Research themes:

• Developments in peace-keeping and peace consolidation throughout the world

• Political, military and humanitarian analysis of conflicts in Africa

• Conflict prevention in Africa

• Reform of the security sector and strengthening the rule of law in Africa

Research themes:

• Central Africa, the Balkans and the Caucasus

• Arms trafficking, the proliferation of small arms and the growth of conflicts

Research themes:

• Conflict management and prevention, peace-keeping operations in Africa

• Reform of the security sector (RSS), and DDR and DDRRR programmes

• Consolidating peace and control of small arms sales

• Democratic governance and institutional development (public sector and civil society)

Research themes:

• Small arms and light weapons and ammunition (marking and tracing, production, legislations, standards and guides, trade, transfer control, regional impacts, civilian detention)

• Arms exports (arms transfers controls, end use, post-delivery, legislation, production)

Research themes:

• Small arms and light weapons and ammunition (marking and tracing, production, legislations, standards and guides, trade, transfer control, regional impacts, civilian detention)

• Arms exports (arms transfers controls, end use, post-delivery, legislation, production)

Research themes:

• Small arms and light weapons and ammunition

• Arms exports (arms transfers controls, transparency)

• Security and gender

Research themes:

• The arms economy (the manufacture of arms, financial markets and armament, technological innovation, military spending and arms sales)

• Geostrategic issues (the EU’s defence policy, anti-missile defence and the Caucasus)

Research themes:

• Weapons of Mass Destruction

• Conflicts in the Middle East and South Asia

Research themes:

• European Union, CFSP/ESDP

• The role of cooperation in preventing and managing conflicts

Research themes:

• Small arms and light weapons and ammunition (marking and tracing, production, legislations, standards and guides, trade, transfer control, regional impacts, civilian detention)

• Arms exports (arms transfers controls, end use, post-delivery, legislation, production)

Research themes:

• Small arms and light weapons and ammunition (marking and tracing, production, legislations, standards and guides, trade, transfer control, regional impacts, civilian detention)

• Arms exports (arms transfers controls, end use, post-delivery, legislation, production)

Research themes:

• Small arms and munitions

• Information and media pluralism in Africa