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International arms trade 

Funding the Belgian Socialist Parties

April 10, 2018November 29, 2018 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 2785 Views 0 Comment agents, Agusta, Belgium, bribery, Dassault, France, manipulation of selection process, murder, offsets, political finance, shell companies

Introduction On July 18, 1991, the retired Belgian politician André Cools, an influential Socialist figure and former deputy prime minister,

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Domestic corruption International arms trade 

Brazil’s DCNS Submarine Contract

July 21, 2017October 20, 2020 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 3269 Views 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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International arms trade 

Rolls-Royce’s Indian Jet Engine Bribes

July 21, 2017November 29, 2018 Xiaodon L. Liang 2741 Views 0 Comment agents, bribery, France, India, offsets, UK

Introduction The multi-jurisdiction investigation into Rolls-Royce’s extensive history of paying bribes, prompted by a whistleblower’s allegations in 2012, included one

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International arms trade 

Angolagate

May 5, 2017June 13, 2019 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 3282 Views 0 Comment agents, Angola, bribery, Bulgaria, France, government involvement, illegal arms sales, political finance, retrocommissions, Russia, shell companies, Slovakia

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

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International arms trade 

L’affaire Karachi

May 5, 2017October 20, 2020 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 2639 Views 1 Comment agents, bribery, DCNS, France, government involvement, India, political finance, retrocommissions, Saudi Arabia, shell companies, submarines

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

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International arms trade 

The Malaysian Scorpene Submarine Affair

May 5, 2017December 11, 2018 Xiaodon L. Liang 8668 Views 10 Comments agents, bribery, DCNS, France, Malaysia, murder, Spain, submarines, Thales

Introduction The EUR 1.2 billion sale of French ‘Scorpène’ submarines to Malaysia in 2002, and the dubious commissions which accompanied

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International arms trade 

The South African Arms Deal

May 5, 2017October 20, 2020 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 6333 Views 4 Comments agents, BAE Systems, bribery, Ferrostaal, Finmeccanica, France, Germany, HDW, Italy, manipulation of selection process, offsets, political finance, Saab, shell companies, South Africa, submarines, Sweden, Thales, UK

Introduction How did post-apartheid South Africa succumb to one of the most infamous and long-lasting corruption scandals in recent memory?

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International arms trade 

Taiwan’s Lafayette Frigate Affair

May 5, 2017November 29, 2018 Xiaodon L. Liang 5797 Views 0 Comment agents, bribery, DCNS, France, manipulation of selection process, murder, political finance, price padding, retrocommissions, Taiwan, Thales

Introduction In 1993, the body of a naval officer washed ashore in the small town of Suao, on the eastern

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Smith & Wesson’s Foreign Bribery Settlement
International arms trade Latest Additions 

Smith & Wesson’s Foreign Bribery Settlement

July 22, 2019 Xiaodon L. Liang 0

Introduction In 2014, the U.S. firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson agreed to pay USD 2 million in fines to settle

Lockheed’s Egyptian Agent and the C-130
International arms trade Latest Additions 

Lockheed’s Egyptian Agent and the C-130

May 9, 2019 Xiaodon L. Liang 0
The Ordnance Factory Board Scam
Domestic corruption International arms trade Latest Additions 

The Ordnance Factory Board Scam

May 7, 2019 Xiaodon L. Liang 0
Greek Land Forces and German Bribery
International arms trade Latest Additions 

Greek Land Forces and German Bribery

April 4, 2019 Xiaodon L. Liang 0

Key Themes

agents AgustaWestland Airbus BAE Systems Belgium Brazil bribery Chile conflict of interest DCNS embezzlement fake contracts Ferrostaal Finmeccanica France Germany government involvement Greece HDW India Israel Italy Malaysia manipulation of selection process Mexico murder Nigeria off-budget spending offsets political finance price padding retrocommissions Russia Saab Saudi Arabia shell companies Singapore small arms South Korea submarines Sweden Taiwan Thales UK USA
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