Introduction

The arms trade is interesting because it is where foreign policy concerns such as security, human rights and international order interact most directly with economic concerns such as trade, jobs and profits. The control of arms exports remains a matter of policy concern both within countries and within multilateral organisations. This Conference Volume contains a set of papers presented at the June 1999 Conference at Middlesex University Business School on the Arms Trade Security and Conflict. The Conference marked the end of a 4-year ESRC-funded project on the Arms Trade. A full description of the project and other papers produced are available at https://carecon.org.uk/Armsproduction.