factsheet

  Publication date: 04/05/2022

  Education plays an important role in the Flemish action plan to prevent violent radicalisation and polarisation. In this analysis (that can be downloaded in full here), Kevin Goris and our researcher Maarten Van Alstein elaborate on the following insights from ... read more

  

• Under the radar: Transit of military goods – from licensing to control Report

  Authors: Diederik Cops & Kathleen Vanheuverswyn

  Publication date: 25/04/2022

  Controlling the transit and transshipment of military goods is essential to secure the legal international arms trade, to prevent diversion and to avoid the undesirable proliferation of conventional weapons. However, the efficient and effective implementation of such controls is for ... read more