Red Flags and Red Diamonds
Red Flags and Red Diamonds: the warning signs and political drivers of arms trade corruption, a new report by Dr. Sam Perlo-Freeman
Read moreRed Flags and Red Diamonds: the warning signs and political drivers of arms trade corruption, a new report by Dr. Sam Perlo-Freeman
Read moreThis occasional paper examines the link between political finance and corruption in the arms trade, drawing from the Compendium of Arms Trade Corruption cases of corruption in the arms trade and the broader military sector from around the world.
Read moreThe report by Polina Beliakova and Sam Perlo-Freeman discusses information on corruption in the Russian defense sector, especially the arms industry, identifying key cases of corruption that have become visible in recent years, in particular since 2008, when Russia’s current set of military reforms, and major rearmament drive, began.
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