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The Bonn International Center for Conversion BICC an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the transfer of former military resources and assets to alternative civilian purposes T he transfer of resources from the military to the civilian sector represents both a social and an economic challenge as well as offering an opportunity for the states concerned The sustained process of disarmament during the decade following the end of the Cold War has made defense conversion an im...

BONN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR CONVERSION INTERNATIONALES KONVERSIONSZENTRUM BONN report 13 Destroying Small Arms and Light Weapons Survey of Methods and Practical Guide april 99 report 13 Zusammenfassung Summary in German 4 Introduction Aim and methodology 6 1 Intrastate Conflict Two Case Studies SaharaSahel Central America Today the destabilizing accumulation of small arms and their violent use in many countries around the world are high on the international agenda One approach to th...

Small Arms and Light Weapons SALW Transfer Controls Commonwealth of Australia 2005 Image used with permission for illustrative purposes only Bonn International Center for Conversion is not a supplier to the Australian Department of Defence module SAT 06A02 Small Arms and Light Weapons SALW Transfer Controls written by Mike Bourne Centre for International Cooperation and Security University of Bradford UK and the TRESA team module SAT 06A02 TRESA modules are produced by the Bonn Internation...

brief Russias Defense Industry at the Turn of the Century november brief 17 Contents The author Summary 4 Zusammenfassung German Summary 6 Russian Summary 8 The Security and Macroeconomic Context Implications for the Development of the Defense Industry 12 Security planning 12 The macroeconomic environment 17 The Defense Complex Reasons for its Existence Size Boundaries and Configuration 21 Size boundaries and rationale of the defense complex 21 Options for restructuring 2...

brief 26 Becoming an Exmilitary Man Demobilization and Reintegration of Military Professionals in Eastern Europe brief 26 Contents The author Zusammenfassung German summary 4 Andreas HeinemannGrüder Senior Researcher Bonn International Center for Conversion Germany Acknowledgments 5 Introduction 6 Identity Patterns of Former Military Professionals 10 Research questions Behavioral patterns general findings Identity patterns among former Ukrainian officers Identity patterns among form...

brief 11 Reasonable Measures Addressing the Excessive Accumulation and Unlawful Use of Small Arms august 98 BICC 1 brief 11 Contents Zusammenfassung German summary 4 Executive summary 6 Introduction 8 Identifying the Issues 11 Trade 11 Existing circulation and surplus stocks 11 Unlawful use and civilian possession of militarystyle weapons 12 The Scope of Current Efforts 13 The United Nations context 13 Regional initiatives 15 The Wassenaar Arrangement 16 Nongovernment...

brief Security Sector Reform june brief 15 Contents The authors Zusammenfassung German Summary 4 Introduction 5 The Concept of Security Sector Reform Michael Brzoska 6 Good Practices in Security Sector Reform Nicole Ball 14 Reform in New Democracies Laurie Nathan 23 Programs for the Demobilization and Reintegration of ExCombatants Changing Perspectives in Development and Security Bernd Hoffmann and Colin Gleichmann 29 Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration Programs as a...

BONN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR CONVERSION INTERNATIONALES KONVERSIONSZENTRUM BONN paper 23 Veteran combatants do not fade away a comparative study on two demobilization and reintegration exercises in Eritrea September 2002 BONN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR CONVERSION INTERNATIONALES KONVERSIONSZENTRUM BONN Veteran combatants do not fade away a comparative study on two demobilization and reintegration exercises in Eritrea By Amanuel Mehreteab Published by BICC Bonn 2002 Table of Contents Ac...

paper 35 A Preliminary Exploration of the Linkages between Refugees and Small Arms A Preliminary Exploration of the Linkages between Refugees and Small Arms by Edward Mogire Published by BICC Bonn 2004 Bonn International Center for Conversion Director Peter J Croll An der Elisabethkirche 25 D53113 Bonn Germany Phone 49228911960 Fax 49228241215 Email biccbiccde Internet wwwbiccde Edward Mogire Table of Contents Acknowledgements 4 1 Introduction 5 2 The small arms problem 6 21 Framework ...

Starter Guide towards strong Arms and Ammunition Management Practices Lead Author Marius Kahl BICC Bundeswehr Verification Center Funded by the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany Imprint BICC December 2012 Bonn International Center of Conversion Internationales Konversionszentrum Bonn GmbH PfarrerBynsStraße 1 53121 Bonn Germany Phone 49228911 960 Fax 49228911 9622 Email biccbiccde Managing Director Michael Dedek Managing Editor Heike Webb Layout medianetwork Bonn Ralf Kolmsee...