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Red Flags and Red Diamonds

September 19, 2019October 28, 2019 Lisa Avery 288 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

Arms Trade Corruption and Political Finance

July 6, 2018December 27, 2018 Lisa Avery 1458 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, 2018May 21, 2018 Lisa Avery 1163 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, 2017January 12, 2018 Lisa Avery 951 Views arms business, arms trade, corruption, Global Arms Business

“The world is a more dangerous place than ever”. This, or similar formulations, have been heard from the mouths of

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Myth 6: National security requires blanket secrecy

December 22, 2017February 12, 2018 Lisa Avery 898 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

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

December 22, 2017February 12, 2018 Lisa Avery 1526 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

Corruption in the Indonesian arms business

December 14, 2017May 18, 2018 Lisa Avery 3762 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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