Samuel Perlo-Freeman – Page 2 – Compendium of Arms Trade Corruption

Angolagate

Introduction The Angolagate scandal rocked the French political world when it came to light in 1999. It revealed a plot

Introduction Most corruption in arms procurement takes the form of bribes or kickbacks. In return for being awarded an arms

Introduction The U.S. defense acquisition system’s “revolving door” is legendary, but few cases of officials performing favors in exchange for

Introduction The practice of buying and selling military positions and ranks has a long history, even if today it is

Introduction Shortly after joining NATO in 1999, both the Czech Republic and Hungary started procurement processes to acquire new major

Introduction In the decade following the late-1990s, a network of intrepid fraudsters sold fake bomb detectors worth tens of millions

Introduction The Greek military has consistently enjoyed strong fiscal support from the central budget much to the envy of its

Introduction Corruption is a persistent problem in Indian arms procurement, on both a petty and a grand scale. In the

Introduction A car bomb explosion in Karachi, Pakistan, on May 8, 2002, killed fourteen people, including 11 French nationals, employees

Introduction After a North Korean submarine sank the South Korean naval frigate ROKS Cheonan in March 2010, the Republic of