The business of sovereignty: French arms export policy book review
The French arms export policy is part of the ambition to create a military sovereign France that can produce its own high-quality…
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Dutch maritime support for oil industry in Niger Delta
Nigeria is a major African military power. Its military is often accused of human rights violations, like recently for using helicopters against…
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Race to the bottom on arms export control
In their aspirations towards a European arms industry, Germany and France want to cooperate more in arms production and invent new rules.…
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Rheinmetall: The German-Dutch connection, financial constructions and components
Rheinmetall is a German producer of civil and military products. Recently its G3 machine riffles were located on patrol vessels of the…
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TNO profits from lobbying for EU military funding
This year the European Defence Fund (EDF) will take off, handing out €8 billion in funding for military research and development of new…
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Dutch military naval technology to Ankara, ends in Karachi
Dutch military naval technology to Ankara, ends in Karachi
The Dutch government has issued a permit for the sale of military technology…
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Frontex awards €50 million in border surveillance drone contracts to Airbus, IAI and Elbit
Last week border guard agency Frontex announced it had awarded new contracts for drone surveillance services in the Mediterranean to arms companies…
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Military vessels and naval production in the Eastern Mediterranean
This week EU foreign ministers will discuss the crisis in the eastern Mediterranean at an informal meeting in Berlin, while Turkey and…
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Mega Egyptian order for Dutch branch of French Thales
This week the Dutch government answered questions of the Dutch MP’s Karabulut (Socialist Party) and Van Ojik (GreenLeft) on a large military…
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Major Dutch arms export to Egypt
In July the Dutch government informed the Parliament that it gave permission to export naval command, control, communication (C3) and military radar…
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