Publications

This manual is designed to assist and inform policy-makers who are new to the disarmament agenda. It includes definitions and terminology, a brief history of the small arms process, summaries of key i...chevron_right

Over the past ten years our understanding of the small arms trade has deepened as major exporting states have become increasingly transparent in reporting on their small arms and light weapons transfe...chevron_right

This report contains the first set of findings obtained through the UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects Impleme...chevron_right

India’s police force is poorly trained, badly paid, open to corruption and prone to heavy-handed violence. Our partners at the Small Arms Survey warn that the excessive use of force by India’s police will continue unless major reforms to the criminal justice system are put in place.chevron_right

This policy brief examines the establishment of the Maputo Development Corridor, a transport corridor that connects South Africa's Gauteng Province to Mozambique's Maputo port. The brief focuses on th...chevron_right

This paper looks at opportunities for South African energy in the wake of gas discoveries in Mozambique. South Africa’s priorities for the country’s energy sector are to ensure a secure energy sector through obtaining resources for power generation, and to curb carbon emissions by including cleaner sources such as gas in the energy mix.chevron_right

This paper reviews existing sources of climate change adaptation funds. It identifies some problems and suggests questions that must be tackled at further meetings of the Conference of Parties to the ...chevron_right

With the discovery of oil and gas off the coast of Ghana, the hope was that it would spur widespread economic and social development in the country. The South African Institute of International Affairs’ Joana Ama Osei-Tutu analyzes why these improvements have yet to materialize.chevron_right

The EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy continues to suffer from an obvious gap. The capabilities it wants (and needs) do not match the resources actually available. One solution, argue our three authors, is for EU members to shift towards genuine collective defense planning. The question is how to do that.chevron_right

This paper looks at the comprehensive vision for a post-Assad order that was spelled out in a document developed by some 45 opposition representatives as part of the "The Day After" project. The docum...chevron_right

The paper examines the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) that took place in Rio in 2012. The author points out that while the outcome document of the conference t...chevron_right

In June 2012, the EU set up the European Endowment for Democracy (EED) to support pro-democracy actors predominantly in Europe's neighborhood. In this paper, the author presents three possible problem...chevron_right

This paper argues that the neglect of Europe’s Internal Electricity Market in the public debate on the transformation of Germany's energy sector will further exacerbate network fluctuations and intens...chevron_right

How well did the G20, IMF, and WTO handle the global financial crisis? To answer this question systematically, the authors of this research paper evaluate the effectiveness and perceived legitimacy of...chevron_right

Diese Studie befasst sich mit den allseits kritisierten Verhandlungen über den EU Finanzhaushalt und möglichen Reformen. Laut dem Autor ist es kaum zweckmäßig, zum wiederholten Male normativ begründet...chevron_right