Gun Trafficking and Violence: From The Global Network to The Local Security Challenge (St Antony's Series)

This edited book addresses the issues of gun trafficking and gun violence across different regions of the world, including the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania. It seeks to identify global key trends on gun trafficking and related violence and discuss different enforcement measures. Each chapter is written by teams of distinguished academics and/or experienced practitioners to include practitioner insights and policy proposals on issues related to gun violence and gun trafficking. Chapters offer an overview of violence and recent gun control debates in the regions, enumerate challenges, provide lessons learnt, and recommend policy solutions. An overview of the global small arms trade is provided at the beginning alongside a comparative analysis of common challenges and significant differences across the regions. This book speaks to those in Criminology, International Relations, Public Policy, International Security, Public health and Law, and to civil society organizations, think tanks, research centers, policy analysts and policy makers involved in gun control debates. Chapter 1: The Global Small Arms Trade and Diversions at Transfer; Michael Picard (GunPolicy.org).- Chapter 2: Gun Violence and Key Challenges in the United States; Eugenio Weigend Vargas (Center for American Progress), Josh Sugarmann (Violence Policy Center), Rukmani Bhatia (Center for American Progress).- Chapter 3: Guns in Latin America: Key Challenges from the Most Violent Region on Earth; Carlos A. Prez Ricart (St. Antony's College, University of Oxford, CIDE), Jernimo Castillo (Ideas para la Paz), Alex Curry (Institute of Latin American Studies, London), Mnica Serrano (El Colegio de Mxico).- Chapter 4: Understanding the Flow of Illegal Weapons in Central America: Trends and Controls; Katherine Aguirre Tobn (Igarap Institute), Ana Yancy Espinoza (Fundacin Arias para la Paz y el Progreso Humano), Rebecca Peters (International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA).- Chapter 4: Guns in the UK and Europe: A Hidden Time-bomb?; Peter Squires (University of Brighton), Helen Poole (University of Northampton), Jo Chilton (West Midlands Police), Sarah Watson (Coventry), Helen Williamson (University of Brighton).- Chapter 5: Africa and the Illicit Arms Trade; Brian Wood (International Peace Information Service), Peter Dannsaert (International Peace Information Service).- Chapter 6: Small Arms Proliferation Challenges and Solutions in South and Southeast Asia; Michael Picard (GunPolicy.org).- Chapter 7: Guns in the Pacific: A Consensus for Disarmament; Maxwell Presser (University of Miami), Philip Alpers (Gun Policy).- Conclusion; Winifred Agnew-Pauley (Anglia Ruskin University), David Prez Esparza (UCL), Florian J. Hetzel (UCL).