ANALISA PERDAGANGAN SENJATA ILLEGAL DI TIMUR TENGAH TERHADAP STABILITAS KEAMANAN REGIONAL TIMUR TENGAH

Illicit Arms Trade has been a serious threat towards Middle East regional security, The amount of illegal weapons circulating is enhancing the ability of extremist group to conduct act of terrorism and violence. Weak regulation and control by Middle East countries led to the vast amount of illegal arms trade in Middle East. The result of illegal arms trade is also contributing to destabilize the regional security of Middle East. Some conflict in Middle East is using illegal weapons, such as chemical weapon that significantly boast the number of security risk and humanitarian security. Thus, the control of arms and weapon should be improved, and countries in Middle East should join forces on combating illicit Arms Trade in Middle East. One way to improve the control is by building a regional organization in which this organization is responsible for the amount of weapon and arms that circulating in Middle East. These means come with a hope to minimalize the threat of illicit arms trade and improve the regonal security stability of Middle East. This article tries to explani the effect of Illicit Arms Trade towards Middle East Security Stability. This research found that Illicit Arms Trade was in fact has its effect towards the regional security of Middle East through the usage of illegal arms in numbers of Middle Eastern Conflict that worsen the conflict.