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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The global arms trade has been a major concern as the international transfer of arms between states could lead to wars, crimes against humanity and contribute to serious violations of international human rights. | The global arms trade has been a major concern as the international transfer of arms between states could lead to wars, crimes against humanity and contribute to serious violations of international human rights. | ||
| − | The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) conducts research on arms transfers between regions and states aimed at increasing the fundamental understanding of the impact of arms transfers and to support policymaking. | + | The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) conducts research on arms transfers between regions and states aimed at increasing the fundamental understanding of the impact of arms transfers and to support policymaking. SIPRI aims to contribute to greater transparency in the global arms trade to ensure responsible international arms transfers, hence helping to prevent violent conflict, alleviate tensions and warn about potentially destabilizing arms accumulations. Based on the latest publication by SIPRI in 2017, a rising trend is observed in the volume of international transfers of major weapons, with the highest volume of arm transfers recorded between 2013 to 2017, since 1990 [1]. Research conducted by SIPRI also shows that the global arms trade industry is continuing to export weapons into for deadly armed conflicts. [2] |
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==Motivation and Objectives== | ==Motivation and Objectives== | ||
| − | Our project aims to identify the trends and patterns in the international arms transfers at the regional and country levels and to | + | Based on the Global Peace Index 2018 published by the Institute for Economics and Peace, we have identified the countries with 'Low' and 'Very Low Peace' global peace index. [3] |
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| + | Our project aims to identify the trends and patterns in the international arms transfers at the regional and country levels for these countries and we wish to explore the arms trade dependencies of these countries with other countries. We also aim to explore the major importers and exporters of arms weapons and to find out the relationships between the global arm importers and exporters. Our team is motivated to design a dynamic and interactive dashboard to provide students and policymakers a better understanding and holistic view of the global arms trade. | ||
Through our analysis, we hope to address the following: <br> | Through our analysis, we hope to address the following: <br> | ||
'''1) To explore the arms imports at regional and country level''' <br> | '''1) To explore the arms imports at regional and country level''' <br> | ||
| − | We want to observe | + | We want to observe the trends in the global arms imports, find out the countries and regions with the highest arm imports and also identify if there are any unusual patterns in the global arm transfers over the years. <br> |
'''2) To explore the arm trade dependencies between countries''' <br> | '''2) To explore the arm trade dependencies between countries''' <br> | ||
| − | We would like to explore the chord diagram and network | + | We would like to explore the chord diagram and network chart to find out the exchange of arms transfer between countries. <br> |
'''3) Analyse the top exporters of arms''' <br> | '''3) Analyse the top exporters of arms''' <br> | ||
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'''4) Explore the arms imports with the economic and population indicators''' <br> | '''4) Explore the arms imports with the economic and population indicators''' <br> | ||
| − | Our group | + | Our group wishes to find out if there is a relationship between the economic and population indicators with the arms imports of countries. |
==Data Sources== | ==Data Sources== | ||
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| Demographics || Detailed listing of World Economic and Population Indicators || https://www.worldbank.org/ | | Demographics || Detailed listing of World Economic and Population Indicators || https://www.worldbank.org/ | ||
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| − | | Demographics || Detailed listing of Global Peace Index of Countries || | + | | Demographics || Detailed listing of Global Peace Index of Countries || http://economicsandpeace.org/ |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | [1] | + | [1] Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. https://www.sipri.org/research/armament-and-disarmament/arms-transfers-and-military-spending/international-arms-transfers<br /> |
| − | [2] | + | [2] Amnesty International. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2017/09/killer-facts-the-scale-of-the-global-arms-trade/<br /> |
| − | + | [3] The Institute for Economics and Peace. http://visionofhumanity.org/indexes/global-peace-index/ | |
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Towards Greater Transparency for the Global Arms Trade
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Overview
The global arms trade has been a major concern as the international transfer of arms between states could lead to wars, crimes against humanity and contribute to serious violations of international human rights. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) conducts research on arms transfers between regions and states aimed at increasing the fundamental understanding of the impact of arms transfers and to support policymaking. SIPRI aims to contribute to greater transparency in the global arms trade to ensure responsible international arms transfers, hence helping to prevent violent conflict, alleviate tensions and warn about potentially destabilizing arms accumulations. Based on the latest publication by SIPRI in 2017, a rising trend is observed in the volume of international transfers of major weapons, with the highest volume of arm transfers recorded between 2013 to 2017, since 1990 [1]. Research conducted by SIPRI also shows that the global arms trade industry is continuing to export weapons into for deadly armed conflicts. [2]
Trend in International Arms Transfers,1978 to 2017
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Motivation and Objectives
Based on the Global Peace Index 2018 published by the Institute for Economics and Peace, we have identified the countries with 'Low' and 'Very Low Peace' global peace index. [3]
Our project aims to identify the trends and patterns in the international arms transfers at the regional and country levels for these countries and we wish to explore the arms trade dependencies of these countries with other countries. We also aim to explore the major importers and exporters of arms weapons and to find out the relationships between the global arm importers and exporters. Our team is motivated to design a dynamic and interactive dashboard to provide students and policymakers a better understanding and holistic view of the global arms trade.
Through our analysis, we hope to address the following:
1) To explore the arms imports at regional and country level
We want to observe the trends in the global arms imports, find out the countries and regions with the highest arm imports and also identify if there are any unusual patterns in the global arm transfers over the years.
2) To explore the arm trade dependencies between countries
We would like to explore the chord diagram and network chart to find out the exchange of arms transfer between countries.
3) Analyse the top exporters of arms
For a particular region or country, we would like to find out which are the top exporters supplying arms and find out the trends in the arms suppliers across the years.
4) Explore the arms imports with the economic and population indicators
Our group wishes to find out if there is a relationship between the economic and population indicators with the arms imports of countries.
Data Sources
| Type | Description | Source |
| Demographics | Detailed Listing of total trend-indicator value (TIV) of a country arms imports or exports, broken down by supplier, recipient | |
| Demographics | Detailed listing of World Economic and Population Indicators | https://www.worldbank.org/ |
| Demographics | Detailed listing of Global Peace Index of Countries | http://economicsandpeace.org/ |
Tools and Packages
• treemap
• d3treeR
• dplyr
• tidyverse
• tidyr
• ggplot2
• tidyr
• rsconnect
• htmltools
• htmlwidgets
• metricsgraphics
• RColorBrewer
• shiny
• flexdashboard
• networkD3
• visNetwork
• plotly
• janitor
References
[1] Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. https://www.sipri.org/research/armament-and-disarmament/arms-transfers-and-military-spending/international-arms-transfers
[2] Amnesty International. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2017/09/killer-facts-the-scale-of-the-global-arms-trade/
[3] The Institute for Economics and Peace. http://visionofhumanity.org/indexes/global-peace-index/
