Theme: firearms

• Firearms and Drugs: Partners in Transnational Crime Report

  Authors: Philip Novaković, Astrid De Schutter & Nils Duquet

  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

  
• The nexus between drug markets and gun violence in the European Union Report

  Authors: Astrid De Schutter, Nils Duquet

  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

  
• 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

  
• 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