arms trafficking

Firearms trafficking is a multidimensional problem that includes a broad spectrum of criminal activities ranging from the ilicit manufacturing to the ilict trafficking or smuggling of firearms, their parts and components and ammunition. Most ilicit firearms have a legal origin and, as they are diverted into the ilicit market, become present in most forms of violent conflicts, crimes and other criminal activities. It is often associated with transnational criminal organisations and is widespread, although not limited to unstable regions.

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Anna Alvazzi del Frate

Anna Alvazzi del Frate

Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

Emile LeBrun

Emile LeBrun

Monica Massari

Monica Massari

University of Milan

Christian Ponti

Christian Ponti

CROSS - University of Milan (Italy)

Dina Siegel

Dina Siegel

Utrecht University, Utrecht University / CIROC

Jose Pablo Ampudia

Jose Pablo Ampudia

Columbia University

Eleanor Beevor

Eleanor Beevor

Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Megan Capp

Megan Capp

University for Peace (UPEACE)

Fausto Carbajal-Glass

Fausto Carbajal-Glass

Delphi Integrated Solutions

Fausto  Carbajal-Glass

Fausto Carbajal-Glass

Mexican Council on Foreign Relations

Jude Cocodia

Jude Cocodia

University of the Free State

Juan Corredor-Garcia

Juan Corredor-Garcia

City University of New York

Vinicius Couto

Vinicius Couto

Federal University of Minas Gerais

Edoardo Fiora

Edoardo Fiora

Director, K2 Integrity

Gergely Hideg

Gergely Hideg

senior consultant, methodologist, Kennis / Small Arms Survey

Maria  Jofre

Maria Jofre

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Mouhamadou Kane

Mouhamadou Kane

Analyst, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Jorge M. Lasmar

Jorge M. Lasmar

Dr Chamila Liyanage

Dr Chamila Liyanage

Network Member, SHOC Network, Royal United Services Institute

Kingsley Madueke

Kingsley Madueke

Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Dr. Prem Mahadevan

Dr. Prem Mahadevan

Francesca Marino

Francesca Marino

Journalist/Independent Expert

Hans Nelen

Hans Nelen

Maastricht University, Faculty of Law, Maastricht University, Faculty of Law

Dr Freedom Onuoha

Dr Freedom Onuoha

Department of Political Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Junaid Qureshi

Junaid Qureshi

Director European Foundation for South Asian Studies

Helidth Ravenholm

Helidth Ravenholm

Consultant, Culture Contact

Ayesha  Siddiqa Agha

Ayesha Siddiqa Agha

King’s College London

Taha Siddiqui

Taha Siddiqui

The Dissident Club

Rashmi Singh

Rashmi Singh

Lyes Tagziria

Lyes Tagziria

Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Niels Verster

Niels Verster

European Foundation for South Asian Studies

Maurício Vieira

Maurício Vieira

University for Peace

Sarah W. Hirsch

Sarah W. Hirsch

Stanford University

Dr. Damián Zaitch

Dr. Damián Zaitch

Utrecht University

Talks

Assessing the impacts of global firearms instruments

02 December 2021, 07:00 AM
Christian Ponti Anna Alvazzi del Frate Monica Massari Emile LeBrun Gergely Hideg

The intersection between illicit economies and instability in West Africa

13 October 2022, 05:30 PM
Kingsley Madueke Mouhamadou Kane Lyes Tagziria Freedom Onuoha Eleanor Beevor

The impact of global arms control regimes in reducing armed violence: a regional assessment / approach

18 October 2023, 04:00 PM
Gergely Hideg Emile LeBrun Anna Alvazzi del Frate Christian Ponti

Organized crime in Latin America

18 October 2023, 07:00 PM
Jose Pablo Ampudia Dr. Damián Zaitch Juan Corredor-Garcia Fausto  Carbajal-Glass Sarah W. Hirsch

Illicit markets

18 October 2023, 10:00 PM
Helidth Ravenholm Maria  Jofre Edoardo Fiora Jorge M. Lasmar Dr Chamila Liyanage Rashmi Singh

Global Approaches on State Fragility & Organized Crime (UPEACE, 2023) + Organized Crime in the 21st Century, Motivations, Opportunities, and Constraints

18 October 2023, 11:30 PM
Maurício Vieira Vinicius Couto Dina Siegel Fausto Carbajal-Glass Jude Cocodia Hans Nelen Megan Capp

Crime and Conflict in Pakistan

19 October 2023, 11:30 AM
Taha Siddiqui Ayesha  Siddiqa Agha Niels Verster Prem Mahadevan Junaid Qureshi Francesca Marino