Studies

The Risk of Arms Proliferation
Among Civilian Volunteer and Subnational Security Outfits in Nigeria (May 2026)

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Cover page of a report titled 'The Risk of Arms Proliferation Among Civilian Volunteer and Subnational Security Outfits in Nigeria,' featuring a photo of three men with military gear walking outdoors, with the logos of OSPE and Concord.
Cover page of a research study report titled 'Exploring the Acquisition and Management of Arms among Volunteer Security Outfits in Nigeria's Borno State' by Eric G. Berman. The cover features logos of the UN and other organizations at the top and a photograph of a large group of men, some holding rifles, gathered outdoors.

Exploring the Acquisition and Management of Arms
Among Volunteer Security Outfits in Nigeria’s Borno State (October 2024)

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Cover page of a report titled 'The Management of Lethal Material in Conflict Settings: existing challenges and opportunities for the European Peace Facility' by Eric G. Berman, published in September 2021. The cover features a photo of a rural area with trees, a small building, a military tank, and tire planters under a clear sky.

The Management of Lethal Materiel in Conflict Settings:
existing challenges and opportunities for the European Peace Facility (September 2021)

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Cover of a report titled 'Beyond Blue Helmets' showing a soldier in camouflage uniform with a green beret standing among confiscated weapons and ammunition on a desert landscape, with tents and bushes in the background.

Beyond Blue Helmets:
Promoting Weapons and Ammunition Management in Non-UN Peace Operations (March 2019)

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Cover of a research report titled "Making a Tough Job More Difficult: Loss of Arms and Ammunition in Peace Operations" with a black and white photograph of armed peacekeepers in desert setting, wearing camouflage and helmets, with military vehicles in background.

Making a Tough Job More Difficult:
Loss of Arms and Ammunition in Peace Operations (October 2017)

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Cover page of a report titled 'Under Attack and Above Scrutiny? Arms and Ammunition Diversion from Peacekeepers in Sudan and South Sudan, 2002-14.' The cover features a map outline of Sudan and South Sudan in green, with the report's title and author names, Eric G. Berman and Mihaela Racovita, in maroon text. There are logos of the Small Arms Survey and Human Security Baseline Assessment in the lower right corner.

Under Attack and Above Scrutiny? Arms and Ammunition Diversion from Peacekeepers in Sudan and South Sudan, 2002-2014 (July 2015)

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