Kirk Jackson
Kirk Jackson is an anti-militarist campaigner, and has been involved with various campaigns over the last 20 years. He currently works for Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT).
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Monday, April 29, 2013 15:02 - 16 Comments
Analysis">The Arms Trade Treaty: A historic and momentous failure Analysis
Earlier this month, the UN’s adoption of an Arms Trade Treaty was celebrated as a historic success by Amnesty and Oxfam. Yet many campaigners now believe it could do more harm than good. Kirk Jackson reveals how a treaty that never seriously threatened the arms trade was critically weakened at the UN, and how it could actually benefit the arms industry and powerful arms-selling states.
