Issues: Perspectives on Small Arms Control (Federation of American Scientists)

In the latest issue of the Federation of American Scientists' Public Interest Report, experts from three continents report on arms trafficking in Africa, Venezuela's small arms build-up, and the UN Small Arms Review Conference:
"Where Have All the Antonovs Gone? The Illicit Small Arms Trade in Africa" by James Bevan, researcher, Small Arms Survey (Geneva);
"A Recurrent Latin American Nightmare: Venezuela and the Challenge of Controlling State Ammunition Stockpiles" by Pablo Dreyfus, research coordinator, Small Arms Control Project, Viva Rio (Rio de Janeiro);
"United Nations Action on Small Arms: Moving Forward from Failure" by Rachel Stohl, senior analyst, Center for Defense Information (Washington, D.C.).

In the same issue, there are an overview by FAS analyst Matt Schroeder, "Global Approach Needed to Stem the Trade of Illicit Small Arms," and a summary of the new book, The Small Arms Trade.