1st Edition

The Politics of Destroying Surplus Small Arms Inconspicuous Disarmament

Edited By Aaron Karp Copyright 2010
272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

Although it receives much less attention than better known disarmament processes, the destruction of small arms is reshaping the military arsenals of the world. Out of roughly 200 modern military small arms world-wide, about 500,000 are destroyed every year. The commitment of major governments and international organizations makes small arms destruction is a permanent addition to the global... Read more

1. Introduction: Inconspicuous Disarmament  Aaron Karp

INSTITUTIONS OF SMALL ARMS DESTRUCTION

2. NATO and Demilitarization of Surplus Weapons and Ammunition  Peter Courtney-Greene

3. The OSCE Experience with Surplus Small Arms and Ammunition  Yurii Kryvonos and Elli Kytömäki

UNILATERAL INITIATIVE

4. Germany: From Surplus Exports to Destruction  Christina Beeck

COOPERATIVE DESTRUCTION

5. Bulgaria and Romania: Quick Start, Ambiguous Progress  Sami Faltas

6. Cambodia: Surplus Destruction After War and Genocide  Rebecca Roberts

7. Kazakhstan: Where Surplus Arms Are Not a Problem  Michael Ashkenazi

8. Papua New Guinea: Small Numbers, Big Fuss, Real Results  Philip Alpers

9. Serbia: Choosing Between Profit and Security  Hugh Griffiths

10. Ukraine: Coping with Post-Soviet Legacies  Hugh Griffiths and Aaron Karp

Biography

Aaron Karp is Lecturer in Political Science at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia and Senior Consultant with the Small Arms Survey in Geneva, Switzerland.