The Small Arms Survey 2002: Counting the Human Cost (Yearbook 2002) includes new and updated information and analysis on global small arms production, stockpiles and legal and illicit transfers, and a review of international, regional and national measures to address the issue of small arms proliferation. The Small Arms Survey is now recognised as the principal international source of impartial and reliable information on all aspects of small arms.

The Small Arms Survey 2003: Development Denied (Yearbook 2003) presents the most complete assessment of the spread of small arms around the world and their effect on society. Stressing the link between small arms and global development, it includes special chapters examining the role of small arms in Africa (Congo), the Arab world (Yemen) and the former-Soviet Union (Georgia).

The Small Arms Survey 2005: Weapons at War (Yearbook 2005) is dedicated to exploring issues surrounding armed conflict, including the sourcing of weapons to conflict areas, weapons use, conflict deaths, and post-conflict disarmament initiatives.

The Small Arms Survey 2006: Unfinished Business (Yearbook 2006) offers new and updated information on small arms production, stockpiles, transfers, and measures, including a review of the International Tracing Instrument.

The Small Arms Survey 2007: Guns and the City (Yearbook 2007) offers new and updated information on small arms production, stockpiles, transfers, and measures, including a special focus on transfer controls.

The Small Arms Survey 2008: Risk and Resilience (Yearbook 2008) presents two thematic sections.
The first examines the problem of diversion as related to stockpiles, international transfers, and end-user documentation. It includes a case study on South Africa and a comic strip illustrating the potential ease by which someone with access to forged documentation can make arrangements to ship munitions virtually anywhere.

In this episode, the Small Arms Survey’s Managing Director, Eric Berman, talks about the handbook on Regional Organizations and the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms (PoA), a valuable guide to the regional actors and institutions involved in tackling the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons.

Contrary to widespread belief, areas of armed conflict are not the main scene of armed violence and its devastating effects. While conflict hotspots like civil wars and military interventions attract global attention, other forms of armed violence often place far greater strains on societies, incurring devastating costs for individuals, communities, and economies as a whole.

Adopted on 2 April 2013 by an overwhelming majority of states in the UN General Assembly, the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) is a milestone in the global regulation of the arms trade, but is not without its flaws. Small Arms Survey senior researchers Glenn McDonald and Sarah Parker, both participants in the treaty negotiations, discuss the development of the ATT, and the strengths and weaknesses of the final result.