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Arms Transfer to Europe and Central Asia

Author(s): Paul Holtom
Publisher(s): Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Sweden
Date of publication: Feb 2010
Issue number: 0
Pages: 12
Series: SIPRI Background Papers

Description: United Nation member states are currently discussing the feasibility of an arms trade treaty (ATT) which would seek to create better controls on international arms transfers. This Background Paper is one of a series produced by SIPRI to inform these discussions. Military expenditure and arms imports in Europe and Central Asia have increased during the past decade. Military reform and modernization have been offered as justifications for the significant increase in military spending and arms procurement in Eastern Europe, but other factors such as unresolved border disputes, territorial claims and separatism also play a role.

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	Arms Transfer to Europe and Central Asia Author(s): Paul Holtom Publisher(s): Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Sweden Date of publication: Feb 2010 Issue number: 0 Pages: 12 Series: SIPRI Background Papers Description: United Nation member states are currently discussing the feasibility of an arms trade treaty (ATT) which would seek to create better controls on international arms transfers. This Background Paper is one of a series produced by SIPRI to inform these discussions. Military expenditure and arms imports in Europe and Central Asia have increased during the past decade. Military reform and modernization have been offered as justifications for the significant increase in military spending and arms procurement in Eastern Europe, but other factors such as unresolved border disputes, territorial claims and separatism also play a role. General note: © 2010 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Download: English - Download the full-text document (399 KB)

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Arms Transfer to Europe and Central Asia