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[Publication] Global Militarisation Index 2018
- Compiled by bicc, the Global Militarisation Index (GMI) presents on an annual basis the relative weight and importance of a country's military apparatus in relation to its society as a whole. The GMI 2018 covers 155 countries and is based on the latest available figures (in most cases data for 2017). The index project is financially supported by Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. Israel, Singapore, Armenia, Cyprus, South Korea, Russia, Greece, Jordan, Brunei and...
[Project] G7 Conference SALW in the Sahel
- Never before has the Sahel–Maghreb region experienced such a high level of small arms availability. Following the fall of Gaddafi, non-state armed actors overran sizeable weapons depots in Misrata and Zintan, quickly turning Libya into an open market for arms. These small arms and light weapons (SALW) have since headed east (to Egypt, Sinai, and Palestine), west (to armed groups in northern Mali via Algeria and the Tunisian border), and south (to Boko Haram in Nigeria via Niger and ...
[PDF Document] BICC_GMI_2018_e.pdf (1.19 MB)

Globaler Militarisierungsindex 2017 Max M Mutschler BICC GLOBAL MILITARIZATION INDEX 2018 Max M Mutschler Marius Bales BICC GLOBAL MILITARIzation INDEX 2018 MAx M Mutschler Marius Bales Summary Compiled by BICC the Global Militarization Index GMI presents on an annual basis the relative weight and importance of a countrys military apparatus in relation to its society as a whole The GMI 2018 covers 155 countries and is based on the latest available figures in most cases data for 2017 The i...
[Project] Global Militarization Index (GMI)
- The Global Militarization Index (GMI) not only depicts levels of global militarization but also documents the development since 1990. The GMI is financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). This year’s GMI shows, once more, that the Middle East is the highest militarized region in the world.
[Project] Security, armaments and development in recipient countries of German arms exports
- BICC has been receiving funds from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) for research and consultancy on arms exports, militarisation and development in recipient countries of German arms exports since 2002. The project consists of five major components: In the framework of this project, BICC compiles and updates a database (https://www.ruestungsexport.info/en) on data concerning the military sector, overall security environment, human rights situat...
[PDF Document] brief10.pdf (402.45 KB)

Heilongjian Jilin Liaoning NN jing NORTH KOREA Tianjin Yellow Sea handong Jia ng su Anhui N NN N East China Sea Shanghai Zhejiang i N SOUTH KOREA ong Fujian TAIWAN brief 10 Peaceful Fallout The Conversion of Chinas MilitaryNuclear Complex to Civilian Use november 97 brief 10 Contents Zusammenfassung German summary 4 Summary 5 Preface 6 Introduction 7 Chinas Nuclear Complex under Mao Military Predominance 9 Reliance on the Soviet Union About the Author Yitzhak Sh...
[PDF Document] EU_arms_exports_policies.pdf (975.08 KB)

Harmonized EU Arms Exports Policies in Times of Austerity Adherence to the Criteria of the EU Common Position on Arms Exports Jan Grebe Harmonized EU Arms Exports Policies in Times of Austerity Adherence to the Criteria of the EU Common Position on Arms Exports Jan Grebe Contents Executive Summary 1 2 The way towards an EU Common Position on Arms Exports Trends in international arms transfers New supplierrecipient relations 21 New players on the global arms market 22 The shift towards nonE...
[PDF Document] wp_1_2016.pdf (373.64 KB)

WORKING PAPER 1 2016 Lessons from Small Arms and Weapons Control Initiatives in Africa Dr Nelson Alusala ISS WORKING PAPER 1 2016 LESSONS FROM SALW CONTROL INITIATIVES IN AFRICA NELSON ALUSAL A EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The proliferation and trafficking of small arms and light weapons SALW in Africa is partly attributable to weak national controls the porosity of state borders and ongoing armed conflict on the continent To address these problems a number of initiatives have been undertaken by...
[PDF Document] brief36.pdf (2.82 MB)

brief 36 The SecurityMigration Nexus Published by BICC Bonn International Center for Conversion Internationales Konversionszentrum Bonn GmbH An der Elisabethkirche 25 53113 Bonn Germany Phone 49228911 960 Fax 4922824 12 15 Email biccbiccde Internet wwwbiccde ISSN 09477322 Director Peter J Croll Editors Jerry Sommer Andrea Warnecke Copy editing Heike Webb Joe Farha Support Joe Farha Clara Fischer Zac Hall Susanne Heinke Helen Radeke Manisha Samal Ruth Vollmer Layout Katharina Moraht Photos D...
[PDF Document] BICC_Jahresbericht_2012_en_LR.pdf (5.39 MB)

Annual Report 2012 Jahresbericht 2012 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercialNoDerivs 30 Unported License cf creativecommonsorglicensesbyncnd30 Project leader Susanne Heinke Authors Christine Andrä Michael Ashkenazi Marc von Boemcken Claudia Breitung Peter J Croll Michael Dedek Elke Grawert Jan Grebe Susanne Heinke Marius Kahl Marie Müller Ambassador Rolf Nikel Ruth Vollmer Lars Wirkus Editor Susanne Heinke Copyeditor Heike Webb Translations Lynn Benst...
[PDF Document] bulletin17.pdf (131.41 KB)

No 17 bulletin The Brahimi Report A Cogent Analysis of UN Peace Operations 1 October 2000 most incisive and comprehensive analysis of peace operations ever undertaken by the United Nations was published in late August The reports analysis like those that preceded it was deeply critical Over the last decade the report stated flatly the United Nations has repeatedly failed to meet by Andrew Mack the challenge of protecting people from war and it Many United Nations peace operations during the ...
[PDF Document] bulletin17_01.pdf (131.41 KB)

No 17 bulletin The Brahimi Report A Cogent Analysis of UN Peace Operations 1 October 2000 most incisive and comprehensive analysis of peace operations ever undertaken by the United Nations was published in late August The reports analysis like those that preceded it was deeply critical Over the last decade the report stated flatly the United Nations has repeatedly failed to meet by Andrew Mack the challenge of protecting people from war and it Many United Nations peace operations during the ...
[PDF Document] focus13_e.pdf (263.97 KB)

BICC Focus Courage to change or continuation of structural deficits German arms exports and parliamentary control by Jan Grebe T he German government launched its annual arms exports report for 2013 on 11 June 2014 much earlier than in previous years Still it raises a number of critical questions on German arms exports practice as it reports a sharp increase in arms exports 25 percent compared to the previous year and a rise in small arms exports The report also clearly shows that countries...
[PDF Document] BICC_BULLETIN_64.pdf (1.6 MB)

bulletin No 64 OctoberDecember 2013 SecurityIndustrial Complexes Marc von Boemcken C oncerns with the production and use of surveillance software biometric sensors and drone technology have so far been largely a matter for criminologists and human rights activists who rightly draw attention to the dawn of an O rwellian era of control But does the study of civilian security technologies also belong on the agenda of peace research To what e xtent do the production proliferation and use of the...
[PDF Document] MENA_Select-Electricity_Planning_for_Sustainable_Development_in_the_MENA_Region-annex.pdf (4.56 MB)

ENERGY PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE MENA REGION SCHINKE B KLAWITTER J DÖRING M KOMENDANTOVA N IRSHAID J BAYER J ANNEX Expert consultations Morocco For the expert consultation in Morocco an overall number of 20 experts were consulted Of these 20 experts 16 were from Morocco and worked in Morocco whereas four were internationals working abroad on Morocco 50 per cent of the experts came from academia and research institutions Two experts were from national NGOs two from governmenta...
[PDF Document] BICC_Policy_Brief_1_2023_1.pdf (187.72 KB)

1 2023 POLICY BRIEF Coup in Niger Why Military Intervention is Doomed to Fail Milena Berks Claudia Breitung Boubacar Haidara Oyewole Simon Oginni BICC Policy Recommendations to the German Government Do not support external military intervention in Niger Support diplomatic efforts to find a way out of the crisis An external military intervention in Niger risks uncon Germany should back and support constructive efforts trollable devastating and destabilising consequences to find a nego...
[PDF Document] bulletin47.pdf (614.73 KB)

New BICC Publications BICC brief 38 upcoming Jolien Schure and Lena Guesnet 2008 Côte dIvoire Resource governance and the peace process working title NovemberDecember Peter J Croll Director of BICC participated in the International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC in Davos from 2529 August On 26 August he facilitated the panel Critical Information Infrastructure Prospective Issue on Vulnerabilities Protection and Resilience BICC brief 37 Lars Wirkus and Ruth Vollmer eds 2008 Monitoring Enviro...
[PDF Document] GMI_2017_EN.pdf (5.3 MB)

Globaler Militarisierungsindex 2016 Max M Mutschler BICC GLOBAL MILITARIZATION INDEX 2017 Max M Mutschler BICC GLOBAL MILITARIzation INDEX 2017 Max M Mutschler Summary Compiled by BICC the Global Militarization Index gmi presents on an annual basis the relative weight and importance of a countrys military apparatus in relation to its society as a whole The GMI 2017 covers 151 states and is based on the latest available figures in most cases data for 2016 The index project is financially s...
[PDF Document] BICC_GMI_2019_EN.pdf (4.82 MB)

GLOBALER MILITARISIERUNGSINDEX 2017 MAX M MUTSCHLER BICC GLOBAL MILITARISATION INDEX 2019 Max M Mutschler Marius Bales BICC GLOBAL MILITARISATION INDEX 2019 MAX M MUTSCHLER MARIUS BALES SUMMARY Every year BICCs Global Militarisation Index gmi presents the relative weight and importance of a countrys military apparatus in relation to its society as a whole The GMI 2019 covers 154 states and is based on the latest available figures in most cases data for 2018 The index project is financiall...
[PDF Document] BICC_GMI_2021_EN.pdf (7.82 MB)

GLOBALER MILITARISIERUNGSINDEX 2017 MAX M MUTSCHLER BICC GLOBAL MILITARISATION INDEX 2021 Markus Bayer BICC GLOBAL MILITARISATION INDEX 2021 MARKUS BAYER SUMMARY Every year BICCs Global Militarisation Index GMI maps the relative weight and importance of a countrys military apparatus in relation to its society as a whole The Index is financially supported by Germanys Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development The GMI 2021 is an anniversary edition Its first part reflects as ...
[PDF Document] BICC_GMI_2020_EN.pdf (6.65 MB)

GLOBALER MILITARISIERUNGSINDEX 2017 MAX M MUTSCHLER BICC GLOBAL MILITARISATION INDEX 2020 Max Mutschler Marius Bales BICC GLOBAL MILITARISATION INDEX 2020 MAX MUTSCHLER MARIUS BALES SUMMARY Every year BICCs Global Militarisation Index GMI presents the relative weight and importance of a countrys military apparatus in relation to its society as a whole The GMI 2020 covers 151 states and is based on the latest available figures in most cases data for 2019 The index project is financially su...
[PDF Document] pb2_19_yemen_e_web.pdf (147.93 KB)

2 2019 POLICY BRIEF German arms in the Yemen war For a comprehensive arms embargo against the war coalition Marius Bales BICC Max M Mutschler BICC Policy recommendations A comprehensive arms embargo In view of the flagrant violation of international humanitarian law by the countries involved in the Yemen war Coalition of the willing for an arms embargo at EU level The German government must adopt the European export moratoria of limited duration such as the current Parliaments deman...
[PDF Document] BICC_Policy_Brief_8_2019.pdf (224.13 KB)

8 2019 POLICY BRIEF Why there is a need to reframe the discourse on armed groups in Mali Requirements for successful disarmament demobilisation and reintegration Claudia Breitung BICC Policy recommendations Get agreement on integration modalities before advancing with global DDR in Mali Reframe the discourse on nonstate armed groups There is an urgent requirement to endorse the Presi counterterrorist rhetoric needs to be reframed It dential decree on the modalities of the allocation o...
[PDF Document] working_paper_0315.pdf (1.85 MB)

WORKING PAPER 3 2015 Protected Rather Than Protracted Strengthening Displaced Persons in Peace Processes A Stateoftheart Paper Heidrun Bohnet BICC Katja Mielke BICC Markus Rudolf BICC Conrad Schetter BICC Ruth Vollmer BICC WORKING PAPER 3 2015 PROTECTED RATHER THAN PROTRACTED EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Paper reviews the current state of the art on the return of displaced persons as a durable solution for longterm displacement situations It outlines the impact challenges and actors inv...
[PDF Document] WP_3_2019_Refugee_Shelters_01.pdf (1.29 MB)

3 2019 WORKING PAPER All Day Waiting Causes of conflict in refugee shelters in Germany Simone Christ BICC Esther Meininghaus BICC Tim Röing BICC Gefördert durch WORKING PAPER 3 2019 CAUSES OF CONFLICT IN REFUGEE SHELTERS IN GERMANY SIMONE CHRIST ESTHER MEININGHAUS TIM RÖING SUMMARY This Working Paper argues that conflicts in refugee shelters in Germany can largely be attributed to structural causes These include the asylum regime the interplay between the physical layout and socia...
[PDF Document] focus_7_china.pdf (199.78 KB)

BICC FOCUS Yellow Imperialism or successful wealth creation formula How the trade in natural resources is changing ChineseAfrican relations By Peter J Croll Andreas Lebzien and WolfChristian Paes C hinas inﬂuence on the African continent has grown signiﬁcantly in the past decade More than 40 African heads of states attended the last ChinaAfrica summit in Beijing in November 2006 a signiﬁcantly larger attendance than similar meetings between African leaders and the European Union The Beijing s...
[PDF Document] 141209_GMI_ENG.pdf (4.85 MB)

Global MilitariSation Index 2014 Jan Grebe BICC GLOBAL MILITARISATION INDEX 2014 jan grebe Summary The Global Militarisation Index gmi depicts the relative weight and importance of the military apparatus of one state in relation to its society as a whole The update of the GMI 2014 is based on data from the year 2013 i e the most recent year for which data has been available and comprises 152 states BICCs GMI is supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Developmen...
[PDF Document] GMI_2015_EN_2015.pdf (2.79 MB)

GLOBAL MILITARISATION INDEX 2015 Jan Grebe Max M Mutschler BICC GLOBAL MILITARISATION INDEX 2015 JAN GREBE MAX M MUTSCHLER SUMMARY Compiled by BICC the Global Militarisation Index gmi presents on an annual basis the relative weight and importance of a countrys military apparatus in relation to its society as a whole The 2015 GMI covers 152 states and is based on the latest available figures in most cases data for 2014 The index project is financially supported by Germanys Federal Ministry f...
[PDF Document] GMI_2016_e_2016_01_12.pdf (2.39 MB)

GLOBALER MILITARISIERUNGSINDEX 2016 MAX M MUTSCHLER BICC GLOBAL MILITARIZATION INDEX 2016 MAX M MUTSCHLER SUMMARY Compiled by BICC the Global Militarization Index gmi presents on an annual basis the relative weight and importance of a countrys military apparatus in relation to its society as a whole The GMI 2016 covers 152 states and is based on the latest available figures in most cases data for 2015 The index project is financially supported by Germanys Federal Ministry for Economic Coope...
[PDF Document] GMI 2024 EN ONLINE.pdf ()

bicc report GMI 2024 Global Militarisation Index Marc von Boemcken Jari Bertolini Jan Reich Paul Rohleder Contents Summary 5 Methodology 6 The Top 10 9 The Lowestranked Countries 15 Global Trends in DeMilitarisation 19 Militarisation According to Regions 23 The Americas 25 Europe 26 The Middle East and North Africa MENA 28 SubSaharan Africa 29 Asia Australia and Oceania 32 Summary D espite the global increase in military spending only a minority of states are following a...
[PDF Document] 20250508_bicc GMI 2024_EN.pdf (4.23 MB)

bicc report GMI 2024 Global Militarisation Index Marc von Boemcken Jari Bertolini Jan Reich Paul Rohleder Contents Summary 5 Methodology 6 The Top 10 9 The Lowestranked Countries 15 Global Trends in DeMilitarisation 19 Militarisation According to Regions 23 The Americas 25 Europe 26 The Middle East and North Africa MENA 28 SubSaharan Africa 29 Asia Australia and Oceania 32 Summary D espite the global increase in military spending only a minority of states are following a...
[PDF Document] 20250508_bicc GMI 2024_EN.pdf (4.23 MB)

bicc report GMI 2024 Global Militarisation Index Marc von Boemcken Jari Bertolini Jan Reich Paul Rohleder Contents Summary 5 Methodology 6 The Top 10 9 The Lowestranked Countries 15 Global Trends in DeMilitarisation 19 Militarisation According to Regions 23 The Americas 25 Europe 26 The Middle East and North Africa MENA 28 SubSaharan Africa 29 Asia Australia and Oceania 32 Summary D espite the global increase in military spending only a minority of states are following a...
[PDF Document] BICC_Jahresbericht_2010-2011-E_01.pdf (2.31 MB)

Annual Report 20102011 Jahresbericht 20102011 Project leader Susanne Heinke Authors Marc von Boemcken Peter J Croll Michael Dedek Jan Grebe Susanne Heinke Marius Kahl Marie Müller Andrea Warnecke Lars Wirkus Editor Susanne Heinke Translations Lynn Benstead English Heike Webb GermanEnglish Support Janina Heiliger Liane Heinz Alexander Strunck maps Susanne Zacharias Layout media production bonn gmbh Editorial deadline 8 April 2011 Contributions to the Annual Report 20102011 Directo...
[PDF Document] SALW_Guide_2021_Edition.pdf (45.27 MB)

Bundeswehr Veriﬁcation Center Small Arms Light Weapons Guide 2021 With ﬁnancial support from the German Federal Foreign Ofﬁce Introduction Illicit Small Arms Light Weapons SALW and their ammunition pose a serious global threat to the security of individuals communities and nation states This SALW Identification Guide provides specialized agencies security forces and actors involved in regulating illegal trafficking of weapons and ammunition with access to critical information in a compact us...
[PDF Document] SALW_Guide_2021_Edition.pdf (45.27 MB)

Bundeswehr Veriﬁcation Center Small Arms Light Weapons Guide 2021 With ﬁnancial support from the German Federal Foreign Ofﬁce Introduction Illicit Small Arms Light Weapons SALW and their ammunition pose a serious global threat to the security of individuals communities and nation states This SALW Identification Guide provides specialized agencies security forces and actors involved in regulating illegal trafficking of weapons and ammunition with access to critical information in a compact us...
[PDF Document] wp_2_2016_0403.pdf (1.22 MB)

WORKING PAPER 2 2016 Matching Needs and Resources Small Arms Control Initiatives in the Greater Sahel 20152016 Joanne Richards BICC MATCHING NEEDS AND RESOURCES JOANNE RICHARDS SUMMARY The Greater Sahel region has never experienced such a highlevel of arms availability Given the large array of efforts now in place across the region to stem the proliferation of small arms and light weapons SALW it is pertinent to take stock assess who is doing what and reflect on opportunities to reduce p...
[PDF Document] WP_1_22_Return_and_Remigration_neu.pdf (853.13 KB)

WORKING PAPER 1 2022 Talking at CrossPurposes On Ambiguous Relationships between International Policies on Return and Reintegration and their Local Conceptualisations in Ghana the Gambia and Senegal Markus Rudolf BICC Contributors Doudou Dieye Gueye Richard Boateng Ester Serrat Mingot Harriet OseiBoakye Baye Yoro Diedhiou Malang Dampha Fatou Sarr Sonko Mouhamed Ansou Banora Karfa Traore Philip Sabah Mina Pokuaa Agyemang Tsawodzi Etornam WORKING PAPER 1 2022 TALKING AT CROSSPURPOSES MA...
[PDF Document] securitysector.pdf (406.14 KB)

SecuritySector Reform in Developing Countries An Analysis of the International Debate and Potentials for Implementing Reforms with Recommendations for Technical Cooperation October 2000 gtz Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit GTZ GmbH Published by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit GTZ GmbH Postfach 5180 65726 Eschborn Federal Republic of Germany Internet httpwwwgtzde Responsible Bernd Hoffmann GTZ Author Dr Herbert Wulf Director Bonn International Cen...
[PDF Document] rcm_concept_paper.pdf (454.44 KB)

BONN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR CONVERSION INTERNATIONALES KONVERSIONSZENTRUM BONN Governing the Gift of Nature Resource Conﬂict Monitor The Links between Governance Conﬂict and Natural Resources C ONCEPT P APER Governing the Gift of Nature Resource Conflict Monitor The Links between Resource Governance Conflict and Natural Resources Project leader Volker Franke Author Jolien Schure Support Verena Kantel BICC June 2007 INTERNATIONALES KONVERSIONSZENTRUM BONN BONN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR C...
[PDF Document] bicc_Knowledge_Note_3_2018__Controlling_Small_Arms.pdf (1.75 MB)

KNOWLEDGE NOTES 32018 Controlling Small Arms Practical lessons in civilian disarmament and antitrafficking Sami Faltas CONTROLLING SMALL ARMS PRACTICAL LESSONS IN CIVILIAN DISARMAMENT AND ANTITRAFFICKING SAMI FALTAS SUMMARY This Knowledge Note is an outcome of a practitioners workshop held at the German Federal Foreign Office in Berlin on 2627 February 2018 Among its 29 participants were 19 practitioners from West and southern Africa United Nations organizations European Union institution...
[PDF Document] BICC_GMI_2022_EN_01.pdf (6.69 MB)

GLOBAL MILITARISATION INDEX 2022 Markus Bayer Paul Rohleder BICC GLOBAL MILITARISATION INDEX 2022 MARKUS BAYER PAUL ROHLEDER SUMMARY Every year BICCs Global Militarisation Index GMI maps the relative weight and importance of a countrys military apparatus in relation to its society as a whole The Index is financially supported by Germanys Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Its first part reflects current developments and trends based on the latest available data It cov...
[PDF Document] GMI_2023_GB_231204_X4.pdf (4.25 MB)

GLOBAL MILITARISATION INDEX 2023 Markus Bayer and Stella Hauk BICC GMI2023GB231204indd 1 041223 1112 GLOBAL MILITARISATION INDEX 2023 MARKUS BAYER STELLA HAUK SUMMARY BICCs Global Militarisation Index GMI provides an annual ranking of the degree of a countrys militarisation by measuring the resources it allocates to its military apparatus in relation to other areas of society The Index has been published since 2003 and has been supplemented with a publication since 2014 It is funded by th...
[PDF Document] GMI_2023_GB_231204.pdf (3.29 MB)

GLOBAL MILITARISATION INDEX 2023 Markus Bayer and Stella Hauk BICC GLOBAL MILITARISATION INDEX 2023 MARKUS BAYER STELLA HAUK SUMMARY BICCs Global Militarisation Index GMI provides an annual ranking of the degree of a countrys militarisation by measuring the resources it allocates to its military apparatus in relation to other areas of society The Index has been published since 2003 and has been supplemented with a publication since 2014 It is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Econom...
[PDF Document] Bayer - Multidimensional Measures of Militarization (M3) A Global Dataset.pdf (1.46 MB)

1215295 researcharticle2023 AFSXXX1011770095327X231215295Armed Forces SocietyBayer et al Article Multidimensional Measures of Militarization M3 A Global Dataset Armed Forces Society 125 The Authors 2023 Article reuse guidelines sagepubcomjournalspermissions httpsdoiorg1011770095327X231215295 DOI 1011770095327X231215295 journalssagepubcomhomeafs Markus Bayer1 Aurel Croissant23 Roya Izadi4 and Nikitas Scheeder2 Abstract In this article we present the novel M3dataset This global dataset b...
[PDF Document] bicc_annual_report_2005_2006.pdf (690.29 KB)

ANNUAL REPORT 20052006 2 Contributions to the Annual Report 20052006 Project leader Susanne Heinke Authors Dr Volker Böge Marc von Boemcken Julie Brethfeld Dr Michael Brzoska Peter J Croll Michael Dedek Susanne Heinke Willem Jaspers Dr Hartmut Küchle Tobias Pietz Lars Wirkus Proofreading Susanne Heinke Elvan Isikozlu Heike Webb Translations Lynn Benstead English Brigitte Steinmetz German Layout and publishing management Svenja Bends Picture graphics Christian Kraft Additional suppo...
[PDF Document] bicc_annual_report_2005_2006_02.pdf (690.29 KB)

ANNUAL REPORT 20052006 2 Contributions to the Annual Report 20052006 Project leader Susanne Heinke Authors Dr Volker Böge Marc von Boemcken Julie Brethfeld Dr Michael Brzoska Peter J Croll Michael Dedek Susanne Heinke Willem Jaspers Dr Hartmut Küchle Tobias Pietz Lars Wirkus Proofreading Susanne Heinke Elvan Isikozlu Heike Webb Translations Lynn Benstead English Brigitte Steinmetz German Layout and publishing management Svenja Bends Picture graphics Christian Kraft Additional suppo...
[PDF Document] paper38_english.pdf (793.3 KB)

paper 38 Incorporation of Defense Expenditures into Public Expenditure Work Incorporation of Defense Expenditures into Public Expenditure Work Short Assessment of the Situation in Ethiopia Burundi Kenya Tanzania and Uganda Authors Michael Brzoska responsible Marc von Boemcken WolfChristian Paes Willem Jaspers assistant Commissioned by KFWEntwicklungsbank Published by BICC Bonn 2004 Bonn International Center for Conversion Director Peter J Croll An der Elisabethkirche 25 D53113 Bonn Germany P...
[PDF Document] small_arms.pdf (1.13 MB)

Division 43 Health Education Nutrition and Emergency Aid The Problem of Small Arms in Developing Countries The current international debate and recommendations for Development Cooperation in particular Technical Cooperation Eschborn 2001 Published by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit GTZ GmbH Postfach 5180 65726 Eschborn Federal Republic of Germany Internet httpwwwgtzde Division 43 Health Education Nutrition and Emergency Aid Responsible Bernd Hoffmann Authors Sami Faltas a...
[PDF Document] brief16.pdf (852.4 KB)

brief 16 Practical Disarmament august 2000 brief 16 Contents The authors Zusammenfassung German Summary 4 Introduction 6 Part I Concepts Crisis prevention Lessons for Development Cooperation Evita Schmieg 10 Preventive Conversion New Directions and Opportunities for Disarmament and SecurityBuilding Keith Krause 16 Part II Case Studies in Practical Disarmament The Elusive Peace Dividend in South Asia Richard Ponzio 32 Civil Disarmament in PostConflict Cambodia Edgar Janz 39 The ...
[PDF Document] BICC_brief_02.pdf (7.16 MB)

brief 47 MANPADS A Terrorist Threat to Civilian Aviation Contents List of acronyms 4 Executive summary 6 Acknowledgments 7 Introduction 8 1 MANPADS attacks on civilian aircraft 10 Princess Mawuena Amuzu Introduction MANPADS and the vulnerability of civilian aircraft 11 11 History 11 Discussion 19 Weapon and perpetrators 19 NSAGs and MANPADS 19 Aircraft vulnerability and outcome 20 Phase of flight 22 Attack location and civilian targets 22 Effects of civilian attacks by M...
[PDF Document] BICC_Annual_Report_2014_02.pdf (1.5 MB)

Annual report Jahresbericht 2014 A nnual report Jahresbericht 2014 ENGSundried tomatoes being sold at the market in Bir Saliba on the ChadianSudanese border The market serves as a hub for producers in the region The cooperation of Chadian and Sudanese security forces has created conditions of security that allowed the revival of this market deUFrauen verkaufen getrocknete Tomaten auf dem Markt in Bir Saliba an der Grenze zwischen Tschad und Sudan Diese Märkte sind Drehkreuze für regionale ...
[PDF Document] BICC_Annual_Report_2014_03.pdf (1.5 MB)

Annual report Jahresbericht 2014 A nnual report Jahresbericht 2014 ENGSundried tomatoes being sold at the market in Bir Saliba on the ChadianSudanese border The market serves as a hub for producers in the region The cooperation of Chadian and Sudanese security forces has created conditions of security that allowed the revival of this market deUFrauen verkaufen getrocknete Tomaten auf dem Markt in Bir Saliba an der Grenze zwischen Tschad und Sudan Diese Märkte sind Drehkreuze für regionale ...
[PDF Document] MENA_Energy_for_the_Future_Tunisia.pdf (3.5 MB)

Middle East North Africa Sustainable ELECtricity Trajectories Energy Pathways for Sustainable Development in the MENA Region Energy for the Future Evaluating different electricitygeneration technologies against selected performance characteristics and stakeholder preferences Insights from the case study Tunisia Authors Maurice Döring and Shahrazad Far Contributing authors Sami Marrouki and Rami Elgolli ENERGY FOR THE FUTURE DÖRING M FAR S MARROUKI S ELGOLLI R As an independent nonprofit o...
[PDF Document] D2.1_GAPs_WP2_Germany Dossier_final.pdf (1.46 MB)

Legal and Policy Infrastructures of Returns in Germany Country Dossier WP2 Authors Katja Mielke Zeynep Sahin Mencütek Daphne Wolf Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies D21 February 2024 Cofunded by Deliverable information Project acronym Project no WP Deliverable title Deliverable type Version Date Responsible partners Authors Diss level Decentring the Study of Migrant Returns and Readmission Policies in Europe and Beyond 101094341 2 Germany Country Report R Document report v3 0...
[PDF Document] bicc_annual_report_2009_2010.pdf (1.75 MB)

Annual Report 20092010 Jahresbericht 20092010 Project leader Susanne Heinke Authors Marc von Boemcken Peter J Croll Michael Dedek Peter Gottwald Jan Grebe Lena Guesnet Susanne Heinke Elvan Isikozlu WolfChristian Paes Clara SchmitzPranghe Andrea Warnecke Lars Wirkus Editor Susanne Heinke Translations Lynn Benstead English Heike Webb GermanEnglish Layout Katharina Moraht Editorial deadline 28 May 2010 Contributions to the Annual Report 20092010 Director Peter J Croll Editor Susanne ...
[PDF Document] paper29.pdf (197.32 KB)

paper 29 Tackling Small Arms in Central Africa Tackling Small Arms in Central Africa by Lucien Mufor Atanga Published by BICC Bonn 2003 Bonn International Center for Conversion Director Peter J Croll An der Elisabethkirche 25 D53113 Bonn Germany Phone 49228911960 Fax 49228241215 Email biccbiccde Internet wwwbiccde Table of Contents Table of Contents Acknowledgements 4 1 Introduction 5 11 Background and Problem 5 12 Scope 11 13 Objective 12 14 Research PropositionsQuestions 12 15 ...
[PDF Document] paper45.pdf (338.06 KB)

paper 45 Hard Measures by a Soft Power Sanctions Policy of the European Union Hard Measures by a Soft Power Sanctions policy of the European Union 19812004 by Joakim Kreutz Published by BICC Bonn 2005 Bonn International Center for Conversion Director Peter J Croll An der Elisabethkirche 25 D53113 Bonn Germany Phone 49228911960 Fax 49228241215 Email biccbiccde Internet wwwbiccde Hard Measures by a Soft Power Contents 1 Introduction 3 Defining European Union sanctions 5 Development of san...
[PDF Document] res_conf_research_paper.pdf (914.39 KB)

BONN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR CONVERSION INTERNATIONALES KONVERSIONSZENTRUM BONN In Control of Natural Wealth Governing the resourceconﬂict dynamic R ESEARCH P APER In Control of Natural Wealth Governing the resourceconflict dynamic Research paper in the topic area Resources and Conflicts Projektleitung Dr Volker Franke Autoren Volker Franke Aimée HampelMilagrosa Jolien Schure BICC Dezember 2007 INTERNATIONALES KONVERSIONSZENTRUM BONN BONN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR CONVERSION BICC GMBH G...
[PDF Document] 20240814_bicc-report_Wulf-online (1).pdf (6.13 MB)

report bicc report report Herbert Wulf Herbert Wulf IndoChinese IndoChinese Relations Relations On On aa Collision Collision Course Course The HDP nexus approach has so far failed to deliver on the promise of a bottomup approach We discuss why A localisation approach runs the risk of reproducing existing power imbalances rather than overcoming them The research findings show that peace activities can be controversial or too politically sensitive to be implemented at all bicc report 71 By ...
[PDF Document] 20240816_bicc-report_Wulf-online.pdf (5.59 MB)

report bicc report report Herbert Wulf Herbert Wulf IndoChinese IndoChinese Relations Relations On On aa Collision Collision Course Course The HDP nexus approach has so far failed to deliver on the promise of a bottomup approach We discuss why A localisation approach runs the risk of reproducing existing power imbalances rather than overcoming them The research findings show that peace activities can be controversial or too politically sensitive to be implemented at all bicc report 71 By ...
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report bicc report report Herbert Wulf Herbert Wulf IndoChinese IndoChinese Relations Relations On On aa Collision Collision Course Course The HDP nexus approach has so far failed to deliver on the promise of a bottomup approach We discuss why A localisation approach runs the risk of reproducing existing power imbalances rather than overcoming them The research findings show that peace activities can be controversial or too politically sensitive to be implemented at all bicc report 71 By ...
[PDF Document] 20240822_bicc-report_Wulf-online.pdf (5.6 MB)

report bicc report report Herbert Wulf Herbert Wulf IndoChinese IndoChinese Relations Relations On On aa Collision Collision Course Course The HDP nexus approach has so far failed to deliver on the promise of a bottomup approach We discuss why A localisation approach runs the risk of reproducing existing power imbalances rather than overcoming them The research findings show that peace activities can be controversial or too politically sensitive to be implemented at all bicc report 71 By ...
[PDF Document] bicc_annual_report_2008_2009.pdf (1.2 MB)

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[PDF Document] paper20.pdf (331.19 KB)

BONN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR CONVERSION INTERNATIONALES KONVERSIONSZENTRUM BONN paper 20 Gendering Demilitarization as a Peacebuilding Tool June 2002 BONN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR CONVERSION INTERNATIONALES KONVERSIONSZENTRUM BONN Gendering Demilitarization as a Peacebuilding Tool By Vanessa Farr Published by BICC Bonn 2002 Vanessa Farr Contents Acknowledgements 3 Acronyms 3 1 The Social Impacts of GenderAware Demilitarization 4 11 Introduction 4 2 Gender Ideologies in Times ...
[PDF Document] brief3.pdf (297.75 KB)

brief 3 Coping with Surplus Weapons AP riority for Priority Conversion Research and Policy June 95 Brief 3 Contents About the A uthors Authors Zusammenfassung German Summary 4 Foreword 5 Maria Bowers is a research associate at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute SIPRI 6 Edward J Laurance is Professor of International Policy Studies and Associate Director of the Program for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies MIIS in California ...
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BONN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR CONVERSION INTERNATIONALES KONVERSIONSZENTRUM BONN paper 21 Voice and accountability in the security sector July 2002 BONN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR CONVERSION INTERNATIONALES KONVERSIONSZENTRUM BONN Voice and accountability in the security sector Report prepared for Human Development Report Office By Nicole Ball and Michael Brzoska with Kees Kingma and Herbert Wulf Published by BICC Bonn 2002 Voice and accountability in the security sector Contents I II...
[PDF Document] BICC_Annual_Report_2015_web.pdf (3.33 MB)

ANNUAL REPORT JAHRESBERICHT 2015 ENGMan in uniform and a civilian arm in arm on the hill Bibi Mahru in Wazir Akbar Khan a neighbourhood in northern Kabul This is a popular meeting point for Kabuls young men who spend their free time thereto test their strength to walk their dogs and to listen to the music on the car radio The never opened swimming pool of Olympic standards with diving platforms from the Soviet era on the hill has been used by the Taliban as a venue for executions Burhanuddin ...
[PDF Document] BICC_Annual_Report_2015_web_01.pdf (3.33 MB)

ANNUAL REPORT JAHRESBERICHT 2015 ENGMan in uniform and a civilian arm in arm on the hill Bibi Mahru in Wazir Akbar Khan a neighbourhood in northern Kabul This is a popular meeting point for Kabuls young men who spend their free time thereto test their strength to walk their dogs and to listen to the music on the car radio The never opened swimming pool of Olympic standards with diving platforms from the Soviet era on the hill has been used by the Taliban as a venue for executions Burhanuddin ...
[PDF Document] BICC_AR_2020_01.pdf (3.09 MB)

ANNUAL REPORT JAHRESBERICHT 2020 ENGOn Lesvos the risk of coronavirus infections and strict quarantine measures added yet another dimension of insecurity to the lives of entrapped refugees Piled up frustration and desperation eventually led to the fire in the infamous Moria camp The picture shows a placard of basic hygiene rules attached to the fence of the new Kara Tepe camp Yet social distancing is impossible in this overcrowded camp and basic hygiene is even much worse now DEUAuf Lesbos v...
[PDF Document] BICC_AR_2020_02.pdf (3.09 MB)

ANNUAL REPORT JAHRESBERICHT 2020 ENGOn Lesvos the risk of coronavirus infections and strict quarantine measures added yet another dimension of insecurity to the lives of entrapped refugees Piled up frustration and desperation eventually led to the fire in the infamous Moria camp The picture shows a placard of basic hygiene rules attached to the fence of the new Kara Tepe camp Yet social distancing is impossible in this overcrowded camp and basic hygiene is even much worse now DEUAuf Lesbos v...
[PDF Document] brief33.pdf (813.78 KB)

BONN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR CONVERSION INTERNATIONALES KONVERSIONSZENTRUM BONN brief 33 Water Governance in Southern Africa Cooperation and Conﬂict Prevention in Transboundary River Basins brief 33 Contents Introduction The global water crisisA crisis of governance 4 The context of natural resources and conﬂict or Why water is a special case 10 The context of weak states or Why water governance beyond the state 15 The international level Transboundary water management in Southern Afri...
[PDF Document] brief41.pdf (4.33 MB)

brief 41 We were promised development and all we got is misery The Influence of Petroleum on Conflict Dynamics in Chad Contents 5 New oil fields in Chad 55 7 51 Carte blanche for non compliance with environmental standards 56 8 52 Opaque information policy 57 53 The social dimension 58 List of Acronyms and Abbreviations 4 Executive Summary 7 Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Conflict Background 10 11 A history of conflicts in Chad 11 Conclusion 64 12 The current conflict setu...
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brief 41 On nous a promis développement la misère est tout ce que nous avons Limpact du pétrole sur les dynamiques de conflit au Tchad Table des matières Liste des acronymes et abréviations 4 Résumé exécutif 7 Remerciements 7 Introduction 8 1 Le contexte du conflit 11 11 Lhistoire des conflits au Tchad 12 12 Le contexte actuel du conflit 12 13 Tentatives de paix 19 2 Gestion des richesses pétrolières 21 21 Impact de la richesse en ressources sur des États fragiles 22 22 ...
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brief 43 Towards a Typology of Wartime Rape Contents List of Acronyms and Abbreviations 4 Executive Summary 5 Acknowledgments 5 Introduction 7 1 Methodology 9 Phase I Creating a typology 10 Phase II Refining the Typology 12 2 Review of Scholarly Literature on Rape and War 15 The prevalence of wartime rape 16 Explanations of wartime rape The meaning of wartime rape Factors that contribute to wartime rape The functions of wartime rape 17 17 18 19 Consequences of wartime rape ...
[PDF Document] paper22.pdf (566 KB)

BONN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR CONVERSION INTERNATIONALES KONVERSIONSZENTRUM BONN paper 22 The Restructuring and Conversion of the Bulgarian Defense Industry during the Transition Period July 2002 BONN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR CONVERSION INTERNATIONALES KONVERSIONSZENTRUM BONN The Restructuring and Conversion of the Bulgarian Defense Industry during the Transition Period By Dimitar Dimitrov Published by BICC Bonn 2002 The Restructuring and Conversion of the Bulgarian Defense Industry T...
[PDF Document] sipri_policy_paper6.pdf (409.66 KB)

Relics of Cold War Europes Challenge Ukraines Experience SIPRI Policy Paper No 6 Alyson J K Bailes Oleksiy Melnyk and Ian Anthony Stockholm International Peace Research Institute November 2003 SIPRI 2003 Contents Preface Acronyms iv vi 1 Military legacies of the cold war in Europe the general challenge 1 Alyson J K Bailes and Ian Anthony A continent transformed 1 Processes and residues 4 The invisible legacy 20 Partners and proxies outside Europe 24 Remaining challenges and policy option...
[PDF Document] MENA_Select-Electricity_Planning_for_Sustainable_Development_in_the_MENA_Region-main.pdf (2.39 MB)

Middle East North Africa Sustainable ELECtricity Trajectories Energy Pathways for Sustainable Development in the MENA Region WORKING PAPER Electricity Planning for Sustainable Development in the MENA Region Criteria and indicators for conducting a sustainability assessment of different electricity generation technologies in Morocco Jordan and Tunisia Lead authors Boris Schinke Germanwatch and Jens Klawitter Germanwatch Contributing authors Maurice Döring BICC Nadejda Komendantova IIASA Jenan ...
[PDF Document] BICC_AR_2017.pdf (3.98 MB)

ENGTwo Yazidis in the temple complex Lalish in northern Iraq in July 2017 Lalish is the holiest site for Yazidis and main destination of pilgrims from all over the world The Yazidis are a religious minority and thousands of its members were killed enslaved and displaced from the main settlement area of Shingal by ISattacks in August 2014 Currently at least 300000 internally displaced Yazidis are estimated to live in the KurdistanIraq region mainly in IDP camps They cannot return as reconstructi...
[PDF Document] BICC_AR_2017_01.pdf (3.98 MB)

ENGTwo Yazidis in the temple complex Lalish in northern Iraq in July 2017 Lalish is the holiest site for Yazidis and main destination of pilgrims from all over the world The Yazidis are a religious minority and thousands of its members were killed enslaved and displaced from the main settlement area of Shingal by ISattacks in August 2014 Currently at least 300000 internally displaced Yazidis are estimated to live in the KurdistanIraq region mainly in IDP camps They cannot return as reconstructi...
[PDF Document] small_arms_report.pdf (892.02 KB)

REPORT Small arms and security A joint publication by Bonn International Center for Conversion British American Security Information Council Saferworld and Small Arms Survey Disposal of surplus small arms A survey of policies and practices in OSCE countries Ten case studies edited and compiled by Sami Faltas and Vera Chrobok January 2004 Disposal of surplus small arms A survey of policies and practices in OSCE countries Ten case studies edited and compiled by Sami Faltas and Vera Chrobok A...
[PDF Document] brief39.pdf (2.54 MB)

brief 39 Migration and Displacement in SubSaharan Africa The SecurityMigration Nexus II Contents Preface Peter J Croll 4 5 Acknowledgments 5 Initial Addresses Doris WittelerStiepelmann Winfried Mengelkamp Michael Stückradt Stakeholders and their Scope of Action in SubSaharan Africa Loren B Landau 6 8 9 1 Keynote Speech Voluntary versus Forced Migration in SubSaharan Africa John O Oucho 11 2 Drivers of Force Causes and Faces of Forced Migration Forced Migration and Conflict in Sub...