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2023December18

Country	Topic	Source
Afghanistan/Pakistan	US-made weapons, military gear seized at Pak-Afghan border	Dunya News - Latest News, Pakistan News, World News, Sports News and Videos
Asia	Interpol’s Anti-Arms Trafficking Operation: Over 1,700 Arrests Across Asia	BNB Breaking
Brazil	Police targets group suspected of selling 43,000 weapons to major criminal factions in Brazil	Brazil Reports
Chad	Chadian Defense Forces Seize 32 Weapons: A Move Towards Stability in Sila	BNB Breaking
Chile	Chile: President Boric Leads a Mass Destruction of Weapons	Havana Times
European Union	The arms industry shapes European policies way beyond the military	EURACTIV.com – EURACTIV is your one-stop-shop for in-depth news about policies and politics from EU institutions and national capitals.
India/Pakistan	‘Generous arms supply’ to India fuelling regional instability; Pakistan tells UN	Pakistan Today
India	‘India suffered immensely…’ Ruchira Kamboj calls for zero tolerance on terror groups, illicit arms trafficking	Business News Today: Read Latest Business News, Live India Share Market News, Finance & Economy News | Mint
India	Delhi Police arrest 3 arms traffickers, seizes 11 semi-automatic pistols	News: US News, Top News in India, US election news, Business news, Sports & International News | Times of India
Pakistan	Pakistan calls for UN investigation into TTP’s access to modern weapons	Khaama Press - Khaama Press
Russia	Russian Arms Firms Are Hemorrhaging Cash	Newsweek
Global	The international community must restore a vision of disarmament and arms control	International Committee of the Red Cross
United Kingdom	Letter to the UK Government Calling for an Immediate Halt to UK Arms Transfers to the Government of Israel	Human Rights Watch | Defending Human Rights Worldwide
United Nations	The effective control of small arms should unite us all: UK statement at the UN Security Council	Welcome to GOV.UK
United Nations	Security Council Speakers Debate Arms Transfers to Ukraine, with Several Voicing Concern at Meetings Designed to Divert Attention from Cause of Aggression	ReliefWeb - Informing humanitarians worldwide
United States	Oakland resident pleads guilty to attempting to illegally export firearms	Yahoo News: Latest and Breaking News, Headlines, Live Updates, and More
United States	Massachusetts attorney general backs federal proposal to curb illegal gun trafficking	Boston Herald - Boston news, sports, politics, opinion, entertainment, weather and obituaries
United States	Justice Department Charges 250 People, Seizes 1,300 Guns Under New Gun Trafficking Law	The Crime Report | Your Complete Criminal Justice Resource

2023December11

Country	Topic	Source
Africa	Combatting arms trafficking and smuggling in Central Africa	Home - Nkafu Policy Institute
Africa	Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) Management Programs	East African Community
Africa/China	China could help fight illegal arms trade fuelling conflict in Africa, experts say	Home - Africa Press Arabic
Australia	Council targets weapon exports	Dandenong Star Journal | Star Community
Brazil/Paraguay	Brazil and Paraguay launch Operation DAKOVO to combat international arms trafficking	POST Online Media News Business Politics Companies Careers Economy Earnings Agrifish Leadership Crime Travel Sea, Land, Air Design Gadgets Health Meantime
Canada/Peru	Canadian Government Stonewalls Questions About Peru Arms Export Permit	The Maple
Global	Commemorating 75 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by Committing to a More Responsible Arms Trade	Home • Stimson Center
Haiti/US	Haiti military-style guns trafficking case has ties to South Florida	MSN
India	Huge cache of arms seized in RB, interstate criminal held	The Shillong Times is an Indian Newspaper
Israel	Could Israeli-Arab peace deals spark an arms race?	BBC Home - Breaking News, World News, U.S. News, Sports, Business, Innovation, Climate, Culture, Travel, Video & Audio
United Nations	Adoption of the Draft Resolution on Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons Submitted by Japan in the Plenary Meeting of the UN General Assembly	Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mexico/US	How a factory city in Wisconsin fed military-grade weapons to a Mexican cartel	reuters.com
Mexico/US	US Ambassador Salazar acknowledges scale of illegal arms trafficking to Mexico	Home - Mexico News Daily
Netherlands/Israel	Netherlands human rights groups challenge F-35 fighter jet parts export to Israel	JURIST - Legal News & Commentary
Russia/Africa	Rosoboronexport Rockets into Africa: Russian Arms Exports Surge Beyond 30% with $5.2 Billion Contracts	Frontier India - Latest News, Breaking News, World, Business, Military, Mobility, Sports, Lifestyle, Literature,
Russia	Russia still up in arms despite Ukraine war	Home | Times Aerospace
Slovakia	Fico’s government working to gain absolute control of arms industry, says opposition	EURACTIV.com – EURACTIV is your one-stop-shop for in-depth news about policies and politics from EU institutions and national capitals.
South Korea	Nat'l Assembly adopts resolution on N. Korea-Russia arms trade	MSN
Türkiye	Türkiye’s growing arms industry: tensions emerge with the West amid domestic ambitions and international commitments	Action on Armed Violence - AOAV
United Kingdom	Arms sales to Israel land UK government in court	Latest breaking news available as free video on demand | Euronews
United Kingdom	UK’s revised arms export criteria: a shift towards less accountability?	Action on Armed Violence - AOAV
United States	Janet Yellen’s Mexico visit targets fentanyl, arms trafficking and money laundering	EL PAÍS English
United States	More than 200 gun traffickers busted through federal legislative efforts, Gillibrand and NYPD say	amNewYork: Top NYC News & Sports | Latest Updates
United States	A New House Bill Would Restore Oversight of Gun Exports to the State Department	Reporting on Guns and Gun Violence in America - The Trace
United States	US appeals court allows many New York restrictions on carrying guns	reuters.com
United States	This Senator Has A New Idea To Curb Mass Shootings — And Gun Reformers Are Actually Optimistic	HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost
United States	What to know about Illinois’ approaching assault weapons ban	Journal Courier

2023December4

Country	Topic	Source
Global	Arms Exporters’ Corporate Liability for Due Diligence Failures	West Point
Australia	Australia criticised for 'opaque' defence exports to Israel, as warnings grow of potential to fuel Gaza war crimes	ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Australia	Proposed Australian export law meant to help AUKUS sharing, but experts are sounding alarms	Breaking Defense - Defense industry news, analysis and commentary
European Union	EU commits €24.4 million to tackle illicit arms trade in West Africa	Business Insider Africa
Germany	German arms exports to Israel surge as Berlin backs campaign against Hamas	Financial Times
Global	Global arms sales decline despite surge in wars, conflicts	Deutche Welle
Iran	Iran’s arms industry: expansion and global implications	Action on Armed Violence - AOAV
Iran	Expiration of UN Missile Sanctions Has Limited Effect on Iran’s Arms Trade	The Jamestown Foundation
Japan	Japan’s Path from Arms Export Ban to Promotion	E-International Relations — the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics
KSA/South Korea	Saudi Arabia Could Hold the Key to Seoul’s Arms Ambitions	Bloomberg
North Korea	North Korean rice imports from China drop amid alleged arms trade with Russia	Latest North Korea News | NK News
Russia	Russia Turns to Longtime Arms Customers to Boost War Arsenal	The Wall Street Journal
Global	Small Arms and Light Weapons	Security Council Report
Somalia	UN lifts arms embargo on Somalia, squeezes Al Shabaab	The EastAfrican
South Korea/UK	Korea, Britain sign MOU on joint defense exports	Korea Times
Global	The Arms Trade Treaty: Preparing for the next decade, July 2023	ReliefWeb - Informing humanitarians worldwide
United Kingdom	Why it's so important that Scotland divests from the arms trade	The National | Latest Scottish News, Politics, Opinion, Sport and more
United Kingdom	Trading in trauma: do United Kingdom arms exports to Israel violate the Arms Trade Treaty and other arms control regulations?	Action on Armed Violence - AOAV
United States	Most of Israel’s weapons imports come from the US. Now Biden is rushing even more arms.	Vox - Our world, explained
United States	US arms aid to Israel tests whether humanitarian law applies	Roll Call - Covering Capitol Hill Since 1955
United States	US plans to transfer $320 million in precision bomb equipment to Israel in sale approved earlier this year	Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN