The Power of Parliamentary South-South Learning : Fighting Small Arms in the Great Lakes Region and Horn of Africa

Few other regions in the world have been hit so hard by so many wars and domestic conflicts as the countries in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa over the past fifteen years. Traders and brokers of small arms cool-headedly spotted the opportunities in these regions. Local demand was huge...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Balch, Jeff
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6087
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Summary:Few other regions in the world have been hit so hard by so many wars and domestic conflicts as the countries in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa over the past fifteen years. Traders and brokers of small arms cool-headedly spotted the opportunities in these regions. Local demand was huge as many militia and rebel groups needed weapons and didn't particularly care about international trading regulations or conventions.