Russia – Compendium of Arms Trade Corruption

Domestic corruption

Fraudulent Contracts for Peter the Great Cruiser Overhaul

July 2, 2018December 18, 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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International arms trade

Angolagate

May 5, 2017January 10, 2019 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 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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