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US police are increasingly using drones to surveil citizens : Robert Lynch CC 0

While people were worrying about military-style policing, US law enforcement quietly deployed the tools of spycraft against their fellow citizens.

Militarisation of police

Cloak-and-dagger policing

While people were worrying about military-style policing, US law enforcement quietly deployed the tools of spycraft against their fellow citizens.

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60 police waited more than an hour outside this school, despite reports of an armed man killing children inside : Don Holloway, Wikimedia CC 2.0

The history of police shows that policing does not need to be done in the same way it is now and that it can perhaps be undone.

Militarisation of police

Why police need to unlearn policing

The history of police shows that policing does not need to be done in the same way it is now and that it can perhaps be undone.

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said criminals should “die like roaches”. : Isac Nobrega CC 2.0

It will take learning the lessons of Brazil’s many failures of police reform to truly implement a safer future for all Brazilians.

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How not to do community policing: lessons from Brazil

It will take learning the lessons of Brazil’s many failures of police reform to truly implement a safer future for all Brazilians.

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All over the world, weapons are bought and sold in massive numbers. : Michael Joiner, 360info CC BY 4.0

Backgrounder: 767 words

The ATT has been criticised for being undersubscribed, too lax and with too many loopholes. Experts fear that attempts to beef it up could turn more nations off than on.

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A helicopter is a dual-use item. It quite simple to turn a civilian aircraft into a tool for warfare. : Jean-Pierre (Wikimedia) CC 4.0

As nations meet to consider an international agreement on the trade in arms, lessons from the EU are ready to be learned.

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Can the ATT take any lessons from the new EU dual-use Regulation?

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UK sale of arms to Saudi Arabia was opposed by the civil society groups on the grounds that it was contributing to human rights abuses in Yemen. : fahd sadi (wikimedia) CC 3.0

The United Nations Arms Trade Treaty has mixed success, but its aims remain worth supporting.

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UN Arms Trade Treaty’s difficult first decade

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Universality was the cornerstone of the agreement but the time may have come to ditch this approach. : ‘Javelin Fire’ by US Army’s Sgt Liane Hatch avaialble at https://tinyurl.com/yckz52ar CC BY 2.0

Born of compromises, the treaty’s attempt to satisfy all parties has led to it being toothless. How best to restore its bite?

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How compromise unravelled the UN Arms Trade Treaty’s promise

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The ATT can help countries to band together to control many dangerous arms flows. : ‘Years of flying ended here’ by Ian Abbott available at https://tinyurl.com/mr3546c4 CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

The Arms Trade Treaty can work best where it sidesteps the great powers' strategic interests.

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United Nations arms treaty an example, not an answer

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Freedom fighter or terrorist is subjective, but the Arms Trade Treaty aims to prevent human rights abuses. : Ministry of Defense Ukraine CC 2.0

If the Arms Trade Treaty’s many signatories reaffirm their commitment to the agreement’s aims, they could start to see real change.

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Arms Trade Treaty at risk of irrelevance

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