Overview

Although the illicit arms trade has evolved over recent years, despite the end of the Cold War it appears to be as vibrant as ever. From Bosnia and Kosovo to Angola and Sierra Leone, illicit arms flows have played a key role in areas of contemporary instability and violence. Against this background, this volume brings together studies of several key issues relating to this trade: the changing nature of the illicit arms trade; the origins of the Iran-Contra affair; the flow of illicit arms from post-communist Russia; the role of France in arming the genocide in Rwanda; the question of the role of private security companies in areas of instability; and the prospects of controlling the illicit trade in small arms. The volume should be useful reading for courses in criminology, war and peace studies, international politics, and African and other area studies which deal with arms trafficking and conflict issues.

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Author:   Mark Phythian
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Reprinted from CRIME, LAW AND SOCIAL CHANGE, 33:1-2, 2000
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   1.030kg
ISBN:  

9780792365938

ISBN 10:   0792365933
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   31 October 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

The illicit arms trade: Cold War and Post-Cold War.- The origins of Iran-Contra: Lessons from the Durrani Affair.- Russia and the illicit arms trade.- French arms, war and genocide in Rwanda.- Subcontracting military power: The privatisation of security in contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa.- Examining international responses to illicit arms trafficking.

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