Alfredo Malaret

Associate Research Assistant

Alfredo Malaret

Alfredo Malaret is an Associate Research Assistant with the SIPRI Dual-Use and Arms Trade Control Programme. Alfredo is currently conducting research on the collection, reporting, and analysis of data regarding illicit arms flows. His research aims to contribute to measuring the attainment of Target 16.4 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which, inter alia, aims to “…significantly reduce illicit … arms flows… and combat all forms of organized crime.” Currently he is completing a Master's in Public Affairs at Brown University.

Prior to joining SIPRI, Alfredo served at the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC). During his time in the UN, Alfredo was tasked with strengthening the forensic ballistics capabilities of regional Member States and developing a profile of illicit ammunition proliferation and use. He had previously worked for SIPRI, contributing to the mapping of cooperation and assistance activities relevant to the implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty. Earlier in his career, Alfredo conducted field research documenting the Revolutionary Movement Tupac-Amaru insurgency.

Subject expertise

Armed violence, sustainable development, public security, disarmament, arms trade control, forensic ballistics, tracing

Regional expertise

Latin America and the Caribbean

Languages

Spanish, English

Education

BA in Political Sciences, Fairleigh Dickinson University; MA in International Relations with a concentration in Development Policy and International Security Studies, Penn State University; MA in Public Affairs with a specialization in Policy Analysis, Brown University (Candidate 2019).

Citizenship

Venezuela

SIPRI AND PARTNER PUBLICATIONS

Measuring Illicit Arms and Financial Flows: Improving the Assessment of Sustainable Development Goal 16 (SIPRI, Stockholm: July 2019)
Bromley, M. and Malaret, A., ATT-related Activities in Latin America and the Caribbean: Identifying Gaps and Improving Coordination (February 2017)

External publications

Profiling Ammunition Seized at Border Controls and Recovered from Crime Scenes Across Latin America and the Caribbean. Briefing Paper I: The Dominican Republic Case Study and Methodology, UNLIREC (June 2018)
Firearms and Ammunition Evidence Management Course – Training Manual, UNLIREC (Dec 2017)
Stray Bullets II: Media Analysis of Cases of Stray Bullets in Latin America and the Caribbean (2014–2015), Available in English and Spanish, UNLIREC (June 2016)