Recent Publications
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Enquête nationale sur les armes légères et de petit calibre en Côte d'Ivoire: les défis du contrôle des armes et de la lutte contre la violence armée avant la crise post-électorale, by Savannah de Tessières, a joint publication of the UNDP, the Commission Nationale de Lutte contre la Prolifération et la Circulation Illicite des Armes Légères et de Petit Calibre, Côte d'Ivoire, and the Small Arms Survey, April 2012. Special Report No. 14 (Summary available in English)
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A Deadly Cycle: Ethno-Religious Conflict in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria by Jana Krause, published by the Geneva Declaration Secretariat, November 2011. (An Executive Summary is also available)
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Reading between the Lines: Crime and Victimization in Liberia, September 2011. Liberia Armed Violence Assessment Issue Brief No. 2
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Publications on Africa and the Middle East
Regional
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A Constant Threat: Armed Groups in West Africa, by Louisa. N. Lombard, 2006. In Small Arms Survey, Small Arms Survey 2006: Unfinished Business.
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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Trading Life, Trading Death: The Flow of Small Arms from Mozambique to Malawi, by Gregory Mthembu-Salter, January 2009. Working Paper No. 6
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No Refuge: The Crisis of Refugee Militarization in Africa, edited by Robert Muggah, co-published with BICC, published by Zed Books, July 2006.
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Armed and Aimless: Armed Groups, Guns, and Human Security in the ECOWAS Region, edited by Nicolas Florquin and Eric G. Berman, May 2005 (also available in French).
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Benin
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Armed Groups and Small Arms in Benin, by Eric G.Berman and Nicolas Florquin, 2005. In Nicolas Florquin and Eric G. Berman, eds. Armed and Aimless: Armed Groups, Guns, and Human Security in the ECOWAS Region.
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Burkina Faso
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Armed Groups and Small Arms in Burkina Faso, by Eric G. Berman and Nicolas Florquin, 2005. In Nicolas Florquin and Eric G. Berman, eds. Armed and Aimless: Armed Groups, Guns, and Human Security in the ECOWAS Region.
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Burundi
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'Insecurity Is Also a War': An Assessment of Armed Violence in Burundi, by Stéphanie Pézard and Savannah de Tessières, October 2009 (also available in French)
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Small Arms in Burundi: Disarming the Civilian Population in Peacetime, by Stéphanie Pézard and Nicolas Florquin, a study by the Small Arms Survey and the Ligue Iteka with support from UNDP–Burundi and Oxfam–NOVIB, August 2007. Special Report No. 7 (also available in French)
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Armed Violence in Burundi: Conflict and Post-Conflict Bujumbura, by Nicolas Florquin and Stéphanie Pézard, 2007. In Small Arms Survey, Small Arms Survey 2007: Guns and the City.
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Florquin, Nicolas, and Stéphanie Pézard. 2007. Armed Violence in Burundi: Conflict and Post-Conflict Bujumbura. In Small Arms Survey, Small Arms Survey 2007: Guns and the City.
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Cape Verde
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Armed Groups and Small Arms in Cape Verde, by Eric G. Berman and Nicolas Florquin, 2005. In Nicolas Florquin and Eric G. Berman, eds. Armed and Aimless: Armed Groups, Guns, and Human Security in the ECOWAS Region.
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Central African Republic
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The Central African Republic and Small Arms: A Regional Tinderbox, by Eric G. Berman with Louisa N. Lombard, December 2008 (also available in French).
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La République Centrafricaine: une étude de cas sur les armes légères et les conflits, by Eric G. Berman, with the support of UNDP, July 2006. Special Report No. 6
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The Central African Republic: A Case Study of Small Arms and Conflict, by Eric Berman, 2005. In Small Arms Survey, Small Arms Survey 2005: Weapons at War.
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Côte d'Ivoire
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Enquête nationale sur les armes légères et de petit calibre en Côte d'Ivoire: les défis du contrôle des armes et de la lutte contre la violence armée avant la crise post-électorale, by Savannah de Tessières, a joint publication of the UNDP, the Commission Nationale de Lutte contre la Prolifération et la Circulation Illicite des Armes Légères et de Petit Calibre, Côte d'Ivoire, and the Small Arms Survey, April 2012. Special Report No. 14 (Summary available in English)
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Reforming the Ranks: Public Security in a Divided Côte d'Ivoire, by Savannah de Tessières, 2011. In Small Arms Survey, Small Arms Survey 2011: States of Security.
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Armed Groups and Small Arms in Côte d'Ivoire, by Eric G. Berman and Nicolas Florquin, 2005. In Nicolas Florquin and Eric G. Berman, eds. Armed and Aimless: Armed Groups, Guns, and Human Security in the ECOWAS Region.
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Gambia
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Armed Groups and Small Arms in Gambia, by Eric G. Berman and Nicolas Florquin, 2005. In Nicolas Florquin and Eric G. Berman, eds. Armed and Aimless: Armed Groups, Guns, and Human Security in the ECOWAS Region.
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Ghana
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The Anatomy of Ghana's Secret Arms Industry, by Emmanuel Kwesi Aning, 2005. In Nicolas Florquin and Eric G. Berman, eds. Armed and Aimless: Armed Groups, Guns, and Human Security in the ECOWAS Region.
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Armed Groups and Small Arms in Ghana, by Eric G. Berman and Nicolas Florquin, 2005. In Nicolas Florquin and Eric G. Berman, eds. Armed and Aimless: Armed Groups, Guns, and Human Security in the ECOWAS Region.
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Guinea
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The Militarization and Demilitarization of Refugee Camps and Settlements in Guinea, 1999-2004, by James Milner and Astrid Christoffersen-Deb, 2006. In Robert Muggah, ed. No Refuge, co-published with Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC) by Zed Books.
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The Militarization and Demilitarization of Refugee Camps in Guinea, by James Milner, 2005. In Nicolas Florquin and Eric G. Berman, eds. Armed and Aimless: Armed Groups, Guns, and Human Security in the ECOWAS Region.
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Children Associated with Fighting Forces (CAFF) and Small Arms in the Mano River Union (MRU), by Christina Wille, 2005. In Nicolas Florquin and Eric G. Berman, eds. Armed and Aimless: Armed Groups, Guns, and Human Security in the ECOWAS Region.
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Armed Groups and Small Arms in Guinea, by Eric G. Berman and Nicolas Florquin, 2005. In Nicolas Florquin and Eric G. Berman, eds. Armed and Aimless: Armed Groups, Guns, and Human Security in the ECOWAS Region.
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Guinea-Bissau
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Armed Groups and Small Arms in Guinea-Bissau, Eric G. Berman and Nicolas Florquin, 2005. In Nicolas Florquin and Eric G. Berman, eds. Armed and Aimless: Armed Groups, Guns, and Human Security in the ECOWAS Region.
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Iraq
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The Role of Small Arms During the 2003–2004 Conflict in Iraq, by Riyadh Lafta, et al., September 2005. Working Paper No. 1
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Kenya
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Blowback: Kenya's Illicit Ammunition Problem in Turkana North District, by James Bevan, June 2008. Occasional Paper No. 22 (Executive Summary also available)
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Lebanon
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Security Provision in Southern Lebanon: Surveying Public Opinion, May 2010. Lebanon Armed Violence Assessment Issue Brief No. 1
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Testing Received Wisdom: Perceptions of Security in Southern Lebanon, by Royce Hutson and Athena Kolbe, 2009. In Small Arms Survey, Small Arms Survey 2009: Shadows of War.
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Lesotho
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Destroying Surplus Weapons: An Assessment of Experience in South Africa and Lesotho, by Sarah Meek and Noel Stott, co-published with UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), 2003.
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Liberia
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Reading between the Lines: Crime and Victimization in Liberia, September 2011. Liberia Armed Violence Assessment Issue Brief No. 2
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A Legacy of War? Perceptions of Security in Liberia, September 2011. Liberia Armed Violence Assessment Issue Brief No. 1.
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DDR in Liberia: Reviewing the Gap between Goals and Outcomes, by James Pugel, 2009. In Robert Muggah, ed. Security and Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Dealing with fighters in the aftermath of war, published by Routledge.
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Disarming Liberia: Progress and Pitfalls, by Ryan Nichols, 2005. In Nicolas Florquin and Eric G. Berman, eds. Armed and Aimless: Armed Groups, Guns, and Human Security in the ECOWAS Region.
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Children Associated with Fighting Forces (CAFF) and Small Arms in the Mano River Union (MRU), by Christina Wille, 2005. In Nicolas Florquin and Eric G. Berman, eds. Armed and Aimless: Armed Groups, Guns, and Human Security in the ECOWAS Region.
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Armed Groups and Small Arms in Liberia, by Eric G. Berman and Nicolas Florquin, 2005. In Nicolas Florquin and Eric G. Berman, eds. Armed and Aimless: Armed Groups, Guns, and Human Security in the ECOWAS Region.
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Madagascar
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Ethos of Exploitation: Insecurity and Predation in Madagascar, by Oliver Jütersonke and Moncef Kartas, 2011. In Small Arms Survey, Small Arms Survey 2011: States of Security.
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Malawi
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Trading Life, Trading Death: The Flow of Small Arms from Mozambique to Malawi, by Gregory Mthembu-Salter, January 2009. Working Paper No. 6
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Mali
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Insurgency, Disarmament, and Insecurity in Northern Mali, 1990-2004, by Nicolas Florquin and Stéphanie Pézard, 2005. In Nicolas Florquin and Eric G. Berman, eds. Armed and Aimless: Armed Groups, Guns, and Human Security in the ECOWAS Region.
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Armed Groups and Small Arms in Mali, by Eric G. Berman and Nicolas Florquin, 2005. In Nicolas Florquin and Eric G. Berman, eds. Armed and Aimless: Armed Groups, Guns, and Human Security in the ECOWAS Region.
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Mauritania
Mozambique
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Firearm-related Violence in Mozambique, a joint publication of the Ministry of the Interior of Mozambique, the World Health Organization—Mozambique, and the Small Arms Survey, June 2009. Special Report No. 10
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Trading Life, Trading Death: The Flow of Small Arms from Mozambique to Malawi, by Gregory Mthembu-Salter, January 2009. Working Paper No. 6
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Niger
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Armed Groups and Small Arms in Niger, by Eric G. Berman and Nicolas Florquin, 2005. In Nicolas Florquin and Eric G. Berman, eds. Armed and Aimless: Armed Groups, Guns, and Human Security in the ECOWAS Region.
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Nigeria
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A Deadly Cycle: Ethno-Religious Conflict in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria by Jana Krause, published by the Geneva Declaration Secretariat, November 2011. (An Executive Summary is also available)
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Small Arms, Armed Violence, and Insecurity in Nigeria: The Niger Delta in Perspective, by Jennifer M. Hazen with Jonas Horner, December 2007. Occasional Paper No. 20
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Armed Groups and Small Arms in Nigeria, by Eric G. Berman and Nicolas Florquin, 2005. In Nicolas Florquin and Eric G. Berman, eds. Armed and Aimless: Armed Groups, Guns, and Human Security in the ECOWAS Region.
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Republic of Congo
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Quoi de neuf sur le front congolais? Evaluation de base sur la circulation des armes lLégères et de petit calibre en République du Congo, by Robert Muggah and Ryan Nichols, published with the UNDP–Republic of the Congo, December 2007. Special Report No. 8
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Making the Difference? Weapon Collection and Small Arms Availability in the Republic of Congo, by Ian Biddle et al., 2003. In Small Arms Survey, Small Arms Survey 2003: Development Denied.
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Small Arms Availability, Trade, and Impacts in the Republic of Congo, commissioned by IOM and the UNDP, by Spyros Demetriou, Robert Muggah and Ian Biddle, April 2002. Special Report No. 2
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Rwanda
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The Wheel Turns Again: Militarization and Rwanda's Congolese Refugees, by Gregory Mthembu-Salter. In Robert Muggah, ed. No Refuge, co-published with Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC), published by Zed Books.
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The Use and Perception of Weapons Before and After Conflict: Evidence from Rwanda, by Cécelle Meijer and Philip Verwimp, October 2005. Working Paper No. 2
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Senegal
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Armed Groups and Small Arms in Senegal, by Eric G. Berman and Nicolas Florquin, 2005. In Nicolas Florquin and Eric G. Berman, eds. Armed and Aimless: Armed Groups, Guns, and Human Security in the ECOWAS Region.
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Sierra Leone
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Assessing Progress toward Demobilization and Reintegration in Sierra Leone, by Macartan Humphreys and Jeremy Weinstein, 2009. In Robert Muggah, ed. Security and Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Dealing with fighters in the aftermath of war, published by Routledge.
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Children Associated with Fighting Forces (CAFF) and Small Arms in the Mano River Union (MRU), by Christina Wille, 2005. In Nicolas Florquin and Eric G. Berman, eds. Armed and Aimless: Armed Groups, Guns, and Human Security in the ECOWAS Region.
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Armed Groups and Small Arms in Sierra Leone, by Eric G. Berman and Nicolas Florquin, 2005. In Nicolas Florquin and Eric G. Berman, eds. Armed and Aimless: Armed Groups, Guns, and Human Security in the ECOWAS Region.
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Somalia
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Community Safety and Small Arms in Somaliland, a joint publication of the Danish Demining Group and the Small Arms Survey, 2010.
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South Africa
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The Meaning of Loss: Firearms Diversion in South Africa, by Gregory Mthembu-Salter and Guy Lamb, 2008. In Small Arms Survey, Small Arms Survey 2008: Risk and Resilience.
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The Other Side of the Coin: Demand for Small Arms, by Anne-Kathrin Glatz and Robert Muggah, 2006. In Small Arms Survey, Small Arms Survey 2006: Unfinished Business.
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Islands of Safety in a Sea of Guns: Gun-free Zones in South Africa, by Adèle Kirsten et al., January 2006. Working Paper No. 3
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A Guide to the Destruction of Small Arms and Light Weapons: the Approach of the South African National Defence Force, by Sarah Meek and Noel Stott, co-published with the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), 2004.
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Destroying Surplus Weapons: An Assessment of Experience in South Africa and Lesotho, by Sarah Meek and Noel Stott, co-published with UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), 2003.
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Sudan
The Sudan Human Security Baseline Assessment project has produced more than three dozen in-depth reports on aspects of armed violence, small arms, and insecurity in Sudan. These reports can be accessed via the HSBA publications page.
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Back to the Brink: Armed Violence in Southern Sudan, by Claire McEvoy and Emile LeBrun, 2010. In Small Arms Survey, Small Arms Survey 2010: Gangs, Groups, and Guns.
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(Dis)integrating DDR in Sudan and Haiti? Practitioners Views to Overcoming Integration Inertia, by Robert Muggah, Desmond Molloy, and Maximo Halty, 2009. In Robert Muggah, ed. Security and Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Dealing with fighters in the aftermath of war, published by Routledge.
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Persistent Instability: Armed Violence and Insecurity in South Sudan, by Claire McEvoy, 2007. In Small Arms Survey, Small Arms Survey 2007: Guns and the City.
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MCevoy, Claire. 2007. Persistent Instability: Armed Violence and Insecurity in South Sudan. In Small Arms Survey, Small Arms Survey 2007: Guns and the City.
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Fuelling Fear: The Lord's Resistance Army and Small Arms, by James Bevan, 2006. In Small Arms Survey, Small Arms Survey 2006: Unfinished Business.
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Togo
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Armed Groups and Small Arms in Togo, by Eric G. Berman and Nicolas Florquin, 2005. In Nicolas Florquin and Eric G. Berman, eds. Armed and Aimless: Armed Groups, Guns, and Human Security in the ECOWAS Region.
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Uganda
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The Reintegration of Child and Youth Combatants in Northern Uganda: Myth and Reality, by Christopher Blattman and Jeannie Annan, 2009. In Robert Muggah, ed. Security and Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Dealing with fighters in the aftermath of war, published by Routledge.
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Crisis in Karamoja: Armed Violence and the Failure of Disarmament in Uganda’s Most Deprived Region, by James Bevan, June 2008. Occasional Paper No. 21 (Executive Summary also available)
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Enemy Within: Ammunition Diversion in Uganda and Brazil, by James Bevan and Pablo Dreyfus, 2007. In Small Arms Survey, Small Arms Survey 2007: Guns and the City.
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Protection Failures: Outward and Inward Militarization of Refugee Settlements and IDP Camps in Uganda, by Robert Muggah, 2006. In Robert Muggah, ed. No Refuge, co-published with Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC) by Zed Books.
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Fuelling Fear: The Lord's Resistance Army and Small Arms, by James Bevan, 2006. In Small Arms Survey, Small Arms Survey 2006: Unfinished Business.
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Yemen
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Under pressure: Social violence over land and water in Yemen, October 2010. Yemen Armed Violence Assessment Issue Brief No. 2 (also available in Arabic)
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Fault lines: Tracking armed violence in Yemen, May 2010.
Yemen Armed Violence Assessment Issue Brief No. 1 (also available in Arabic)
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Living with Weapons: Small Arms in Yemen, by Derek Miller and Aaron Karp, 2003. In Small Arms Survey, Small Arms Survey 2003: Development Denied.
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