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In this chapter we present the main characteristics and problems involved in the study of the arms trade: product … definition and data, strategic aspects of the arms trade and regulation. We illustrate these aspects using the latest theoretical … and empirical literature on arms trade. The papers reviewed illustrate the complexity involved in studying the arms trade …