Myth 7: Now is not the time
“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
For some aspects of defence and security, there is a clear justification for secrecy by governments: war planning, technical
Read moreMyth 5: Corruption in the arms trade is only a problem in developing countries
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
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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Compendium of Global Arms Trade Corruption
Access a series of posts by World Peace Foundation that detail 23 cases of corruption in the international arms trade
Read moreSIPRI release world military expenditure data for 2016
SIPRI today released their annual data on world military expenditure, covering 2016 (along with full data for 172 countries going
Read moreWhy is a Trump a boon to the arms industry?
Six reasons why the global arms makers love Pres. Trump: 1) His eagerness to increase Pentagon spending by $54 billion,
Read more“Indefensible” Book Launch Boston, Event Summary
The global arms trade is suffused with corruption, imperils the vulnerable, and makes us all less safe. Yet arms merchants
Read moreNigeria’s ‘Armsgate’ scandal: Why have a slice when you can take the cake?
The ‘conventional’ understanding of corruption in arms procurement is that it takes the form of bribes or kickbacks. In return
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