2009

Addressing Armed Violence in East Africa: A Report on World Vision Peacebuilding, Development and Humanitarian Assistance Programmes
John Siebert and Kenneth Epps
Produced Collaboratively by Project Ploughshares and World Vision Canada, 2009

Space Security 2009
September 2008
(Executive summary, Media Release)

2008

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

Space Security 2008
September 2008
(Media release, Executive summary, Order form)

Armed Conflicts Report 2008
September 2008
(Media release)

The New United Nations Peacebuilding Commission: Prospects for Effective Civil Society
Contributions
Fergus Watt and Ernie Regehr
A report following the PBC’s first year of operations.
May 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

Transparency and Accountability: NPT Reporting 2002-2007
Adam Parsons, Jessica West, and Ernie Regehr
April 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.

Regional Security, Gender Identity, and CPA Implementation in Sudan
Papers by Judith McCallum and Alfred Okech, and Jessica Davis
Building Capacity for Sustainable Peace in Sudan, January 2008

2007

Security Threats to CPA Implementation in Sudan
Papers by Xanthe Scharff, Dan Alila, and Khalid Ahmed
Building Capacity for Sustainable Peace in Sudan, November 2007

Exploring security challenges to peace in Sudan: The May 2007 Juba Roundtable
Emily Schroeder
Researchers explore challenges to implementing the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2007

Space Security 2007
August 2007
(Media release, Executive summary, Order form)

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

Contemporary Threats to International Peace and Security
Project Ploughshares' 30th Anniversary Symposium,
9-10 November 2006

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.

2006

Roundtable report 17th and 18th October 2006, Juba, Sudan
Building the Capaciety for Sustainable Peace in Sudan
December 2006

Space Security 2006 Report Released
July 10, 2006

Hazards in the Power Sharing Aspects of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement during the Interim Period in the Sudan
Dr. Alfred Lokuji
Building the Capaciety for Sustainable Peace in Sudan, Paper #2
April 2006

Overview of the Challenges to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement
Dr. Alfred Lokuji
Building the Capacity for Sustainable Peace in Sudan, Paper #1
February 2006

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

The Responsibility to Protect: East, West, and Southern African Perspectives on Preventing and Responding to Humanitarian Crises
Prepared by Greg Puley on behalf of Africa Peace Forum, African Women's Development and Communication Network, Africa Institute of South Africa, and Project Ploughshares
Working Paper 05-5

Report 4 to NGOs on the Seventh NPT Review Conference
Bev Delong  May 18, 2005

Report 3 to NGOs on the Seventh NPT Review Conference
Debbie Grisdale and Sarah Estabrooks  May 12, 2005

Report 2 to NGOs on the Seventh NPT Review Conference
Debbie Grisdale and Sarah Estabrooks  May 6, 2005

Report 1 to NGOs on the Seventh NPT Review Conference
Debbie Grisdale and Sarah Estabrooks  May 5, 2005

NPT Reporting Trends: An analysis of reporting over three Preparatory Committees
Sarah Estabrooks May 2005

2004

The Responsibility to Protect: Building Consensus in East and West Africa
Project Ploughshares Special Update, September 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 true measure of security
An approach to human security in which people and their safety are at the centre of security policy and planning. 2004

2003

Canada and Ballistic Missile Defence
Ernie Regehr
This report was commissioned by The Simons Centre for Peace and Disarmament Studies at the Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia, and endorsed by an international panel listed in the document, including Lloyd Axworthy and John Polanyi.
December 2003.

Non-governmental Organizations Participation in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Process
Ernie Regehr
Prepared for the International Security Research and Outreach Programme International Security Bureau
September 2003

Building a Culture of Accountability: Reporting by States Party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Sarah Estabrooks and Ernie Regehr
This paper is an analysis of reporting by States parties at the 2002 and 2003 Preparatory Committees for the 2005 NPT Review Conference, examining the various forms of reporting, their content, scope, format, and use.
Ploughshares Working Paper 03-2

Central Committee, World Council of Churches. 2003. "The responsibility to protect: Ethical and theological considerations." Pub. 3.1. Geneva: WCC.
This report follows on the earlier WCC document entitled "The protection of endangered populations in situations of armed violence." It summarizes previous WCC documents related to the topic and describes progress on the process of reflection and dialogue between February 2001 and 2003.

Transparency with accountabilty: Reporting by States party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Bill Robinson
Report on the Roundtable on Reporting by States party to the NPT (Ottawa, 19-20 June 2003) organized by the Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (CNANW).

Report to NGOs on the Second Preparatory Committee for the 2005 NPT Review Conference, April 28 - May 9, 2003
Ernie Regehr and Sarah Estabrooks

Public Forum on Iraq, Report
Waterloo, ON, February 13, 2003

Norms and The Responsibility to Protect. Meeting Report
Canadian Conference Centre, Ottawa, ON, 7 April, 2003
To consider the values and assumptions about state sovereignty, and the changes required in attitude and behaviour related to protection, Project Ploughshares organized this session to explore the idea of norms and norm development, and their relationship to The Responsibility to Protect.

The NPT Showdown:  United David vs. Divided Goliath
Senator Douglas Roche, O.C., Chairman, Middle Powers Initiative
April 27, 2000

Ballistic Missiles Foreign Experts Roundtable Report
On March 30-31, 2000, nine ballistic missiles experts from Germany, Norway, Russia, and the United States met in Ottawa to discuss the impact of the National Missile Defense program proposed by the United States government on the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and the relations of the United States with Canada, Russia, China, the European Union and the world.
Ploughshares Working Paper 00-1

Report from the Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee Small Arms Working Group (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 small arms and light weapons (SALW).

Canadian military spending: How does the current level compare to historical levels? ... to allied spending? ... to potential threats?
Bill Robinson and Peter Ibbott
This report compares the current level of Canadian military spending to historical levels; to allied and in particular to US spending; and to potential threats to Canadian, allied and global security. Its purpose is to place Canada's current level of military spending in accurate context.
Ploughshares Working Paper 03-1

2002

Background Document on Reporting by States Parties to the
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Bill Robinson
This report was written as a background document for the NPT Reporting Roundtable (Ottawa, 8-9 January 2002) organized by the Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (CNANW).

The UN and a small arms program of action: measuring success
Ernie Regehr
The UN Conference on "The Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects" can be judged a basic success in building international political will and momentum on the SALW issue, in producing specific action commitments, in committing new resources for small arms action, and in putting in place a follow-up mechanism to hold the international community to account for the implementation of its promises. 
Ploughshares Briefing 02/1

Small Arms after the UN Conference: The way forward
This public engagement roundtable (March 25-26, 2002) arose from work done in preparation for and following the July 2001 United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects.

Project Ploughshares nuclear terrorism briefing
Sarah Estabrooks
A report on a May 2002 briefing in Ottawa that addressed concerns about non-state nuclear terrorism and assessed the level of threat.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2002

Building peace and preventing war -- celebrating 25 years of commitment
On March 23 more than 450 people joined with the past and present staff and board of Project Ploughshares to celebrate 25 years of working to achieve a peaceful world.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Spring 2002

The operational dimensions of intervention. A Project
Ploughshares Seminar developed in association with the
Pearson Peacekeeping Centre
On September 5 and 6, 2002, participants from government
(Department of National Defence [DND], Department of
Foreign Affairs and International Trade [DFAIT], and the
Canadian International Development Agency [CIDA]) and civil
society gathered to explore the operational dimensions of the
International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty
(ICISS) report entitled The Responsibility to Protect.

Outer Space and Global Security
26-27 November 2002 - Room V - Palais des Nations, Geneva
A seminar convened by:
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
Simons Centre for Peace and Disarmament Studies
Project Ploughshares
The Simons Foundation

2001

Non-military intervention and protecting the vulnerable
Lynne Griffiths-Fulton
In April 2001, Project Ploughshares held a roundtable on
intervention in complex humanitarian emergencies with
participants from the NGO community, relief and
development agencies, academia, and the Canadian
government. The proceedings of the discussion provide
the background for this article.
The Ploughshares Monitor, June 2001

Humanitarian Intervention: A Review of the Literature.
Dr. Penelope Simons
This paper reviews a selection of international law and international relations literature on humanitarian intervention and in particular on NATO’s intervention in Kosovo.
Ploughshares Working Paper 01-2

2000

Communiqué from the Brussels Church Meeting on NATO Nuclear Weapons Policy, October 2000
An international gathering of church representatives met in Brussels on Oct 5 and 6, 2000 to explore effective church responses to the current NATO review of its nuclear arms control and security policies.

Consultation on NATO Nuclear Policy, National Missile Defence & Alternative Security Arrangements 
Ottawa, Canada    28-30, September 2000
Convened by the Simons Foundation in partnership with Project Ploughshares.
Ploughshares Working Paper 01-1

An Unequivocal Landmark: the 2000 Review of the Non- Proliferation Treaty
Senator Douglas Roche, O.C., Chairman, Middle Powers Initiative
A report on the NPT Review Conference, May, 2000.
Ploughshares Working Paper 00-2

NGOs and the NPT Review Process. Canadian NPT Delegation Report to NGOs
Ernie Regehr
May 16/00

NMD at the NPT.  Canadian NPT Delegation Report to NGOs
Ernie Regehr
May 15/00

Canada's Program of Action: How is it Faring? Canadian NPT Delegation Report to NGOs
Ernie Regehr
May 12/00

Sixth NPT Review Conference. Canadian NPT Delegation Report to NGOs
Ernie Regehr
May 4/00

The NPT Showdown:  United David vs. Divided Goliath
Senator Douglas Roche, O.C., Chairman, Middle Powers Initiative
April 27, 2000

Ballistic Missiles Foreign Experts Roundtable Report
On March 30-31, 2000, nine ballistic missiles experts from Germany, Norway, Russia, and the United States met in Ottawa to discuss the impact of the National Missile Defense program proposed by the United States government on the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and the relations of the United States with Canada, Russia, China, the European Union and the world.
Ploughshares Working Paper 00-1

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.

1999

The Way Forward: developing legal and political strategies to abolish nuclear weapons
A forum convened by The Simons Foundation in partnership with The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Project Ploughshares and Simon Fraser University. October 28-29, 1999,  Vancouver, BC

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

1998

Nuclear weapons: the problem, the solution, Canada's role.  Report of discussions with community leaders across Canada
Ploughshares Working Paper 98-2 (November 1998)

Nuclear weapons: the problem, the solution, Canada's role
(Briefing Book for Cross-Canada Community Consultations, 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)

1997

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

1996

Canada and the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons: A Window of Opportunity.  Report on the Project Ploughshares Community Roundtables, September, 1996
Ploughshares Working Paper 96-1