http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/international-arms-trade Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Thu, 21 May 2026 16:46:51 -0400 Thu, 21 May 2026 16:46:51 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/143/the-burden-of-disarmament-un-peacekeeping-operations-and-illicit-weapons By Ali B. Al-Bayaa - An increase in conflicting geopolitical interest and tendency for violence has seen the demand for weapons (especially small arms) increase on a continuous basis. All the meanwhile, these conflicts have called on the United Nations (and other multilateral institutions[1]) operations to restore the peace. While operational success of these efforts has hindered upon the fact that states face a difficulty in agreeing on what the common challenges are, let alone the collective strategies to address them (Prins, 2006:110), one thing remains evident, and that is the fact that small arms and light weapons... Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:58 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/143/the-burden-of-disarmament-un-peacekeeping-operations-and-illicit-weapons