Publication lists

Reports

Picard, Michael and Colby Goodman. 2025. Under the Radar: Corruption’s Role in Fuelling Arms Diversion. London: Transparency International Defence & Security. April.

 

Transparency International Defense & Security. 2024. Dangerously Diluted: Corruption’s role in fuelling arms diversion. London: Transparency International Defence & Security. June.

Goodman, Colby. 2024. Blissfully Blind: The New US Push for Defense Industrial Collaboration With Partner Countries and its Corruption Risks. London: Transparency International Defence & Security. April.

Picard, Michael and Colby Goodman. 2022. Hidden Costs: US Private Military and Security Companies and the Risks of Corruption and Conflict. Washington DC: Transparency International – Defence & Security. August.

Picard, Michael, Paul Holtom, and Fiona Mangan. 2019. Trade Update 2019: Examining South-east Asia. Small Arms Survey, the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva. November.

 

Chapters

Picard, Michael. 2025. ‘Illicit Firearms, Organized Crime, and Illegal Economies in Southeast Asia.’ Chapter in Bright, David. Illicit firearm markets and organised crime: Global, regional and local perspectives. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Picard, Michael, Olena Shumska, and Aaron Karp. 2021. ‘The Global Small Arms Trade and Diversions at Transfer.’ Chapter in Esparza, David Perez et al. Gun Trafficking and Violence: From the Global Network to the Local Security Challenge. London: Palgrave Macmillan – St Antony’s Series.

Picard, Michael. 2021. ‘Small Arms Proliferation Challenges and Solutions in South and Southeast Asia.’ Chapter in Esparza, David Perez et al. Gun Trafficking and Violence: From the Global Network to the Local Security Challenge. London: Palgrave Macmillan – St Antony’s Series.

 

Commentary & Opinions

Picard, Michael, Jorge Delgado Golusda and Andrei Serbin Pont. 2025. ‘What A Corrupt Police Network in the Dominican Republic Reveals About Arms Trafficking.’ Just Security. March 24.

Picard, Michael. 2025. ‘In Gaza, Trump Embraces Private Military Contractors.’ InkStick Media. March 12.

Picard, Michael. 2025. ‘A plane crash reveals US military contractor activity in the Philippines.’ LinkedIn Pulse (self-published). February 17.

Picard, Michael. 2024. ‘Tracking the leakage of German assault rifles in Philippines.’ Asia Times. December 14.

Picard, Michael. 2024. ‘China, Scam Centers, and National Security in the Philippines.’ InkStick Media. 4 September.

Picard, Michael. 2024. ‘Wildlife and weapons trafficking converge in Southeast Asia.’ East Asia Forum. 31 July.

Picard, Michael. 2024. ‘An American Mercenary Resurfaces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.’ InkStick Media. 29 February.

Picard, Michael. 2023. ‘Thailand’s Mall Shooting Shows That Authorities Must Address Online Black Markets.’ The Diplomat. 7 October.

Picard, Michael. 2023. ‘Private Military and Security Companies Are A Homegrown Threat.’ InkStick Media. 25 April.

Picard, Michael. 2021. In Haiti, a glimpse of a mercenary industry enabled by weak regulation. London: Transparency International – Defence & Security. 23 July.

Picard, Michael. 2020. ‘The troubling trends underlying Thailand’s mass shooting.’ Channel News Asia. 17 February.

Picard, Michael. 2019. ‘Weaponized AI in Southeast Asia: In Sight Yet out of Mind.’ The Diplomat. 6 July.

Picard, Michael. 2019. ‘New Zealand tragedy response is a gun control masterclass.’ Australian National University, Crawford School of Public Policy. Asia & the Pacific Policy Society. 29 March.

Picard, Michael. 2019. ‘Uncovering the dangerous subculture behind gun violence in Thailand.’ Channel News Asia. 12 March.