The Pergau Dam ‘Arms for Aid’ Scandal
Introduction In October 1993, a controversy erupted in London over whether the Thatcher government had used UK aid subsidies as
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GPT and the Saudi National Guard
Introduction If the bribery that is alleged to have taken place in the GBP 2 billion deal won by GPT
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Rolls-Royce’s Indian Jet Engine Bribes
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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The Al Yamamah Arms Deals
Introduction The Al Yamamah series of arms deals with Saudi Arabia was, and remains, Britain’s biggest arms deal ever concluded,
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Gripen Combat Aircraft Sales to the Czech Republic and Hungary
Introduction Shortly after joining NATO in 1999, both the Czech Republic and Hungary started procurement processes to acquire new major
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The Worldwide Fake Bomb Detector Scam
Introduction In the decade following the late-1990s, a network of intrepid fraudsters sold fake bomb detectors worth tens of millions
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The Indian VVIP Helicopter Deal
Introduction Corruption is a persistent problem in Indian arms procurement, on both a petty and a grand scale. In the
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South Korea’s AW-159 Helicopters
Introduction After a North Korean submarine sank the South Korean naval frigate ROKS Cheonan in March 2010, the Republic of
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The South African Arms Deal
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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Tanzania’s Air Traffic Control System
Introduction Of the many cases of alleged bribery that BAE Systems, the United Kingdom’s leading defense firm, was accused of
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