Countering illicit arms and armed groups across Greater West Africa: Re-setting priorities and the utility of large-scale data
Greater West Africa is undergoing significant turmoil. In the past five years, more than half of the region’s countries have experienced a coup attempt (a growing threat across the continent) or are confronting armed secessionist movements. While some countries have made progress in confronting the growing threat of armed violence, other states’ abilities to govern have deteriorated. The ready supply of illicit small arms and ammunition—and sometimes even heavy weapons systems—facilitates violent extremism and undermines the rule of law.
The management of lethal materiel in conflict settings: existing challenges and opportunities for the European Peace Facility
This paper, which is a collaboration between Eric G. Berman (Director of the Safeguarding Security Sector Stockpiles (S⁴) Initiative) and IPIS, shows that levels of
Defence-related companies in Africa
Africa’s domestic defence industry remains relatively unknown. Therefore, the International Peace Information Service (IPIS) and Omega Research Foundation have compiled a database of the main
Infographic – The ATT, arms trade to Saudi-Arabia and violence in Yemen
The ongoing war in Yemen has transformed into a humanitarian catastrophe of unknown magnitude. Civilian casualties, estimated in the millions, continue to rise as do
Arms Trade Corridors to Burundi
Burundi has seen a period of unrest following the failed coup d’état by a Burundian general in May 2015. In order to better understand the
