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Publications by project members

21 Mar 2013

Aiming for control, the need to include ammunition in the Arms Trade Treaty
Aiming for Control: the need to include ammunition in the Arms Trade Treaty by Neil Corney and Nicholas Marsh You can download...p>

20 Aug 2012

Piece by Piece Authorized Transfers of Parts and Accessories
Grzybowski, Janis, Nicholas Marsh and Matt Schroeder. 2012. 'Piece by Piece Authorized Transfers of Parts and Accessories'. In Glenn MacDonald, Emile LeBrun,...

01 Sep 2011

Guns and deaths: a critical review
Jackson, Tom and Nicholas Marsh. 2011. 'Guns and deaths: a critical review.' In Owen Greene and Nicholas Marsh eds. 2011. Small...

01 Sep 2011

Conclusions and priorities for further research
Greene, Owen and Nicholas Marsh. 2011. 'Conclusions and priorities for further research.' In Owen Greene and Nicholas Marsh eds. 2011. Small...

01 Sep 2011

Governance and small arms and light weapons
Greene, Owen and Nicholas Marsh. 2011. 'Governance and small arms and light weapons.' In Owen Greene and Nicholas Marsh eds. 2011....

01 Sep 2011

Regaining state control: arms and violence in postconflict countries
Kreutz, Joakim, Nicholas marsh and Manuela Torre. 2011. 'Regaining state control: arms and violence in postconflict countries.' In Owen Greene and...

01 Sep 2011

Armed violence within societies
Greene, Owen and Nicholas Marsh. 'Armed violence within societies.' In Owen Greene and Nicholas Marsh eds. 2011. Small Arms, Crime and...

01 Sep 2011

Introduction
Greene, Owen and Nicholas Marsh. 'Introduction'. In Greene, Owen and Nicholas Marsh eds. 2011.Small Arms, Crime and Conflict: Global Governance and...

01 Sep 2011

Lethal instruments: small arms and deaths in armed conflict
Kreutz, Joakim and Nicholas Marsh. 2011. 'Lethal instruments: small arms and deaths in armed conflict.' In Greene, Owen and Nicholas Marsh...

01 Sep 2011

The tools of insurgency
Marsh, Nicholas. 2011. 'The tools of insurgency: a review of the role of small arms and light weapons in warfare.' In...

01 Sep 2011

Small Arms, Crime and Conflict
Greene, Owen and Nicholas Marsh eds. 2011. Small Arms, Crime and Conflict: Global Governance and the Threat of Armed Violence. London...

01 Jul 2011

Our Right to know: Transparent Reporting under and Arms Trade Treaty
Amnesty International  published a report on transparency and the Arms Trade Treaty - Our Right to know: Transparent Reporting under and Arms...

16 Mar 2011

Small, but lethal – Small arms ammunition and the arms trade treaty
Small, but lethal – Small arms ammunition and the arms trade treaty by Hilde Wallacher and Alexander Harang Each year, 12 billion...

23 Nov 2010

'From Under Their Noses: Rebel Groups’ Arms Acquisition and the Importance of Leakages from State Stockpiles
Jackson, Thomas. 2010. 'From Under Their Noses: Rebel Groups’ Arms Acquisition and the Importance of Leakages from State Stockpiles.' International Studies Perspectives, vol. 11,...

01 Jul 2010

Emerging From Obscurity: The Global Ammunition Trade
Herron , Patrick; Jasna Lazarevic , Nicholas Marsh & Matt Schroeder , 2010. 'Emerging From Obscurity: The Global Ammunition Trade' in...

01 Mar 2010

Tools of the torturer? Small arms imports and repression of human rights
de Soysa, Indra, Thomas Jackson and Christin M. Ormhaug. 2010. Tools of the torturer? Small arms imports and repression of human...

22 Feb 2010

Norway - a War Profiteer?
Norway - a War Profiteer? by Hilde Wallacher. The report gives policy advice to the Norwegian government on the implementation of end...

04 Jan 2010

Does Globalization Profit the Small Arms Bazaar?
By Indra de Soysa, Thomas Jackson and Christin Ormhaug. Published in International Interactions, Volume 35, Number 1, January 2009 , pp. 86-105(20).

01 Jun 2009

Sifting the Sources Authorized Small Arms Transfers
Dreyfus, Pablo; Nicholas Marsh, Matt Schroeder & Jasna Lazarevic , 2009. 'Sifting the Sources Authorized Small Arms Transfers' in Eric G....

01 Oct 2008

Progressing Towards an Arms Trade Treaty
Wallacher, Hilde & Clare da Silva, 2008. 'Progressing Towards an Arms Trade Treaty', PRIO Paper. Oslo: PRIO. While states generally agree on...

18 Jul 2008

Dangerous dealings: arms brokering and regulations in Southern Africa
Marsh, Nicholas. 2008. Dangerous dealings: arms brokering and regulations in Southern Africa. Presented at the 2008 Biennial Meeting of States to...

01 Dec 2007

Taming the Tools of Violence
Marsh, Nicholas. 2007. 'Taming the Tools of Violence.' Journal of Public Health Policy, vol. 28, pp401–409. Abstract This article summarizes why firearms are the...

28 Nov 2007

Disarm or Perish - Is Disarmament a Necessary Condition for Peace?
Marsh, Nicholas 2007. 'Disarm or Perish - Is Disarmament a Necessary Condition for Peace?', paper presented at the Conference on Pursuing...

07 Jul 2007

Counting Guns - The NISAT Datasets on Small Arms Trade
Jackson, Thomas; Nicholas Marsh & Julian Wagstaff. 2007. 'Counting Guns - The NISAT Datasets on Small Arms Trade', paper presented at the...

09 Jan 2007

Conflict Specific Capital: The Role of Weapons Acquisition in Civil War
Marsh, Nicholas. 2007. 'Conflict Specific Capital: The Role of Weapons Acquisition in Civil War.' International Studies Perspectives, vol. 8 no 1, pp 54...

01 Dec 2006

PRIO Report on Small Arms and Development workshop
On 30 November–1 December 2006, an international workshop on ‘Integrating Small Arms Measures Into Development Programmes’, organized by the Norwegian Initiative...

27 Nov 2006

Controlling Arms Brokering
Marsh, Nicholas, 2006. 'Controlling Arms Brokering', presented to the Uninted Nations Group of Governmental Experts to Consider Further Steps to Enhance...

23 Oct 2006

Kontroll med våpenhandelen?
Marsh, Nicholas & Christin Mørup Ormhaug, 2006. 'Kontroll med våpenhandelen?' [Control over the Arms Trade?], Dagbladet, 23 October.The article (in Norwegian)...

27 Jul 2006

Europe and the Middle East: Brothers in Arms
Article by Thomas Jackson in Caffeine, July 2006. To read it, click here.

26 May 2006

Tracking the guns: International diversion of small arms to illicit markets in Rio de Janeiro
This report examines the means by which foreign origin weapons are trafficked into illicit hands in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).  It was...

30 Mar 2006

From Laws to Practice – Options for Regulatory Controls Over Arms Brokering
Marsh, Nicholas, 2006. 'From Laws to Practice – Options for Regulatory Controls Over Arms Brokering', presented at a workshop on 'Control...

23 Mar 2006

Integrating Development into the UN Programme of Action Process
Integrating Development into the UN Programme of Action Process Report and Recommendations from an expert seminar jointly organised by the Norwegian Ministry...

17 Jan 2006

Overview of governmental statements made at the small arms PrepCom
Overview of governmental statements made at the small arms PrepCom 9-17 January 2006, New York After the adoption of the UN...

01 Jan 2006

Europeanising Export Controls: The Impact of the European Union Code of Conduct on Arms Exports in Belgium, Germany and Italy
Holm, Kyrre, 2006. 'Europeanising Export Controls: The Impact of the European Union Code of Conduct on Arms Exports in Belgium, Germany...

25 Nov 2005

The Efficacy of EU Export Control Measures Concerning Small Arms and Light Weapons
Jackson, Thomas; Nicholas Marsh & Anne Thurin, 2005. 'The Efficacy of EU Export Control Measures Concerning Small Arms and Light Weapons',...

14 Nov 2005

Accounting Guns: The Methodology Used in Developing Data Tables for the Small Arms Survey
Marsh, Nicholas, 2005. 'Accounting Guns: The Methodology Used in Developing Data Tables for the Small Arms Survey', Memorandum, , 14 November....

13 Jul 2005

Who Takes the Bullet? The impact of small arms violence.
A report on small arms from a development and humanitarian perspective. Published by Norwegian Church Aid, with PRIO. To download a...

13 Apr 2005

Statement by Nicholas Marsh on Arms Brokering
Presentation by Nicholas Marsh, International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO) at the New York Small Arms Forum, April 2005.Press here to...

02 Jun 2004

A Comparative Perspective of UN Peacekeeping in Angola and Namibia
Dzinesa, Gwinyayi Albert International Peacekeeping (2004):11(4): 644–663. This article examines operations in Angola and Namibia, countries that offer prime examples of UN...

13 Nov 2003

International priorities
International priorities in ameliorating the problems caused by the proliferation of small arms and light weapons, memorandum by Nicholas Marsh. January 2003.  ...

02 Jul 2003

Background Information on Arms Brokering
Excerpts from International Initiatives on Brokering (PDF) (Conference Report Appendix) Controlling arms brokering Next steps for EU member states by Holger...

01 Jul 2003

Dutch – Norwegian Initiative on Further Steps to Enhance International Co-operation in Preventing, Combating and Eradicating Illicit Brokering in Small Arms and Light Weapons
  Conference Report At the invitation of the Governments of the Netherlands and Norway, 71 experts from 28 nations gathered in Oslo on...

02 Jun 2003

Global Small Arms Transfers: Insights and Mysteries
Nicholas Marsh & Aaron Karp Small Arms Survey 2003: Development Denied Download summary Buy at Amazon.co.uk The "Small Arms Survey" is recognized as a...

01 Jan 2003

Significant Exporters of Small Arms and Light Weapons
Nicholas Marsh,Human Security Bulletin 1(4), 1 January 2003.  

01 Jan 2003

En gigant våkner
Jonas Aga Uchermann (2003): 'En gigant våkner' [A Giant Awakes]  in Minerva, 79(4): 20-23.

14 Jan 2002

Shining a Light on Small Arms Exports:The Record of State Transparency
This report assesses the case for, and arguments against, transparency by states in their small arms exports. It examines regional and...

01 Jan 2002

Two Sides of the Same Coin? The Legal and Illegal Trade in Small Arms
Marsh, Nicholas, 2002. 'Two Sides of the Same Coin? The Legal and Illegal Trade in Small Arms', Brown Journal of World...

20 Jun 2001

Våpen på Ville Veier
Salvesen, Hilde & Martin Langvandslien, Dagbladet, 20 June 2001.

15 May 2001

Sudan - Small Arms Survey in Darfur And Investigation of the Child Soldier
This report was commissioned by NISAT partner Norwegian Church Aid, and was carried out by CHARM.  The full document is available...

15 Jan 2001

A 'New' Approach to the Small Arms Trade
Article by Lora Lumpe in Arms Control Today, January/February 2001.   The article can be accessed by clicking here.

09 Jan 2001

Presentation to Diplomats at UN Prep Com
Luncheon Briefing for Diplomats at the January 2001 Prep Com meeting for the UN Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small...

01 Jun 2000

Gathering the Facts on the Small Arms Trade
  A Proposal from the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO) in Conjunction with the Norwegian Initiative on Small Arms Transfers...

26 May 2000

Running Guns-- The Global Black Market in Small Arms.
This book is available from Zed Books as well as Amazon and Barnes & Nobles. Ordering information can be found on the respective websites. Produced...

26 Apr 2000

The Making of a Moratorium on Light Weapons
  This publication documents the making of the Moratorium on the Importation, Exportation and Manufacture of Light Weapons, effective in 16 West...

27 Nov 1999

The Arms Fixers: Controlling the Brokers and Shipping Agents
This joint report by PRIO/ NISAT/ BASIC, released in Nov. 1999, explores the role of middlemen in setting up often illegal...

01 Nov 1999

Small Arms Control: Old Weapons, New Issues
  Small Arms ControlOld Weapons, New Issues   Published by Ashgate, in association with UNIDIR (United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research) Editorial Committee: Jayantha Dhanapala,...

01 Jun 1999

Curbing the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons
Security Dialogue vol. 30, no. 2, June 1999, pp 151-64 Curbing the Proliferationof Small Arms andLight Weapons Lora Lumpe*International Peace Research Institute, Oslo...

19 May 1999

The US Arms Central America—Past and Present
Lora LumpeNorwegian Initiative on Small Arms Transfers/Peace Research Institute, Oslo for Conference on Small Arms and Light Weapons in Central AmericaArmas Pequeñas...

05 May 1999

Flame of Hope
Flame of Hope International Consulation on West Africa's Moratorium on Small ArmsGeneva, May 5th, 1999 Henri Dunant CenterNorwegian Initiative on Small Arms Transfers Chapter...

01 Mar 1999

Civil Society Support for the Program for Coordination and Assistance on Security and Development in West Africa
prepared by Lora Lumpe, NISATfor the consultation in Bamako, Mali, March 1999   On 31 October 1998 governments of West Africa took an...

20 Feb 1999

Transparency in the Legal Small Arms Trade
Prepared by Lora LumpeInternational Peace Research Institute, Oslo/NISAT For the Swiss Government Workshop on Small ArmsGeneva, 18-20 February 1999 In the...

01 Feb 1999

Controlling the Gun-runners
This 8 pp. brief--produced jointly by NISAT, BASIC and Saferworld in February 1999--contains proposals for EU action to close the loopholes...

29 Jan 1999

A Farewell to Arms
This 28 minute video raises awareness about the dangers posed by the spread of military-style small arms, and about steps being...

01 Dec 1998

Curbing the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons
Curbing the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons by Lora LumpePeace Research Institute, Oslo/NISATfor the 5th Conference of the Center for...

20 May 1998

Arms Availability and Violations of International Humanitarian Law and the Deterioration of the Situation of Civilians in Armed Conflicts
Oslo, Norway, 18-20 May 1998 Prepared by the International Committee of the Red Cross and published by the Norvegian Red Cross Table of...

02 Apr 1998

A Moratorium on Light Weapons in West Africa
Below is a summary from the International Conference on a Moratorium on Small Arms in West Africa. For the full text...

01 Mar 1998

Norway debates small arms
Arms that can be carried by an individual cause an estimated 90 per cent of all casualties. Clearly, small arms are...