Butter for guns: the growth of under-the-counter trade

Article Abstract:

Countertrade has been an important part of the international arms market since World War II. The lack of liquidity in developing countries' financial systems motivates them to get around cash-based trading. In search of increased status in their parts of the world and concerned about rising costs of arms procurement, many developing countries are interested in paying for technology transfer through countertrade to enable them to produce their own arms. Nationalistic motives can also be important.

Analysis, Defense industry, Countertrade

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American's free trade

Article Abstract:

The objective of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) is to eliminate trade barriers for goods, services and investments in accordance with World Trade Organization rules. The negotiations, begun in 1994, are expected to be completed by 2005. Thirty four countries of the American continent, with the exception of Cuba, are participating in the integration project.

Planning, International trade, Free trade, Western Hemisphere, Summit of the Americas, Pan-Americanism

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Getting rid of guns

Article Abstract:

Weapons decommissioning is gaining support among Northern Ireland citizens as the primary means of decreasing violence. Despite the signing of a peace treaty in April 1998, faction violence has continued and is threatening the new political arrangement. Paramilitary arsenal disarmament, however, may not provide a realistic solution to continued conflict.

Laws, regulations and rules, Political aspects, Military policy, Northern Ireland, Paramilitary groups, Weapons

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