Volume 36 (2018), Edition 3

Conventional arms control in Europe has yet been predominantly conceived in terms of the outdated Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty. This article explores options for conventional arms control beyond CFE for various demand areas,...

The last few years have seen a paradigm shift in European security. NATO and Russia are once again stepping up their military activities and building their military arsenals, as deep mistrust and the fear of unintended military escalation seem to...

The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) sets, for the first time ever, legally binding, international rules for arms transfers. However, due to several problems, in particular the lack of clarity of some of its central concepts, the ATT is far from a...

The laws of armed conflict as well as arms control and disarmament law are often treated as two distinct fields of public international law. Nevertheless, the laws of armed conflict impact arms control and disarmament. In particular, the weapons...

While fully autonomous weapon systems do not exist yet, the technology is steadily advancing. A growing number of international experts warn that lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS) could have dangerous implications in the future regarding...

Influential voices call for efforts to curb the accelerating cyber arms race. One proposed strategy is cyber arms control. We argue that the pursuit of this regulation would be stymied, and any regulation passed would be ineffective on the basis...

Chemical and biological weapons are prohibited by international treaties, but recent developments challenge the codified ban norms. For instance, the continuous use of chemical weapons during the Syrian civil war exposes the weakness of any arms...

Following a drastic increase of migration from Libya towards Italy, the fatalities on this route increased, and members of the civil society founded search and rescue organisations to respond to the situation. The public discourse in Europe and...