DefenceTalkDefenceTalkChina signed a global pact Monday to regulate arms sales that has been rejected by the United States, the Asian power’s UN ambassador said. The Communist Party leadership’s top legislative body voted in late June to join the UN Arms Trade Treaty, designed to control the flow of weapons into conflict zones. The signing demonstrates […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-signs-un-arms-trade-treaty-75856/

DefenceTalkThe European Union warned Saturday that US President Donald Trump’s rejection of a UN treaty designed to regulate the global arms trade would hamper the global fight against illicit weapons trafficking. “A decision by the US to revoke its signature would not contribute to the ongoing efforts to encourage transparency in the international arms trade, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eu-slams-trumps-withdrawal-from-un-arms-trade-treaty-72283/

DefenceTalkWorldwide arms trade has risen to its highest level since the Cold War in the last five years, driven by a demand from the Middle East and Asia, a study said Monday. Between 2012-2016, arms imports in terms of volume by countries in Asia and Oceania accounted for 43 percent of global imports, a 7.7 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/global-arms-trade-highest-since-cold-war-study-69184/

DefenceTalkEconomy Minister Sigmar Gabriel has presided over a massive increase in German weapons exports, despite his election promises. He should resign and make way for a politician with backbone, say anti-war activists. Sigmar Gabriel seems to be struggling to keep his much-vaunted promise to reduce Germany’s weapons exports. On Monday, the German economy minister was […]https://www.defencetalk.com/activists-condemn-gabriels-excuses-for-doubling-german-arms-trade-67779/

DefenceTalkRussia will not sign the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty that requires governments to ensure their exports will not fuel conflicts, a senior foreign ministry official said Sunday. “We decided not to join. We weighed all the pros and cons and decided it is not obligatory for us,” Mikhail Ulyanov, who heads the foreign ministry’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-says-will-not-sign-weak-arms-trade-treaty-64229/

DefenceTalkA treaty laying down international rules for the $85 billion dollar global arms trade goes into force on Wednesday, with campaigners vowing to make sure it is strictly implemented. The United States — by far the world’s largest arms producer and exporter — has signed the treaty, but has yet to ratify it. Other key […]https://www.defencetalk.com/global-arms-treaty-enters-into-force-on-wednesday-61213/

DefenceTalkA total of 18 countries filed documents Wednesday ratifying a UN treaty to regulate the $80-billion-a-year conventional arms trade. One year after the Arms Trade Treaty was adopted by the General Assembly, 31 countries have ratified it. The treaty will take effect once 50 UN member states ratify it. So far, 118 countries have signed […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eighteen-countries-ratify-un-treaty-on-arms-trade-59220/

DefenceTalkUS President Barack Obama’s administration signed a UN treaty Wednesday to track exports of firearms and other conventional weapons, offering a major boost to the pact despite opposition at home. The United States is the world’s largest exporter of conventional arms, accounting for 30 percent of the $90 billion global industry. The landmark treaty aims […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-biggest-exporter-signs-landmark-un-arms-treaty-49212/

DefenceTalkItaly’s parliament on Wednesday ratified the UN’s Arms Trade Treaty, which is intended to stop arms supplies to countries at war or that abuse human rights. The treaty was adopted by the United Nations in April to regulate the $80 billion (59 billion euros) annual trade in conventional arms and stop supplies to states where […]https://www.defencetalk.com/italy-becomes-first-eu-state-to-ratify-un-arms-treaty-49214/

DefenceTalkUS Secretary of State John Kerry will sign the first global treaty to regulate the $80 billion annual trade in conventional arms, a US official said Tuesday. Kerry on Wednesday is to sign the Arms Trade Treaty, in a bid to stem the flow of weapons used in brutal uprisings and genocide. “Following congressional notifications […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-sign-global-treaty-on-conventional-arms-trade-49192/