Small Arms Survey 2012: Moving TargetsThe Small Arms Survey 2012 seeks to increase our scrutiny of what is changing, and not changing, in relation to armed violence and small arms proliferation. Chapters on firearm homicide in Latin America and the Caribbean, drug violence in selected Latin American countries and non-lethal violence worldwide illustrate that security is a moving target; armed violence, both lethal and non-lethal, continues to undermine the security and wellbeing of people and societies around the world. The goal of curbing small arms proliferation, embodied in the UN Programme of Action, appears similarly elusive. Chapters on illicit small arms in war zones, trade transparency, Somali piracy and the 2011 UN Meeting of Governmental Experts highlight some of the successes, but also the continuing challenges, in this area. Country studies on Kazakhstan and Somaliland, along with the final instalment of the authorized transfers project, round out the 2012 edition. |
Contents
CH1 Latin America PRESS | 8 |
CH2 Drug Violence PRESS | 40 |
CH3 nonlethal violence PRESS | 78 |
CH4 Kazakhstan PRESS | 106 |
CH5 Somaliland PRESS | 146 |
CH6 Somali Piracy PRESS | 174 |
CH7 UN MGE PRESS | 218 |
CH8 Transfers PRESS | 240 |
CH9 Transparency PRESS | 282 |
CH10 Illicit Small Arms PRESS | 312 |
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