The Flemish Peace Institute is an independent
institute for peace research at the Flemish Parliament.

Publications

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

  • 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