COMBATING THE SPREAD OF SMALL ARMS: THE U.S. APPROACH

By Ambassador Donald J. McConnell, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Security Operations, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State

SMALL ARMS TRAFFICKING: CAN IT BE CONTROLLED?

By Herbert L. Calhoun, Deputy Division Chief, Office of Policy, Plans & Analysis, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State

DESTROYING EXCESS SMALL ARMS: U.S. POLICY AND PROGRAMS

By C. Edward Peartree, Policy Officer, Office of Policy, Plans & Analysis, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State

TRACING ILLEGAL SMALL ARMS: AN ATF PROGRAM

By Jacqueline K. Holmes, Program Manager, Firearms Programs Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, U.S. Department of the Treasury

COMMENTARY

CURBING TRADE IN SMALL ARMS: A PRACTICAL ROUTE


By Michael T. Klare, Professor of Peace and World Security Studies, Hampshire College

U.S. POLICY NEED NOT BE SILENT ON SMALL ARMS


By Rachel Stohl, Senior Analyst, Center for Defense Information, and Chair, U.S. Small Arms Working Group (SAWG)

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