Publications

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

• 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

  

• 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

  

• Project DIVERT: Firearms fraud in the European Union Report

  Authors: Quitterie de Labbey, Nils Duquet & Diederik Cops

  Publication date: 11/04/2022

  Project DIVERT focuses on three specific diversion methods; Theft, fraud and non-regularisation. The DIVERT-report you can download here focuses on fraud.  It is part of a three-part series exploring previously under-researched diversion methods in the EU. Two additional studies deal with ... read more

  

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

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

  Publication date: 25/01/2022

  In November 2021, the Flemish Peace Institute argued in a new advisory note for a more active role as a bridge builder for Belgium and Flanders in the field of international nuclear disarmament. In this report researchers Lode Dewaegheneire, Veronica ... read more

  

• Project TARGET: Targeting gun violence & trafficking in Europe Report

  Authors: Nils Duquet & Dennis Vanden Auweele

  Publication date: 13/12/2021

  Project TARGET is a comprehensive research project that explores the links between the different types of firearms trafficking and gun violence in all EU Member States and the Western Balkans. How does illicit firearms trafficking impact gun violence in Europe? ... read more

  

• Project DIVERT: Firearms theft in the European Union Report

  Authors: Quitterie de Labbey, Nils Duquet & Lore Smets

  Publication date: 26/05/2021

  Project DIVERT focuses on three specific diversion methods; Theft, fraud and non-regularisation. The DIVERT-report you can download below focuses on theft.  It is part of a three-part series exploring previously under-researched diversion methods in the EU. Two additional studies deal with firearms diversion through ... read more

  

• Project DIVERT: Non-regularised firearms in the European Union Report

  Authors: Matteo Dressler, Nils Duquet & Julia Eckelmann

  Publication date: 28/04/2021

  Project DIVERT focuses on three specific diversion methods; Theft, fraud and non-regularisation. The DIVERT-report you can download below focuses on non-regularisation, more specifically on the diversion of firearms, components and ammunition through conflict legacies, illegal inheritance and regulatory changes in the ... read more