The review of the EU Common Position on arms exports : [electronic resource] prospects for strengthened control / Mark Bromley

"January 2012".

This paper analyses the history of the EU Code and the EU Common Position and, through a discussion of arms exports to Libya - one of the states that was later affected by the Arab Spring - explores the extent to which member states' arms export policies have become harmonized. Finally, the paper presents ideas for the review of the EU Common Position focusing on, among other things, the development of improved systems of information sharing, better guidance on export licensing decision-making and improved engagement by the European Parliament.

SIPRI Intern Verena Simmel provided background research for this paper.

E-book.

The EU Non-Proliferation Consortium is a network of foreign policy institutions and research centres from across the EU engaged in political and security-related dialogue and discussion of measures to combat the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their delivery systems. The Consortium is managed jointly by SIPRI and three other institutes, in close cooperation with the representative of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. The three institutes are the Fondation pour la recherche stratégique in Paris, the Peace Research Institute in Frankfurt (HSFK/PRIF), and the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London.

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