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International arms trade 

The Pergau Dam ‘Arms for Aid’ Scandal

October 22, 2018January 9, 2019 Xiaodon L. Liang 5184 Views 0 Comment bribery, conflict of interest, Malaysia, offsets, price padding, UK

Introduction In October 1993, a controversy erupted in London over whether the Thatcher government had used UK aid subsidies as

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International arms trade 

Funding the Belgian Socialist Parties

April 10, 2018November 29, 2018 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 2780 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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International arms trade 

Airbus Eurofighter Sales to Austria

December 19, 2017October 20, 2020 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 2567 Views 0 Comment agents, Airbus, Austria, bribery, Germany, manipulation of selection process, offsets, political finance, shell companies

Introduction Airbus’ checkered past has come under examination across a number of jurisdictions, but it may be one of the

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Domestic corruption International arms trade 

Brazil’s DCNS Submarine Contract

July 21, 2017October 20, 2020 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 3258 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 2710 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 

Gripen Combat Aircraft Sales to the Czech Republic and Hungary

May 5, 2017November 29, 2018 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 4262 Views 0 Comment agents, BAE Systems, bribery, Czech Republic, Hungary, offsets, political finance, Saab, Sweden, UK

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

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International arms trade 

The Greek Submarine Scandal

May 5, 2017April 1, 2019 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 11751 Views 2 Comments agents, bribery, Ferrostaal, Germany, Greece, HDW, offsets, price padding, submarines

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

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International arms trade 

The Indian VVIP Helicopter Deal

May 5, 2017October 20, 2020 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 2181 Views 1 Comment agents, AgustaWestland, bribery, Finmeccanica, India, Italy, manipulation of selection process, offsets, UK

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

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International arms trade 

German Submarine Sales to Portugal

May 5, 2017December 4, 2018 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 2838 Views 0 Comment agents, bribery, Ferrostaal, Germany, HDW, manipulation of selection process, offsets, political finance, Portugal, price padding, shell companies, submarines, Thyssen Krupp

See also: The Greek Submarine Deal. Introduction Submarine sales seem to be particularly prone to bribery. They are complex, once-in-a-generation

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International arms trade 

The South African Arms Deal

May 5, 2017October 20, 2020 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 6298 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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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

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