Trade & Technology
Conventional Defense Program
Arms Trade Treaty

Taking Stock of the Arms Trade Treaty

Examining trends, challenges, and opportunities to strengthen implementation of the ATT, with a focus on transparency and reporting

This project aims to support effective implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). In particular, it seeks to advance the treaty’s transparency objectives by identifying trends, challenges, and good practices for fulfilling the treaty’s reporting requirements; assessing the ATT’s contributions to transparency in the global arms trade; and developing resources and identifying opportunities to enhance ATT reporting efforts. The project is funded through the generous support of the governments of Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.

Project Team
Elias Yousif
Co-Author
Rachel Stohl
Co-Author

Reports & Papers

Report
Taking Stock of the Use and Impact of the Revised ATT Reporting Templates (2024)
Examining how revised reporting templates are shaping Arms Trade Treaty reporting and compliance
Rachel Stohl
Report
Mixed Reviews: Positive Developments and Negative Trends in 2021 ATT Annual Reports
Analysis of Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) annual reports covering weapons imports and exports during the 2021 calendar year
Rachel Stohl • Ryan Fletcher
Report
Taking Stock of ATT Reporting (2022)
Examining ATT reporting trends and challenges, assessing the treaty’s transparency contributions, and identifying opportunities to enhance reporting efforts.
Ryan Fletcher • Rachel Stohl • Elias Yousif
Report
Taking Stock of ATT Reporting Trends and Challenges (2022)
Examining national reporting processes, practices, and challenges to reporting under the ATT
Rachel Stohl • Ryan Fletcher • Elias Yousif
Report
Taking Stock of ATT Initial Reports (2022)
Examining trends and challenges from the first six years of ATT initial reporting and identifying opportunities to enhance transparency efforts
Rachel Stohl • Ryan Fletcher • Shannon Dick
Report
Taking Stock of ATT Annual Reports (2022)
Examining trends and challenges from the first six years of ATT annual reporting and identifying opportunities to enhance transparency efforts
Rachel Stohl • Ryan Fletcher • Shannon Dick
Report
2020 ATT Annual Reports: Examining Trends and Enduring Challenges
Analysis of Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) annual reports covering weapons imports and exports during the 2020 calendar year.
Rachel Stohl • Ryan Fletcher • Shannon Dick
Policy Paper
Taking Stock of the Arms Trade Treaty: Universalization
Examining efforts made and identifying new approaches for supporting and improving Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) universalization strategies
Rachel Stohl
Report
Reporting During a Pandemic: Reflections on the Arms Trade Treaty 2019 Annual Reports
Analysis of Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) annual reports covering weapons imports and exports during the 2019 calendar year
Rachel Stohl
Report
The ATT Reporting Templates: Challenges and Recommendations (2020)
Examining the utility of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) initial and annual reporting templates.
Rachel Stohl
Report
The Known Unknowns: Examining the 2018 ATT Annual Reports
Analysis of Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) annual reports covering weapons imports and exports during the 2018 calendar year
Rachel Stohl
Report
Lessons Learned from ATT Reporting (2019)
Analysis of Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) initial and annual reporting as of 2019 for insight into reporting trends, common challenges, and best practices
Rachel Stohl
Report
ATT Annual Reports in Review: Living up to Expectations?
Analysis of Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) annual reports covering weapons imports and exports during the 2017 calendar year
Rachel Stohl
Report
Reviewing 2017 ATT Annual Reports on Arms Exports and Imports: Fulfilling the Promise of the ATT?
Analysis of Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) annual reports covering weapons imports and exports during the 2016 calendar year
Rachel Stohl
Report
Reviewing 2016 ATT Annual Reports on Arms Exports and Imports
Analysis of Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) annual reports covering weapons imports and exports during the 2015 calendar year
Rachel Stohl
Report
Identifying Good Practice and Implementation Measures (2015)
Assessing Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) implementation in 2015
Paul Holtom • Rachel Stohl
Report
International Cooperation and Assistance: Capacity, Experience, and Practices (2015)
Assessing Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) Member State cooperation practices and assistance needs in 2015
Paul Holtom • Rachel Stohl

Events

  • Past
  • Event
Shrouded in Secrecy: Examining Key Challenges to Arms Trade Transparency
  • May 4, 2022
  • Past
  • Event
Taking Stock of ATT Reporting
  • February 17, 2022
  • Past
  • Event
Transparency in the Arms Trade: Examining the Role and Efforts of the Arms Trade Treaty
  • October 28, 2021
  • Past
  • Event
Transparency and Reporting in the Arms Trade Treaty: Challenges and Trends in the Age of COVID-19
  • October 29, 2020

Factsheets

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