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It argues that traditional arms control often follows conflict resolution, whereas an early warning approach would identify 'excessive and destabilising' accumulations of weapons before violence erupts. The author proposes a five-element early warning process—information gathering, sharing, analysis, risk identification, and strategic response—and suggests specific monitoring targets such as smuggling networks and state-owned stocks. Using Southern Africa as a primary example, the text highlights the spread of weapons from conflict zones like Angola and Mozambique into neighboring states and advocates for regional cooperation, such as that seen between South Africa and Mozambique in destroying arms caches. 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It specifically highlights the 'go-to' think tanks through a selection process involving peer nominations and expert panels, resulting in a list of the top 10 and top 30 think tanks globally (excluding the US), as well as a separate ranking of the top 30 US-based institutions. 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