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[email protected] Nils Duquet Edited by in Europe www.flemishpeaceinstitute.eu The Flemish Peace Institute was founded by decree of the Flemish Parliament as an independent institute for research on peace issues. The peace Institute conducts scientific research, documents relevant information sources, and informs and advises the Flemish Parliament and the public at large on questions of peace. Edited by Co- funded by the Internal Security Fund of the European Union Nils Duquet Triggering Terror Illicit Gun Markets and Firearms Acquisition of Terrorist Networks in Europe Triggering Terror Illicit Gun Markets and Firearms Acquisition of Terrorist Networks in Europe Nils Duquet (ed.) Co- funded by the Internal Security Fund of the European Union Colophon Triggering Terror: Illicit Gun Markets and Firearms Acquisition of Terrorist Networks in Europe ISBN 9789078864905 © Flemish Peace Institute, Brussels, 17 April 2018 Project SAFTE Project SAFTE is an international research project funded by the European Commission. SAFTE stands for ‘Studying the Acquisition of illicit Firearms by Terrorists in Europe’. The research was conducted by an international network of firearms experts. Project coordination: Flemish Peace Institute Project partners: SIPRI and Scuola Universitaria Superiore Sant’Anna. Country study teams: • Flemish Peace Institute • SIPRI • Scuola Universitaria Superiore Sant’Anna. • Arquebus Solutions • Bureau Bruinsma • Small Arms Survey Project SAFTE has received funding from DG Migration and Home Affairs of the European Commission under the call for proposals to support ‘Transnational initiatives to fight trafficking in drugs and firearms’ (HOME/2015/ISFP/AG/TDFX) of the Internal Security Fund (2014-2020).