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The limitations of European Union reports on arms exports: the case of Central Asia
11/01/2011
Author : Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI - Sweden)
by Paul Holtom and Mark Bromley | SIPRI Insights on Peace and Security no. 2010/5
 

All European Union (EU) member states are required to submit information on arms export licences and arms exports for inclusion in the EU annual reports on arms exports.

The example of Central Asia— Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan—shows that the data in these EU annual reports has only a limited utility for monitoring exports of arms and military equipment. The specific case of Uzbekistan, which was subject to an EU arms embargo between 2005 and 2009, shows that certain transfers of apparent concern have been reported but not investigated, while other transfers have not appeared in the annual reports.

Although Central Asia is not a major market for EU arms exports, the case highlights the challenges of using the data in the annual reports to assess the harmonization of arms export policies in the EU.

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  • Re:The limitations of European Union reports on arms exports: the case of Central Asia

Well.. I hate weapons but it seems we will never live in a wolrd without war and arms....

By Tim Dean on 2/1/2011 16:34
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