NICOLAS FLORQUIN

Refereed articles:

Florquin, Nicolas. 2014. ‘Arms Prices and Conflict Onset: Insights from Lebanon and Syria.’ European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, Vol. 20, No. 3. May, pp. 323–41. 

Tartir, Alaa and Nicolas Florquin. 2021. ‘Urban Peace-building through Community-based Initiatives to Control SALWs in Libya.’ Policy Commentary. Journal of Illicit Economies and Development, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 99–103.

Florquin, Nicolas. 2021. ‘Gun Violence: Insights from International Research.’ Global Crime, Vol. 22, No.4, November, pp. 288–311.

Desmarais, André, Anne-Séverine Fabre, Benjamin Jongleux, Glenn Lawrence, Denis Werner, and Nicolas Florquin. 2022. ‘Monitoring Illicit Ammunition through the Ballistics Datasets of four European Countries.’ Forensic Science International. Vol. 330, No. 111133.

Langlois, Fiona, Damien Rhumorbarbe, Denis Werner, Nicolas Florquin, Stefano Caneppele, and Quentin Rossy. 2022. ‘International Weapons Trafficking from the United States of America: A Crime Script Analysis of the Means of Transportation.’ Global Crime.

Schaufelbuelh, Stefan, Nicolas Florquin, Denis Werner, and Olivier Delémont. 2024. ‘The emergence of 3D-printed firearms: An analysis of media and law enforcement reports.’ Forensic Science International: Synergy.

Sobers, Natasha, […] Nicolas Florquin, […] and Simon G. Anderson. 2025. ‘Firearm-related violence in the Caribbean is a complex systemic issue: how do we move towards a solution?’ The Lancet Regional Health–Americas. Vol. 52.

Book chapters:

Demetriou, Spyros and Nicolas Florquin. 2003. ‘Dangerous Supply: Small Arms and Conflict in the Republic of Georgia.’ In Small Arms Survey. Small Arms Survey 2003: Development Denied. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 190–213.

Florquin, Nicolas and Christina Wille. 2004. ‘A Common Tool: Firearms, Crime, and Violence.’ In Small Arms Survey. Small Arms Survey 2004: Rights at Risk. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 173–211.

Florquin, Nicolas and Stéphanie Pézard. 2005. ‘Insurgency, Disarmament and Insecurity in Northern Mali.’ In Florquin and Berman, eds. Armed and Aimless: Armed Groups, Guns, and Human Security in the ECOWAS Region. Geneva: Small Arms Survey, pp. 46–77.

Khakee, Anna with Nicolas Florquin. 2005. ‘Sourcing the Tools of War: Small Arms Transfers to Conflict Zones.’ In Small Arms Survey. Small Arms Survey 2005: Weapons at War. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 158–77.

Bevan, James and Nicolas Florquin. 2006. ‘Few Options but the Gun: Angry Young Men.’ In Small Arms Survey. Small Arms Survey 2006: Unfinished Business. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 294–321.

Florquin, Nicolas. 2006. ‘The Instrument Matters: Assessing the Costs of Small Arms Violence.’ In Small Arms Survey. Small Arms Survey 2006: Unfinished Business. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 188–213. 

Florquin, Nicolas and Louisa Lombard. 2006. ‘Perspectives de contrôle de la prolifération des armes légères.’ In Eric G. Berman, ed. La République Centrafricaine: Une Etude de Cas sur les Armes Légères et les Conflits. Special Report. Geneva: Small Arms Survey. 

Florquin, Nicolas and Stéphanie Pézard. 2007. ‘Armed Violence in Burundi: Conflict and Post-conflict Bujumbura.’ In Small Arms Survey. Small Arms Survey 2007: Guns and the City. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 196–225. 

Florquin, Nicolas with Pascal Bongard and Emilia Richard. 2010. ‘Options for Engagement: Armed Groups and Humanitarian Norms.’ In Small Arms Survey. Small Arms Survey 2010: Groups, Gangs, and Guns. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 304–33.

Florquin, Nicolas. 2011. ‘A Booming Business: Private Security Companies and Small Arms.’ In Small Arms Survey. Small Arms Survey 2011: States of Security. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 101–33.

Florquin, Nicolas. 2012. ‘Escalation at Sea: Somali Piracy and Private Security Companies.’ In Small Arms Survey. Small Arms Survey 2012: Moving Target. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 190–217. 

Florquin, Nicolas. 2013. ‘Price Watch: Arms and Ammunition at Illicit Markets.’ In Small Arms Survey. Small Arms Survey 2013: Everyday Dangers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 250–81. 

Florquin, Nicolas. 2014. ‘Armed Actors: A New Subject of Research.’ In Batchelor and Kenkel, eds. Controlling Small Arms: Consolidation, Innovation and Relevance in Research and Policy. London: Routledge, pp. 102–17. 

Florquin, Nicolas and Jonah Leff. 2014. ‘Across Conflict Zones: Ammunition Profiling.’ In Small Arms Survey. Small Arms Survey 2014: Women and Guns. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 178–210. 

Debelle, Raymond and Nicolas Florquin. 2015. ‘Waning Cohesion: The Rise and Fall of the FDLR-FOCA.’ In Small Arms Survey. Small Arms Survey 2015: Weapons and the World. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 188–215. 

Florquin, Nicolas. 2018. ‘Understanding the Trade in Small Arms: Key Concepts.’ In Jenzen-Jones and Schroeder, eds. An Introductory Guide to the Identification of Small Arms, Light Weapons, and Associated Ammunition. Handbook. Geneva: Small Arms Survey.

Florquin, Nicolas and André Desmarais. 2018. ‘Lethal Legacies: Illicit Firearms and Terrorism in France.’ In Nils Duquet, ed. Triggering Terror: Illicit Gun Markets and Firearms Acquisition of Terrorist Networks in Europe. Brussels: Flemish Peace Institute, pp. 171–237.

Desmarais, André and Nicolas Florquin. 2022. ‘Trafic d’armes à feu et de munitions: situation internationale.’ In Galluser, Alain et al. Traces d’armes à feu : Expertise des armes et des éléments de munitions dans l'investigation criminelle. Lausanne: Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes.

Florquin, Nicolas and Peter Squires. 2022. ‘Weapon Use.’ In Atkinson, Rowland and Tammy Ayres, eds. Shades of Deviance: A Primer on Crime, Deviance and Social Harm. Second Edition. London: Routledge.

Florquin, Nicolas, Simon Anderson, Anne-Séverine Fabre, Callixtus Joseph, and Joy St John. 2025. ‘Not Just a Ballistic Affair: Firearms Trafficking, Violence, and Crime in the Caribbean.’ In Bright, David. Illicit Firearms Markets and Organized Crime: Global, Regional, and Local Perspectives. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Books and reports:

Khakee, Anna and Nicolas Florquin. 2003. Kosovo and the Gun: A Baseline Assessment of Small Arms and Light Weapons in Kosovo. Special Report. Geneva: UNDP and Small Arms Survey. June. 

Florquin, Nicolas and Eric Berman, eds. 2005. Armed and Aimless: Armed Groups, Guns, and Human Security in the ECOWAS Region. Geneva: Small Arms Survey.

Pézard, Stéphanie and Nicolas Florquin. 2007. Small Arms in Burundi: Disarming the Civilian Population in Peacetime. Special Report. Bujumbura and Geneva: Ligue Iteka, Oxfam-Novib, Small Arms Survey, and UNDP. 

Butchart, Alexander, David Brown, A. Khanh-Huynh, Phaedra Corso, Nicolas Florquin, and Robert Muggah. 2008. Manual for Estimating the Economic Cost of Injuries due to Interpersonal and Self-directed Violence. Geneva: World Health Organization.

Florquin, Nicolas, Dauren Aben, and Takhmina Karimova. 2012. Blue Skies and Dark Clouds: Kazakhstan and Small Arms. Occasional Paper. Geneva: Small Arms Survey. 

Florquin, Nicolas and Benjamin King. 2018. From Legal to Lethal: Converted Firearms in Europe. Report. Geneva: Small Arms Survey. April. 

Florquin, Nicolas, Sigrid Lipott, and Francis Wairagu. 2019. Weapons Compass: Mapping Illicit Small Arms Flows in Africa. Report. Addis Ababa and Geneva: African Union Commission and Small Arms Survey. 

Florquin, Nicolas, Elodie Hainard, and Benjamin Jongleux. 2020. Trade Update 2020: An Eye on Ammunition Transfers to Africa. Report. Geneva: Small Arms Survey. December. 

Florquin, Nicolas, Hafez AbuAdwan, Gergely Hideg, and Alaa Tartir. 2022. Perceptions, Vulnerabilities, and Prevention: Violent Extremism Threats Assessment in the Southern Libya Borderlands: Geneva and Addis Ababa: Small Arms Survey and United Nations Development Programme. 

Fabre, Anne-Séverine, Nicolas Florquin, Aaron Karp, and Matt Schroeder. 2023. Weapons Compass: The Caribbean Firearms Study. Report. Port of Spain and Geneva: CARICOM IMPACS and Small Arms Survey.

Agard, Joeleita, Simon Anderson, Anne-Séverine Fabre, Maria Garcia-Joseph, Katrina Norville, Matt Schroeder, Callixtus Joseph, and Nicolas Florquin. 2025. Pathway to Policy: Firearms Trafficking and Public Health in the Caribbean. Port of Spain, Cave Hill, and Geneva: CARICOM IMPACS, Caribbean Public Health Agency, GA-CDRC at The University of the West Indies, and Small Arms Survey.

Schroeder, Matt, Maryna Maleoniuk, Taras Fedirko, Gergely Hideg, Viktoriia Voronina, Vadym Chernysh, Aline Shaban, and Nicolas Florquin. 2025. Weapons Compass: Proliferation and Control of Arms and Ammunition in Wartime Ukraine. Geneva and Kyiv: Small Arms Survey and Center for Security Studies ‘CENSS’.

Other publications:

Potter, William C. and Nicolas Florquin. 2002. ‘The Different Faces of Nuclear Terrorism.’ Yaderny Kontrol Digest, Vol. 8, Nos. 1–2, pp. 25–26. 

Florquin, Nicolas and Shelly O’Neill Stoneman. 2004. ‘A House Isn’t a Home without a Gun’: SALW Survey of the Republic of Montenegro. APD 23. Belgrade: SEESAC. 

Florquin, Nicolas and Sani Ali. 2004. Projet Pilote de Collecte d’Armes Illicites et d’Appui au Développement Durable de l’Arrondissement de N’Guigmi: Rapport d’Evaluation. Niamey: UNDP and Republic of Niger. 

Florquin, Nicolas and Elisabeth Decrey Warner. 2008. ‘Engaging Non-state Armed Groups or Listing Terrorists? Implications for the Arms Control Community.’ Disarmament Forum, Vol. 1, pp. 17–25.

Florquin, Nicolas, Karina Lynge, and Klaus Ljørring Pedersen. 2009. ‘Beyond Weapons Collection: Promoting Safe and Responsible SA/LW Management.’ Journal of Mine Action, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 1–6.

Florquin, Nicolas. 2014. ‘Documenting Weapons in Situations of Armed Conflict.’ Research Note No. 42. Geneva: Small Arms Survey.

Florquin, Nicolas, Moncef Kartas, and Irene Pavesi. 2014. Searching for Stability: Perceptions of Security, Justice, and Firearms in Libya. Security Assessment in North Africa Issue Brief No. 1. Geneva: Small Arms Survey.

Florquin, Nicolas and Irene Pavesi. 2015. Voicing Concern: Surveying People’s Priorities in Violent Settings. Issue Brief No. 15. Commissioned by the World Humanitarian Summit Secretariat. Geneva: Small Arms Survey. 

Florquin, Nicolas and Claudia Seymour. 2016. Down, but Not Out: The FDLR in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Research Note No. 56. Geneva: Small Arms Survey.

Florquin, Nicolas, ed. 2016. ‘Gender-based Violence Interventions: Opportunities for Innovation.’ Gap Analysis. Humanitarian Innovation Fund. Cardiff: ELRHA. 

Florquin, Nicolas. 2018. ‘Les filières multiples du trafic des armes légères.’ Diplomatie, Vol. 92. May–June.

Florquin, Nicolas. 2019. ‘Linking P/CVE & Illicit Arms Flows in Africa.’ RESOLVE Network Policy Note. Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace. November.

Schroeder, Matt, Nicolas Florquin, Gergely Hideg, and Olena Shumska. 2019. Small Arms Trafficking: Perceptions of Security and Radicalization in Ukraine. Restricted Assessment. Geneva and Kyiv: Small Arms Survey and Ministry for Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons. August. 

Jongleux, Benjamin and Nicolas Florquin. 2020. Monitoring the Response to Converted Firearms in Europe. Brussels: EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium. October.

LeBrun, Emile, André Desmarais, Kheira Djouhri, and Nicolas Florquin. 2022. Extracting Evidence: Opportunities and Obstacles in Assessing the Gendered Impacts of Diverted Ammunition. Briefing Paper. Geneva: Small Arms Survey. May.

Schroeder, Matt, Nicolas Florquin, Anne-Séverine Fabre, and Andrea Varisco. 2023. Privately made Firearms in the European Union. Project INSIGHT research report. Brussels and Geneva: Flemish Peace Institute and Small Arms Survey.

Fabre, Anne-Séverine, Nicolas Florquin and Matt Schroeder. 2023. Illicit Firearms Ammunition and Other Explosive Munitions in the European Union. Project INSIGHT research report. Brussels and Geneva: Flemish Peace Institute and Small Arms Survey.

Yarina, Yulia and Nicolas Florquin. 2024. ‘Dangerous Devices: Privately Made Firearms in the Caribbean.’ Situation Update. Geneva: Small Arms Survey.

Shaban, Aline with Nicolas Florquin. 2024. ‘Beyond the factory: addressing craft and privately manufactured small arms and light weapons in the UNPoA.’ Small Arms Monitor, Reaching Critical Will, Vol. 12, No. 2.

Florquin, Nicolas and Victor de Oliveira. 2025. ‘The Authorized Trade in Small Arms: Latin America from a Global Perspective.’ Situation Update. Geneva: Small Arms Survey.