2010

Why Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft? Program Costs Rise and Benefits Carry Risks
Kenneth Epps
Briefing 10/3, August 2010

Pentagon orders with General Dynamics in Canada exceed $1-billion
Kenneth Epps
Canadian subsidiaries of US military contractor capture bulk of arms contracts with US.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2010

UN Embargoes and the Arms Trade Treaty
Kenneth Epps
Ploughshares Working Paper 10-2, June 2010

Towards Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations
Kenneth Epps
Briefing 10/2, May 2010

U.S. Policy and the Arms Trade Treaty
Rachel Stohl
Ploughshares Working Paper 10-1, April 2010

Tackling trouble in paradise: Regional action on small arms in the Caribbean
Kenneth Epps
The Ploughshares Monitor, Spring 2010

Evolving approaches to armed violence reduction in the Caribbean
Maribel Gonzales
The Ploughshares Monitor, Spring 2010

2009

US joins efforts toward a global Arms Trade Treaty: UN resolution promises negotiations to begin in 2010
Kenneth Epps
Charting a path to the conference in 2012, with new leadership from the US.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2009

Civil society presses for a strong Arms Trade Treaty
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2009

Selected Canadian military export contracts or deliveries reported during 2008
A table of major overseas and US contracts.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2009

Small arms and domestic violence: The situation in Canada
Maribel Gonzales and Elizabeth Mandelman
The relationship between guns in the home and violence against women.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2009

Canadian military exports during 2006
Kenneth Epps
Analysis of the most recently released report by the Canadian government on the annual export of military goods.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2009

Charting the course for an arms trade treaty
Kenneth Epps
Progress in the negotiation of an international arms trade treaty to control the transfer across national borders of conventional weapons. (With sidebars on "The ATT and Canada" and "Project Ploughshares to manage UK funding to support international ATT work".)
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2009

Reducing armed violence in the Caribbean: Challenges to civil society
Maribel Gonzales
Civil society in the Caribbean assumes a larger role in combating violence, but faces many obstacles.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2009

Disarming Domestic Violence: Canadian Campaign Launch
June 19, 2009

Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence
June 15-21, 2009

Project Ploughshares to manage international civil society efforts in support
of an Arms Trade Treaty
April 27, 2009

An Open Letter from Project Ploughshares on Bill C-301, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act (registration of firearms).
John Siebert, March 31, 2009

Meet our Caribbean partner: The Women’s Institute for Alternative Development
Maribel Gonzales
A nongovernmental organization finds alternative methods to oppose gun violence.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Spring 2009

Guns change everything
John Siebert
An introduction to an excerpt from Big Bear by Rudy Wiebe that links the Plains Cree to residents of the Karamoja Cluster in the Horn of Africa.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Spring 2009

Guns on the plains
From Extraordinary Canadians:Big Bear
Rudy Wiebe
The Ploughshares Monitor, Spring 2009

On the record: The first public audit of a federal report on Canada’s military exports
Kenneth Epps
An introduction to the detailed audit conducted by Project Ploughshares on the Canadian government’s Report on Exports of Military Goods from Canada, 2003–2005.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Spring 2009

Canada's Automatic Weapons Gift to Afghanistan: Were Canadian Military Export Regulations Followed?
Ernie Regehr
Briefing 09/2, February 2009

Response by the Hon. Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to the letter concerning the Convention on Cluster Munitions
February 2009

On the Record: An audit of Canada's report on Canada's military exports, 2003-05
(Letter to DFAIT) (Report) (Media Release)
Kenneth Epps and Kyle Gossen
January 2009

2008

Small Arms Proliferation and Misuse: Toward a Caribbean Plan of Action
A joint publication of Women’s Institute for Alternative Development & Project Ploughshares.
Working Paper 08-1, December 2008

Arms Trade Treaty: Stumbling but then a step forward in 2008
Kenneth Epps
ATT negotiations at the UN in 2008.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2008

Advancing development while reducing violence: Lessons from the field
Kenneth Epps
Ploughshares staff conduct comparative field research in the Horn of Africa.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2008

Letter to the Minister of Defence and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade concerning the Convention on Cluster Munitions
(English) (French)
November 25, 2008

UN meeting advances small arms controls
Kenneth Epps
A report on the Third Biennial Meeting of States on the 2001 UN small arms Programme of Action, held in New York July 14-18.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2008

Preparing for the 2008 Biennial Meeting of States
Maribel Gonzales
Three policy papers presented by the Small Arms Working Group of Peacebuild to Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada in advance of the 2008 BMS.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2008

New SAWG briefings
These briefings synthesize information on key issues relates to small arms and light weapons and outline recommendations for action.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2008

Selected Canadian military export contracts or deliveries reported during 2007
A survey of international and US contracts filled by Canadian manufacturers.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2008

Putting the control into Canada’s Automatic Firearms Country Control List
Kenneth Epps
The expansion of the AFCCL to include all NATO states raises concerns.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2008

Cluster bomb meeting drafts treaty
Kenneth Epps
Treaty drafted in Dublin in May meeting of 111 nations.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2008

Addressing small arms violence in the Caribbean
Kenneth Epps
Project Ploughshares and the Women’s Institute for Alternative Development join forces to develop responses to armed violence in the Caribbean.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2008

Building peaceful communities in the Caribbean
Ploughshares–WINAD project receives CIDA funding, 2008–2011.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2008

Armed Violence Reduction and Development Programming: the Canadian Experience and Status
Chistina M. Yeung
Peacebuild: Small Arms Working Group/Project Ploughshares, May, 2008

Review of the Progress in Canadian Implementation of the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms
Adam Parsons and Kenneth Epps
Peacebuild: Small Arms Working Group/Project Ploughshares, May, 2008

Armed Violence Reduction through Development Programming: Implications for Canadian Policy
David Jackman
Peacebuild: Small Arms Working Group/Project Ploughshares, May, 2008

Canadian Policy on Small Arms Transfers and the Arms Trade Treaty
Kenneth Epps
Peacebuild: Small Arms Working Group/Project Ploughshares, May, 2008

The Illicit Trade in Small Arms: Addressing the Problem of Diversion
Wendy Cukier
Peacebuild: Small Arms Working Group/Project Ploughshares, May, 2008

Effective Canadian Regulation of Small Arms and Light Weapons
Wendy Cukier
Peacebuild: Small Arms Working Group/Project Ploughshares, May, 2008

Canadian Perspectives on Gender and Small Arms and Light Weapons
Emily Alexander
Peacebuild: Small Arms Working Group/Project Ploughshares, May, 2008

Small Arms Proliferation and Misuse: Towards a Caribbean Plan of Action
March 5-6, 2008 Workshop Report
Project Ploughshares, Canada with the Women's Institute for Alternative Development, Trinidad and Tobago.

Port of Spain Declaration
March 5-6, 2008

The burden of armed violence
John Siebert and Robert Muggah
The Ottawa Citizen, Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Canada’s latest report on military exports
Kenneth Epps
Analysis of the federal government report released at the end of 2007.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Spring 2008

Addressing armed violence in development programming
John Siebert
How should development agencies like CIDA respond to the threats posed by armed violence?
The Ploughshares Monitor, Spring 2008

The Ottawa landmines treaty: A major step toward human security
Kenneth Epps
From a presentation to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Ottawa treaty
The Ploughshares Monitor, Spring 2008

Making the world more dangerous
Ernie Regehr
The Record, Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo, Monday, January 28, 2008

2007

Canada hosts international meeting on small arms transfer principles
Kenneth Epps
A successful meeting in Geneva in August.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2007

Canadian engines power Chinese military aircraft
Kenneth Epps
Pratt and Whitney turboshaft engines are powering the Z-10 Zhisheng attack helicopter.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2007

Canada and the Arms Trade Treaty
Ernie Regehr
Behind the Headlines, Volume 64, No. 6, November 2007

Selected Canadian military export contract or deliveries reported during 2006
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2007

Preventable harm, foreseeable solution: The campaign to end the use of cluster munitions
Janis Grychowski
Working towards a new international treaty prohibiting the use, transfer, and production of cluster munitions.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2007

Further progress towards an Arms Trade Treaty
Ken Epps
Government and civil society support for an ATT grows.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2007

Towards Global Standards: Regional Experience in Small Arms Transfer Controls
Edited Papers from an International Seminar, Waterloo, Canada
8 February 2007

Regional dimensions of small arms transfer standards
Ken Epps
Themes developed at an international seminar hosted by Project Ploughshares in February 2007.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2007

Canada’s largest military contractors 2005
Ken Epps
Few changes in the top echelon.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2007

Towards Safe and Sustainable Communities: Addressing Armed Violence as a Development Priority
Ploughshares Working Paper 07-2
Ken Epps

A Dialogue in Ottawa: Linking Development Programming and Armed Violence Reduction
Report of a February 27, 2007 roundtable held by the Small Arms Working Group of the Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee.

Assessing the feasibility, scope and parameters of an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT): An NGO perspective
A briefing paper prepared by the ATT Steering Committee of NGOs of which Project Ploughshares is a member. (English Summary, French Summary)
February 2007

Canadian submission on the Arms Trade Treaty
A letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs from Project Ploughshares and partners, May 16, 2007.

Life cycle of a gun
The Ploughshares Monitor, Spring 2007

Landmark step towards an international arms trade treaty
Ken Epps
Progress at the UN General Assembly.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Spring 2007

Small arms and light weapons transfer controls in the CIS region
Bernardo Mariani
Progress in arms control by the countries of the former Soviet Union.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Spring 2007

2006

UN to start work on an international Arms Trade Treaty
October 27, 2006

Global arms industry exploiting loopholes in arms regulations — Canadian components may end up in Sudan. New Report by Control Arms Campaign, October 2, 2006

Selected Canadian military export contracts or deliveries reported during 2005
Overseas and US contracts filled by Canadian suppliers.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2006

Arms destruction in Costa Rica
Derry O’Connor
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2006

The Small Arms Review Conference ends with no agreement
Lynne Griffiths-Fulton
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2006

The UN conference on small arms: Hopes and fears
An interview with Rebecca Peters, the Director of the International Action Network on Small Arms.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2006

Ploughshares Project Report
Global principles for controlling small arms exports.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2006

Million Faces Petition Media Advisory
June 5, 2006

CCC Commission on Justice and Peace Letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs on Small Arms
June 2, 2006

The World Council of Churches on the control of small arms and light weapons
The Ploughshares Monitor, Spring 2006
Sidebar: More work needs to be done before summer conference on small arms

The Automatic Firearms Country Control List and Canada's firearms exports
Ken Epps
The Ploughshares Monitor, Spring 2006

Canada and Small Arms Exports
Ken Epps
Working Paper 06-2

US Small Arms and Global Transfer Principles
Rachel Stohl
Working Paper 06-1

Controlling Small Arms in the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes Region: Supporting the Implementation of the Nairobi Declaration
A joint publication of the Africa Peace Forum and Project Ploughshares
January 2006

2005

A report on the UN First Committee on Disarmament and International Security
Sarah Estabrooks and Lynne Griffiths-Fulton
Updates on resolutions on nuclear weapons, space security, and small arms.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2005

Canada’s largest military contractors in 2004
Ken Epps
Data compiled by Project Ploughshares on military sales by Canadian companies.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2005

Reporting the results of the Second UN Biennial Meeting of States to review the implementation of the Programme of Action on Small Arms, July 2005
Prepared for the Small Arms Working Group of the Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee, November 2005

Civil society efforts make impact: The 2005 UN Biennial Meeting of States on small arms and light weapons
Lynne Griffiths-Fulton
Some progress was made on the small arms agenda.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2005

Canada ranked 6th largest weapons exporter in 2004
Ken Epps
Canada has been one of the top 10 arms suppliers for several years.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2005

World Council of Churches Exectutive Committee Statement on the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons
Adopted on 16 September 2005

Project Ploughshares Campaign to Control Small Arms 2005-2006

Small Arms and the Global Summit
Briefing 05/5

Letter to Pierre Pettigrew, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
regarding The World Summit and small arms control
August 16, 2005

Letter to Pierre Pettigrew, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
regarding the G8 and arms control July 6, 2005
Rieky Stuart, Pierre Véronneau, Ernie Regehr, Alex Neve

Political support grows for a global Arms Trade Treaty
The Ploughshares Monitor, Spring 2005

Project Ploughshares launches public education campaign to control small arms
The Ploughshares Monitor, Spring 2005

The largest Canadian military suppliers in 2003
Ken Epps
International sales by Canada's 10 largest military contractors.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Spring 2005

The Feasibility of Increased Restrictions on the Civilian Possession of Military Assault Weapons at the Global Level
Wendy Cukier, MA, MBA, PhD (English) (French)
This paper was prepared for the Small Arms Working Group of the Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee in support of the Peace-building and Human Security: Development of Policy Capacity in the Voluntary Sector Project. (April 2005)
Working Paper 05-2

Letter to the Prime Minister concerning Canada's military export control system March 24, 2005
Ernie Regehr, Director, Project Ploughshares

Letter to Peter Harder, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, regarding the G8 and arms control March 15, 2005
Pierre Véronneau, Rieky Stuart, Ernie Regehr
For the August 11, 2005 response to this letter, click Here

Policy recommendations for a Canadian response to the proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons (SALW)  (English) (French)
Small Arms Working Group of the Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee (March 2005)
Briefing 05/2

Small Arms and Corporate Social Responsibility: Emerging International Norms & A Program for Advocacy
Tracy London JD, MSW (English) (French)
This paper was prepared for the Small Arms Working Group of the Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee in support of Peace-building and Human Security: Development of Policy Capacity in the Voluntary Sector Project. (February 2005)
Working Paper 05-1

2004

Canada’s arms exports in 2002
Ken Epps
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2004

2003 Canadian military export contracts
Tables showing selected overseas and US military contracts.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2004

Focus on small arms and light weapons at the UN
Lynne Griffiths-Fulton
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2004

Man-Portable Air Defence Systems (MANPADS) and small arms control
Ken Epps
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2004

Update on Iraq: Small arms continue to wreak havoc
Lynne Griffiths-Fulton
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2004

Canadian helicopters for Pakistan armed forces
Ken Epps
This helicopter transfer to Pakistan illustrates a major flaw in Canadian export controls.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2004

Guns or Growth? Assessing the impact of arms sales on sustainable development
Published in association with Project Ploughshares and Saferworld. June 2004

Guns or Growth? Assessing the impact of arms sales on sustainable development
Summary (English) (French)
Published in association with Project Ploughshares and Saferworld. June 2004

The Impact of Arms Transfers on Sustainable Development: A Review of the Literature
Kristiana Powell
Working Paper 04-3

Reducing the Demand for Small Arms and Light Weapons: Priorities for the International Community
Ernie Regehr
Working Paper 04-2

Implementing the ECOWAS Small Arms Moratorium in Post-War Sierra Leone
Alhaji Bah (English) (French)
This paper was prepared for the Small Arms Working Group of the Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee in support of Peace-building and Human Security: Development of Policy Capacity in the Voluntary Sector Project.  (May 2004)
Working Paper 04-1

2003

Canada's Top 10 military producers
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2003

New campaign to control international transfers of arms
Lynne Griffiths-Fulton
Over 500,000 people a year are killed by small arms – that is, one death every minute.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2003

Selected Canadian military export contracts reported during 2002
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2003

Small arms and security in Iraq
David Jackman
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2003

Progress on the Nairobi Declaration Project
Lynne Griffiths-Fulton
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2003

Going forward? The UN Biennial Meeting of States on Small Arms and the Programme of Action
Lynne Griffiths-Fulton
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2003

Rio's "Flame of Peace"
In July 2003, the State Government of Rio, Brazil, in partnership with the NGO Viva Rio, organised the public destruction of firearms seized from criminals.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 200

The export of Canadian military goods in 2001
Ken Epps
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2003

Small Arms and Light Weapons Brief
Small Arms Working Group of the Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee (July 2003)

Report from the SAWG meeting, March 27-28/03 in Toronto
Provided are overviews of the presentations and ensuing discussions and also links, throughout the text, to various resources and reference documents on SALW. The presentations and discussions cover a wide-range of topics related to the humanitarian impact of SALW - children, gender, public health as well as sessions that highlighted issues such as norm-building at the global level, the international Arms Trade Treaty and the Canadian government's report on implementation of the UN Programme of Action.

2002

Mercosur: Harmonizing Laws for the Prevention of Illicit Firearms Transfers (Viva Rio Working Paper No. 1).
Carolina Iootty de Paiva Dias, Viva Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This study is an effort to contribute to the harmonization of laws in MERCOSUR member and associated countries by comparing current firearm control legislation in these countries. (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, and Chile)

Canadian company joins BMD program
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2002

Spotlight on Canadian military exports: Canada’s largest military contractors in 2001
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2002

The UN and small arms and light weapons
Lynne Griffiths-Fulton
Highlights of a report from the Secretary-General of the UN on the status of the implementation of the program of action resulting from the 2001 UN conference on small arms and light weapons.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2002

Spotlight on Canadian military exports
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2002

The business of war
Neil Cooper
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2002

The emerging campaign against cluster bombs and ERW
Robin Collins
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2002

Canada and the Joint Strike Fighter Program
Ken Epps
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2002

Pratt & Whitney Canada pursues Huey upgrades
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2002

Small arms and light weapons in the Horn of Africa
Lynne Griffiths-Fulton
A review of initiatives by governments and civil society, including Ploughshares projects, to confront the problem of small arms and light weapons in the Horn of Africa.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2002

Small arms and light weapons – raising public awareness
Lynne Griffiths-Fulton
Even in the shadow of the September 11 terrorist attacks; the bombing of Afghanistan; and concern about biological, chemical, or nuclear terrorism, there were no major breakthroughs on the agenda.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2002

Global arms transfers
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2002

NGO statement on Explosive Remnants of War
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2002

Canadian Military exports 2000
Ken Epps
The Ploughshares Monitor, Spring 2002

US imposes improvements to Canadian export controls
Ken Epps
The Ploughshares Monitor, Spring 2002

Followup to the 2001 UN conference on small arms and light weapons
Lynne Griffiths-Fulton
The Ploughshares Monitor, Spring 2002

Small Arms after the UN Conference: The way forward
Report of a roundtable, March 25-26, 2002.

2001

The Organization of American States and the 2001 United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects: Tackling the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons  (English)  (Spanish) 
William Godnick

Ranking Canada's military contractors
Ken Epps
The Ploughshares Monitor, December 2001

The UN and a small arms program of action: measuring success
Ernie Regehr
The Ploughshares Monitor, December, 2001

Toward a Convention on International Arms Transfers
Oscar Arias Sánchez
The Ploughshares Monitor, December 2001

Spotlight on Canadian Military Exports
The Ploughshares Monitor, September 2001

Rio de Janeiro Limits Sale of Small Arms
The Rio de Janeiro State Assembly passed a new law today, severely restricting the sale of small arms to civilians. In Brazil, weak legislation has facilitated the sale of small arms, making guns readily available to the public. The new law puts into effect sixteen new requirements for those who wish to purchase firearms.
Press Release-September 19, 2001

Transforming Attitudes towards the Tools of Violence: The Arms Exchange Program in Mendoza, Argentina 
William Godnick
Working Paper 01-5

Small Arms and Light Weapons: A Global Humanitarian Challenge
Ernie Regehr
This paper was prepared to provide background information on the issues to be addressed at the United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, in July 2001 in New York. It was presented at a Canadian Foreign Affairs and NGO consultation in Ottawa in May 2001.
Ploughshares Working Paper 01-4

Security sector reform and the demand for small arms and light weapons 
Briefing 01/7

Addressing the demand dimensions of small arms abuse: problems and opportunities 
Alejandro Bendaña, Director, Centro de Estudios Internacionales (CEI), Managua, Nicaragua)
Briefing 01/6

Small arms demand reduction and human security: towards a people-centred approach to small arms
Don Hubert
Briefing 01/5

Canadian military exports – no change in volume or practice
Ken Epps
The Ploughshares Monitor, June 2001

Church action on the arms trade
Ernie Regehr
The Ploughshares Monitor, June 2001

Towards a global small arms "programme of action"
Ernie Regehr
The Ploughshares Monitor, March, 2001

Small arms action at the UN
Arghavan Gerami  
The Ploughshares Monitor, March, 2001

Addressing the demand side of the small arms complex: ensuring balance at the 2001 UN Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons
Arghavan Gerami
The Ploughshares Monitor, March, 2001

Devastating human costs of small arms and light weapons: WCC team at UN small arms prepcom
Representatives of the World Council of Churches (WCC) at a United Nations (UN) meeting in New York this week have reported that a consensus is developing for a wide-ranging but weakened UN document on control of small arms.  The document will be acted on at the Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, to be held at UN headquarters in New York 9-20 July.

Heading the WCC delegation, Ernie Regehr [Director, Project Ploughshares, Canada] said the draft Programme of Action ...  had been "extensively revised" in the light of debate at the previous prepcom. It is now briefer and, because of the need to act by consensus, weaker in some important respects such as in addressing the humanitarian impact of small arms and applying international controls on trade.
World Council of Churches Press Update, 27 March 2001

Churches prepare for UN Conference on Illicit Trade in Small Arms
The World Council of Churches (WCC) wants delegates to a forthcoming United Nations (UN) conference to recognize the human significance of damage done by uncontrolled small arms and light weapons, says Dinis Salamao Sengulane.

An Anglican bishop from Mozambique, Sengulane was in New York to observe the work of a committee preparing for a UN Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects.  The UN conference will take place this summer in New York, and Sengulane and Ernie Regehr of [Project Ploughshares] Canada were representing the WCC's Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA) at the "prepcom", held 8-19 January at UN headquarters.
World Council of Churches Press Feature, 26 February 2001

Transfer of Canadian military equipment to Colombia exposes loopholes in export controls
Briefing 01/3

2000

Top Canadian contractors pursue global arms markets 
Ken Epps
The Ploughshares Monitor, December 2000

Selected Canadian military export contracts reported during 1999
The Ploughshares Monitor, September 2000

CF-18 fighter aircraft modernization
The Ploughshares Monitor, September 2000

Small arms and the UN conference: forging international norms
Ernie Regehr 
The Ploughshares Monitor, September 2000

Tackling the small arms problem in Africa
Abdul Omar
The Ploughshares Monitor, September 2000

Churches of Latin America say "no" to guns
The Ploughshares Monitor, September 2000

Ecumenical Consultation on Small Arms in Latin America
Final Statement, July 28, 2000
Sponsored by the World Council of Churches in collaboration with the Latin American Council of Churches and in partnership with Viva Rio.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 25-28, 2000

Improving Human Security through the Control and Management of Small Arms. Draft Conference Report. 
Arusha International Conference Center, Arusha, Tanzania.  March 23-25, 2000.
The two-and-a-half day conference was designed to encourage wider discussion on the issue of small arms proliferation, promote awareness and determine the possibility of a moratorium in the region. The NAIROBI DECLARATION on the Problem of the Proliferation of Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa provided a useful platform for discussions and a point of reference. The small arms issue was examined from a variety of distinct perspectives, including those of the ecumenical community, humanitarian organizations, the private sector, legislators and policy makers, as well as the international community.

East Africa set to act on small arms problem 
The Ploughshares Monitor, March 2000

The Nairobi Declaration on the Problem of the Proliferation of Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa.  March, 2000.

1998 arms exports reach post-Cold War high
Ken Epps
The Ploughshares Monitor, March 2000

1999

Spotlight on Canadian Military Industry
The Ploughshares Monitor, December 1999

Letter from Cambodia
Sumita Dixit
The Ploughshares Monitor, December 1999.

GM Canada drives to dominate armoured vehicle sales 
The Ploughshares Monitor, September 1999

Kosovo and the 1997 Landmines Treaty
Mary Foster
The Ploughshares Monitor, September 1999

The UN and an emerging small arms agenda
Ernie Regehr
The Ploughshares Monitor, September 1999

Canadian small arms production and support: spotlight on Canadian military exports
The Ploughshares Monitor, September 1999

SADC Council Decisions on the Prevention and Combating of Illicit Trafficking in Small Arms and Related Crimes, adopted at the Summit of the Heads of State or Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) 
Maputo, Mozambique, 17-18 August 1999

OAU Decision on Small Arms, July 1999
DRAFT DECISIONS OF THE ASSEMBLY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT
AHG/Draft/Dec.6 (LXX) Draft Decision on the Illicit Proliferation, Circulation and Illicit Trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons - (Doc. CM/2097 (LXX) Add.2))
July 1999. 

Spotlight on Canadian Military Exports, 1998
The Ploughshares Monitor, June, 1999

Human security and an arms trade code of conduct
Ken Epps
The Ploughshares Monitor, June 1999.

Reversing the Tide: A Report on the Small Arms Action Forum, Toronto, June 15, 1999
Working Paper 99-2

Human Security and Military Procurement: A Project Ploughshares Brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs
Working Paper 99-1

Spotlight on the Marine Helicopter Project
The Ploughshares Monitor, March. 1999.

1998

Canada’s largest military contractors
Ken Epps
The Ploughshares Monitor, December 1998

Spotlight on Canadian military exports: Canadian ADATS offered to Greece
The Ploughshares Monitor, December 1998

Canada reports drop in overseas military exports: sales to states in conflict continue
Ken Epps
The Ploughshares Monitor, December 1998

The small arms issue: achieving sustainable disarmament Jayantha Dhanapala
The Ploughshares Monitor, December 1998

ECOWAS Moratorium on the Importation, Exportation, and Manufacture of Light Weapons  October 31, 1998

Spotlight on Canadian military exports: Countermeasure systems for Turkish helicopters
The Ploughshares Monitor, September 1998

Controlling small arms: International action network established
The Ploughshares Monitor, September 1998

Report on an International NGO Consultation on Small Arms Action 
Lake Couchiching, Canada    August 17-19, 1998
(Published in English, French and Spanish)

The G8 and small arms: Getting Started
Ernie Regehr
The Ploughshares Monitor, June 1998

Banning anti-personnel landmines: Defining the next steps
Valerie Warmington
The Ploughshares Monitor, June 1998

Small arms and peacebuilding
Briefing 98/3

More Canadian arms to human rights violators and countries at war
Ken Epps
The Ploughshares Monitor, March 1998

1997

Ottawa Process delivers prompt result: A "people's treaty" to ban landmines
Ken Epps
The Ploughshares Monitor, December 1997

Militarizing despair: The politics of small arms
Ernie Regehr
The Ploughshares Monitor, December 1997
(Originally written for New Routes magazine, Life and Peace Institute)

Swords into ploughshares: Agenda for the next parliament
Ken Epps and Bill Robinson
The Ploughshares Monitor, June 1997

An international code of conduct on arms transfers
Ernie Regehr
The Ploughshares Monitor, June 1997

Demilitarization and Peacebuilding: Report on the Project Ploughshares 20th Anniversary Conference, October, 1996
Working Paper 97-1

1996

Ottawa landmines conference highlight: Landmine ban proposed Celina Tuttle
The Ploughshares Monitor, December 1996

Export controls loophole: Canada's unrecorded military trade
Ken Epps
The Ploughshares Monitor, September 1996

World Military and Social Expenditures 1996: A century of progress, conflict, and deprivation
Ruth Leger Sivard and Lora Lumpe
The Ploughshares Monitor, September 1996

Weapons and war: Arms trade control as conflict resolution
Ernie Regehr
The Ploughshares Monitor, September 1996

The push for Canadian military sales to Asia: Feeding the tigers Ken Epps
The Ploughshares Monitor, June 1996

Airshow Canada: Canada's Pacific arms show
David Thiessen
The Ploughshares Monitor, June 1996

Rewriting Canada's military export control policies and procedures
Briefing 96/2

1995

DIPP and its successor: New welfare to arms?
Ken Epps
The Ploughshares Monitor, December 1995

Canadian arms sales to the Third World: A record year for Team Canada
Ken Epps
The Ploughshares Monitor, September 1995

International Campaign to Ban Landmines: Another step forward Celina Tuttle and Joanne Epp
The Ploughshares Monitor, September 1995

Record Canadian arms sales to the Third World in 1994
Briefing 95/2

An aerospace arms bazaar: Airshow Canada
Ken Epps
The Ploughshares Monitor, June 1995

Landmines and legislation: Ban mines now!
Bev Delong
The Ploughshares Monitor, March 1995

1995-96 military spending: Monitoring the downward trend.
Briefing 95/1.2