3 - THE ARMS TRADE TREATY: DIVERSION ANALYSIS FRAMEWORK

The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. [...] THE INTERPLAY OF THE KEY ELEMENTS OF THE DIVERSION ANALYSIS FRAMEWORK The DAF is composed of the interplay between • Points of diversion refer to the stages four elements and their subcategories (see throughout the transfer chain and the life graph 1). [...] THE OTTERLOO INCIDENT AND be utilized to map, disaggregate, and summarize DIVERSION-ENABLING FACTORS the interplay between the diversion-enabling factors, the points of diversion, methods used at the points of diversion, and the role of The following example, known as the ‘Otterloo different actors. [...] The arms dealers involved in this case were able to successfully employ 11 The description of the Otterloo incident in this section is based on the following sources: Report of the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States on the Diversion of Nicaraguan Arms to the United Defense Forces of Colombia, 6 January 2003, ; Aliaume. [...] The gravity and complexity of the challenge underscores the importance of the role of sanctions committees and panels of experts and the significance of timely reporting and the issuing of Implementation Assistance Notices with information on deceptive tactics used to evade sanctions.