Domestic corruption – Compendium of Arms Trade Corruption

Fraudulent Contracts for Peter the Great Cruiser Overhaul

July 2, 2018December 11, 2018 Xiaodon L. Liang 0 Comment embezzlement, fake contracts, price padding, Russia, shell companies

Introduction As Russia seeks to rearm and modernize its military, one of the biggest obstacles it faces is the endemic

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Brazil’s DCNS Submarine Contract

July 21, 2017December 4, 2018 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 0 Comment agents, Brazil, bribery, DCNS, France, offsets, political finance, submarines

Introduction Operation Car Wash (“Lava Jato”), the sprawling investigation into public-sector corruption that brought down Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, is

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Nigeria’s Armsgate Scandal

May 5, 2017November 29, 2018 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 0 Comment embezzlement, fake contracts, Nigeria, off-budget spending, shell companies

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

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The Boeing Tanker Case

May 5, 2017November 29, 2018 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 2 Comments benefits in kind, Boeing, conflict of interest, manipulation of selection process, price padding, USA

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

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China’s Crackdown on Military Corruption

May 5, 2017December 11, 2018 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 1 Comment bribery, China, embezzlement

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

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Chile’s Milicogate Scandal

May 5, 2017November 29, 2018 Xiaodon L. Liang 0 Comment bribery, Chile, embezzlement, fake contracts, off-budget spending

Introduction Chile has an unusual method for funding arms purchases: a 10% levy on export revenues from the state copper