Arming Ukraine?
The Russian aggression against Ukraine makes us very angry and sad, and there is a general feeling of wanting to help the…
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Arms industry gets its much-wanted permanent dialogue with the European Commission
Last year European Commissioner for Defence Industry and Space Thierry Breton set up the ‘Commission expert group on Policies & Programmes relevant…
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De-escalate, no arms to Ukraine
It is mid-January. The cold of war is in the air. Last week Russian and NATO diplomats have been meeting, but as…
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Arms exports and new governments in the Netherlands and Germany
Germany and the Netherlands both have a new coalition government. France will have elections in April. What will this mean for EU…
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Who are the clients for Dutch Information Security tech?
In January 2019 the Dutch government gave a license for information security technology to Myanmar. It was reported as part of the…
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Frontex awards €84.5 million in aerial surveillance contracts
At the beginning of August the EU published two new contract award notices for aerial surveillance services for Frontex, worth €84.5 million.…
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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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