Pemetaan Kejahatan Transnasional Small Arms and Light Weapons Trade

Abstract

The Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) trade is one of the most lucrative forms of transnational crime. War and conflict will always exist throughout human history, and to win a war, weapons are needed, so there will always be a market for SALW, especially in conflict-prone or politically unstable countries such as Somalia. Historically, the arms trade in Africa has existed since colonial times, but with the onset of the Cold War accompanied by proxy wars and the rise and fall of governments followed by civil wars, as well as the rise of globalization that provides easier access to any goods, SALW is increasingly mushrooming in Africa, especially in Somalia which is one of the most troubled and weak countries on the continent. It is undeniable that illegal weapons entering the country come from various sources and involve the cooperation of various actors or other parties smuggling into Somalia. Therefore, SALW trafficking is a transnational crime with a complex nature, which makes this phenomenon interesting to analyse in more depth. This research paper intended to explain how SLAW is in Somalia and the preventive measures Somalia and United Nations (UN) have tried to slow down or eradicate the trend of SLAW in Somalia.