Inter-American Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons Acquisitions

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arms control agreement international treaty regional security instrument

The Inter-American Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons Acquisitions is a regional arms control agreement among Organization of American States members that promotes confidence-building and security by requiring the disclosure of conventional weapons purchases and transfers.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Inter-American Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons Acquisitions canonical	2
OAS Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons Acquisitions	1
OAS Transparency Convention	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5653168 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Inter-American Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons Acquisitions
Context triple: [Treaties of the Organization of American States, hasPart, Inter-American Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons Acquisitions]

A. International Traffic in Arms Regulations
The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) are a set of U.S. government rules that control the export and import of defense-related articles, services, and technical data to safeguard national security and foreign policy interests.
B. Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition
The Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition is an international legal instrument that supplements the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime by establishing measures to prevent, combat, and trace illegal firearms and related materials.
C. NATO Joint Ballistics Memorandum of Understanding
The NATO Joint Ballistics Memorandum of Understanding is a standardized alliance agreement that harmonizes artillery and ammunition ballistic parameters among NATO member states to ensure interoperability and consistent performance.
D. Interim Agreement on Offensive Arms
The Interim Agreement on Offensive Arms was a 1972 U.S.–Soviet arms control treaty that placed limits on strategic ballistic missile arsenals as part of the early Cold War nuclear détente.
E. Protocol of Washington to the Charter of the Organization of American States
The Protocol of Washington is a 1992 amendment to the Charter of the Organization of American States that, among other changes, allows for the suspension of member states whose democratically constituted governments are overthrown.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Inter-American Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons Acquisitions
Target entity description: The Inter-American Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons Acquisitions is a regional arms control agreement among Organization of American States members that promotes confidence-building and security by requiring the disclosure of conventional weapons purchases and transfers.

A. International Traffic in Arms Regulations
The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) are a set of U.S. government rules that control the export and import of defense-related articles, services, and technical data to safeguard national security and foreign policy interests.
B. Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition
The Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition is an international legal instrument that supplements the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime by establishing measures to prevent, combat, and trace illegal firearms and related materials.
C. NATO Joint Ballistics Memorandum of Understanding
The NATO Joint Ballistics Memorandum of Understanding is a standardized alliance agreement that harmonizes artillery and ammunition ballistic parameters among NATO member states to ensure interoperability and consistent performance.
D. Interim Agreement on Offensive Arms
The Interim Agreement on Offensive Arms was a 1972 U.S.–Soviet arms control treaty that placed limits on strategic ballistic missile arsenals as part of the early Cold War nuclear détente.
E. Protocol of Washington to the Charter of the Organization of American States
The Protocol of Washington is a 1992 amendment to the Charter of the Organization of American States that, among other changes, allows for the suspension of member states whose democratically constituted governments are overthrown.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	arms control agreement ⓘ international treaty ⓘ regional security instrument ⓘ
acronym	OAS Transparency Convention ⓘ linked to: Inter-American Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons Acquisitions
administeredBy	Organization of American States ⓘ
adoptedBy	Organization of American States ⓘ
aimsTo	improve predictability in military acquisitions ⓘ prevent misunderstandings about military capabilities ⓘ
basedOn	principles of transparency and trust among states ⓘ
belongsToRegime	Inter-American security regime ⓘ linked to: Inter-American system
category	OAS convention ⓘ
complements	other OAS confidence- and security-building measures ⓘ
covers	conventional weapons ⓘ major conventional arms systems ⓘ
depository	General Secretariat of the Organization of American States ⓘ linked to: Secretariat of the Organization of American States
fullName	Inter-American Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons Acquisitions ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalArea	arms control law ⓘ international humanitarian and security law ⓘ
legalNature	legally binding treaty for its States Parties ⓘ
legalStatus	open to signature, ratification, and accession by OAS member states ⓘ
mechanism	information exchange among States Parties ⓘ standardized reporting formats ⓘ
objective	to promote transparency in conventional arms acquisitions ⓘ to reduce the risk of arms races and misperceptions ⓘ to strengthen confidence and security among states in the Americas ⓘ
primaryParties	OAS member states ⓘ
promotes	confidence-building measures in the military field ⓘ regional security cooperation ⓘ
region	Americas ⓘ
relatedTo	United Nations Register of Conventional Arms ⓘ
requires	advance notification of acquisitions of certain conventional weapons ⓘ annual reporting of exports of covered conventional weapons ⓘ annual reporting of imports of covered conventional weapons ⓘ
requiresFromStates	submission of data on conventional arms purchases ⓘ submission of data on conventional arms transfers ⓘ
scope	regional ⓘ
shortName	OAS Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons Acquisitions ⓘ linked to: Inter-American Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons Acquisitions
subjectMatter	arms transparency ⓘ confidence-building measures ⓘ conventional weapons acquisitions ⓘ
typeOfWeaponAddressed	conventional arms, not weapons of mass destruction ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Treaties of the Organization of American States → hasPart → Inter-American Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons Acquisitions ⓘ

Inter-American Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons Acquisitions → fullName → Inter-American Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons Acquisitions ⓘ

Inter-American Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons Acquisitions → shortName → OAS Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons Acquisitions ⓘ

linked to: Inter-American Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons Acquisitions

Inter-American Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons Acquisitions → acronym → OAS Transparency Convention ⓘ