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In the UN arms trade treaty (ATT) discussions, little attention has been given to understanding the range of activities and actors already involved in international assistance aimed at strengthening arms transfer controls. Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of existing assistance could help ensure that mistakes made under other instruments are not repeated and enable actors to draw on existing good practices. To this end, this paper maps out existing assistance efforts aimed at strengthening transfer controls for conventional arms, dual-use goods or small arms, and light weapons (SALW).