Herbert Wulf

Edward J. Laurance

Siemon T. Wezeman

This report documents the government submissions to the UN on the transfer of arms in seven weapons categories in 1992 and compares this data with information published by SIPRI in its arms trade register. It assesses the results of the UN register and the prospects for improving it in1994.

SIPRI Report on the First Year of the UN Register of Conventional Arms

Arms Watch

Desmovilización del personal militar como problema y como recurso potencial para el desarrollo humano

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

This report documents the government submissions to the United Nations on the transfer of arms in seven weapons categories in 1992 and compares this data with information published by SIPRI in its arms trade register. It assesses the results of the United Nations register and the prospects for improving it in 1994. It is a unique source of information that will be of special interest to political scientists and policymakers interested in arms control.

Johannes M. Becker

Afghanistan: ein Krieg in der Sackgasse

Outsourcing to the private sector takes missions away from the military, but the shift towards international intervention adds new, wider functions to the traditional role of defense. If these two trends continue at the present pace, important security functions will be out of control of parliaments, national governments and international authorities. The state monopoly of violence--an achievement of civilization--is at stake.

Herbert Wulf

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