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WPF supported project: The Corruption Tracker

December 8, 2020March 2, 2022 Bridget Conley 1456 Views 0 Comment corruption, Global Arms Trade

The Corruption Tracker aims to create an up-to-date, online tracker of all cases and robust allegations of corruption in the global arms trade.

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Red Flags and Red Diamonds

September 19, 2019October 30, 2020 Lisa Avery 1557 Views 0 Comment corruption, Global Arms

Red Flags and Red Diamonds: the warning signs and political drivers of arms trade corruption, a new report by Dr. Sam Perlo-Freeman

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Arms Trade Corruption and Political Finance

July 6, 2018October 30, 2020 Lisa Avery 2511 Views 0 Comment corruption, Global Arms Business, Global Arms Trade, political finance

This 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.

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Corruption in the Russian Defense Sector

May 18, 2018October 30, 2020 Lisa Avery 2087 Views corruption, Global Arms Business, Global Arms Trade, Russia

The 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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Myth 7: Now is not the time

December 22, 2017June 30, 2021 Lisa Avery 2389 Views arms business, arms trade, corruption, Global Arms Business

Over the past few years, and especially with the calamitous events of 2016, the world has become more dangerous. But

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Myth 6: National security requires blanket secrecy

December 22, 2017June 30, 2021 Lisa Avery 1628 Views arms trade, corruption, Global Arms Business, Global Arms Trade, military spending

For some aspects of defence and security, there is a clear justification for secrecy by governments: war planning, technical details

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Myth 5: Corruption in the arms trade is only a problem in developing countries

December 22, 2017June 30, 2021 Lisa Avery 2462 Views BAE, corruption, Global Arms Business, Global Arms Trade

Corruption is a feature of the arms trade the world over, developed and developing countries alike. Former finance expert Joe

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Corruption in the Indonesian arms business

December 14, 2017November 2, 2020 Lisa Avery 4989 Views 0 Comment arms procurement, corruption, Global Arms Business, Indonesia

Authors Xiaodon Liang and Sam Perlo-Freeman examine the problem of corruption in the military sector in Indonesia in the post-Suharto era, in particular in relation to arms procurement, and discuss the significance of recent tentative signs of greater efforts by the Indonesian civil and military authorities to address the problem. It illustrates crucial points about democratization and corruption in the arms trade.

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