The illicit arms trade: Cold War and Post-Cold War

This article considers the principal changes that have occurred in the illicit arms trade across the Cold War and post-Cold War periods. It discusses the changed nature of demand and the sources and means of illicitly supplying arms to areas of conflict. Through a number of case studies it highlight...

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Main Author: Phythian, Mark (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2000
In: Crime, law and social change
Year: 2000, Volume: 33, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 1-52
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Control Initiative
Foreign Policy
International Relation
Policy Tool
Principal Change
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Summary:This article considers the principal changes that have occurred in the illicit arms trade across the Cold War and post-Cold War periods. It discusses the changed nature of demand and the sources and means of illicitly supplying arms to areas of conflict. Through a number of case studies it highlights the declining use of illicit arms supply as a foreign policy tool, and the extent to which involvement in the trade is now determined more by profit than policy considerations, with all the implications these changes have for control initiatives.
ISSN:1573-0751
DOI:10.1023/A:1008321001956