Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 A Fatal Relationship: Guns and Deaths in Latin America and the Caribbean -- Introduction -- Firearm homicides: an overview -- Unpacking patterns and trends -- Types and origins of firearms used in homicides -- Mapping an agenda for future research -- Conclusion -- ch. 2 When Business Gets Bloody: State Policy and Drug Violence -- Introduction -- Drug violence in the Americas: actors, violence, and state responses -- Mexico -- Central America's Northern Triangle -- Rio de Janeiro -- Conclusion -- ch. 3 A Matter of Survival: Non-lethal Firearm Violence -- Introduction -- Non-lethal gun violence in perspective -- Assessing the scale and scope of non-lethal firearm violence -- Challenges to non-fatal injury surveillance -- Conclusion -- ch. 4 Blue Skies and Dark Clouds: Kazakhstan and Small Arms -- Introduction -- A safe haven under threat? -- Civilian small arms: under control, in demand -- Still secret: small arms and the state --

Contents note continued: Conclusion -- ch. 5 Between State and Non-state: Somallland's Emerging Security Order -- Introduction -- Setting the stage: small arms and (in)security in Somaliland -- Political violence -- Criminal violence and local (in)security -- Communal violence -- Conclusion -- Photo Essay. Troubled Waters: Somall Piracy -- ch. 6 Escalation at Sea: Somali Piracy and Private Security Companies -- Introduction -- Somali piracy in context -- Aimed guards at sea -- Conclusion -- ch. 7 Precedent in the Making: The UN Meeting of Governmental Experts -- Introduction -- The MGE: a short history -- The MGE -- Marking -- Record-keeping -- Cooperation in tracing -- National frameworks -- Regional cooperation -- International assistance and capacity-building -- Conclusion -- ch. 8 Piece by Piece: Authorized Transfers of Parts and Accessories -- Introduction -- Terms and definitions -- Estimating the international small arms trade --

Contents note continued: Transfers of parts for small arms and light weapons -- Accessories for small arms and light weapons -- Conclusion -- ch. 9 Point by Point: Trends in Transparency -- Introduction -- The Transparency Barometer -- Unpacking the seven parameters: national practices -- Conclusion -- ch. 10 Surveying the Battlefield: Illicit Arms in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia -- Introduction -- Use of terms -- War weapons: unpacking the data -- Illicit small arms and light weapons in Iraq -- Illicit small arms and light weapons in Afghanistan -- Illicit small arms and Somalia -- Conclusion.