Editorial
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Imatge: armscontrol
The need to be radical, getting to the roots
Rafael GrasaIt is often said, with a contemptuous or condescending tone, that people and groups that –from academia, institutions or social movements– struggle to build peace are utopian. And undoubtedly we are, but in a particular sense: we often seek that which does not fully exist yet anywhere (as it is expressed by the etymology of the word), but we are never chimerical nor seekers of the impossible. What is sought is possible and probable, with differing degrees of likelihood.
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Introduction
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Negotiating the Arms Trade Treaty
Xavier AlcaldeAt the International Conference in July 2012, states will be the key players who must negotiate the Arms Trade Treaty. Nevertheless, at the International Catalan Institute for Peace (ICIP), we wanted to focus on the activists, because, as stated by García Moritán in the main interview in this issue, ‘without civil society, there will be no treaty’. Indeed, pressure from NGOs is a prerequisite for the success of such a process. That is why here we are proposing a sample of activists who are behind the campaign: who they are, how they work, why they got involved and, in short, what they intend to achieve.
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Central Articles
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United for an effective Arms Trade Treaty
Yasmín Espinoza Goecke -
From 4077 M*A*S*H to 2012 UN-ATT
Øistein Moskvil Thorsen -
Arms Control and Civil Society: Some Retrospect
Midori Natsuki -
Africa needs a Robust Arms Trade Treaty
Joseph Dube
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Finding out more
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10 online resources about the ATT
Many of them are websites offering different kinds of reliable and detailed information about the ATT negotiation process. This section contains the 10 we consider to be the most important.
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Interview
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Roberto García Moritán, chairman of the Global Arms Trade Treaty Diplomatic Conference
Eugènia RieraWith a professional career focused on international security issues and disarmament spanning nearly 40 years, Argentine ambassador Roberto García Moritán now has the privilege to chair the Global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) meetings and to preside over the Diplomatic Conference in New York in July. We spoke to him about the benefits that the ATT will entail and about the difficulties that have hampered the long process leading to its approval.
Platform
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Syria: almost everything, except good news
Pablo Aguiar -
An Arab world without a model
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