EU money for arms industry 2020-2027
The EU is investing heavily in building joint military capabilities and in further military cooperation within the EU. This will be reflected…
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Stop Wapenhandel (Stop Arms Trade) is a group of independent researchers and activists on arms trade, the arms industry and lobbying. Stop Wapenhandel advocates sustainable security, not based on military power and deterrence but on solving the causes of insecurity.
Stop Wapenhandel is part of the European Network Against Arms Trade (ENAAT) and the Arms, Militarism and Climate Justice working group.
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F-35: crowbar to break Chinese border defences
F-35: crowbar to break Chinese border defences
There are 3 different types of the F-35: the A, B and C variants. Most…
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Ammunition for war
Large quantities of ammunition are passing through the Netherlands in 2018-2019. Remarkable is the massive transport of 9 mm small arms ammunition…
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Border security, military industry and EU militarisation
[Presentation at the seminar on Euromilitarism, Oorlog is geen Oplossing / VD AMOK / Network No to War – No to NATO,…
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When boatbuilders sell to bandits
Corruption in arms trade is endemic. But the corruption surrounding the export of Dutch gunboats to Nigeria is next level. The Nigerian…
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How strong is the German ‘nein’?
How strong is the German ‘nein’?
The German government has extended its policy to not grant export permissions for military products for…
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Military industrial axis of the European Union
Military industrial axis of the European Union
On January 22, 2019 Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron signed the Treaty of Aachen (Aachener…
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Part 2: Dutch naval yard at the Black Sea
Recently the Romanian government canceled the acquisition of corvettes, probably due to irregularities (see part 1). This is a setback for Damen…
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Part 1: Political scandel with Dutch yard at Black Sea
Romania is one of the few NATO countries that has raised its military budget up to 2 per cent of its GDP.…
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Fighter jet programs in Europe
An often heard complaint about the European defence industry is that it is divided and that every country has its own production…
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