Small Arms in Kyrgyzstan: Post-revolutionary Proliferation by S. Neil MacFarlane and Stina Torjesen, March 2007
Occasional Paper No. 12 (2nd edn.)
This is a revised and updated reissue of the 2004 Occasional Paper, Kyrgyzstan: A Small Arms Anomaly in Central Asia? In a revised introduction and new epilogue, this edition considers reasons for the increase in demand for and use of small arms in Kyrgyzstan since 2004. (Kyrgyz and Russian forthcoming.)
Avoiding Disarmament Failure: The Critical Link in DDR— An Operational Manual for Donors, Managers, and Practitioners by Peter Swarbrick, February 2007
Working Paper No. 5
Authored by the head of DDR for the UN's Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), this manual is designed to permit managers, donors, and practitioners to recognize common problems and practical solutions that can be applied in a wide variety of apparently dissimilar DDR operations.
Sudan Human Security Baseline Assessment (HSBA) publications
The Small Arms Survey’s Sudan Human Security Baseline Assessment (HSBA) is a multi-disciplinary research project designed to expand understanding and awareness on safety and security throughout Sudan. The project’s Sudan Issue Briefs and Working Papers present findings of the HSBA Team's field research. They are also available in Arabic. The most recent HSBA publications are:
A widening war around Sudan: the proliferation of armed groups in the Central African Republic Sudan Issue Brief No. 5, January 2007
This Issue Brief, the fifth in the series, examines the proliferation of
armed violence and armed groups in Central African Republic, placing
them within the regional context of increased conflict in Sudan’s Darfur
region and Chad. It sheds light on the debate surrounding a peacekeeping
force for CAR, proposing steps for the international community to
prevent a further deterioration in regional security. Also available in French.
In the coming months, the Small Arms Survey will be releasing new reports that explore small arms and light weapons issues in Burundi, Mozambique, Nigeria, and Uganda.
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