Coocking the budget: the drive for higher defence expenditures
The presumed need for higher military budgets is a major argument on which defence industries flourish. Why are alarm bells on the…
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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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Reapers, Dutch air force and Fokker
The Dutch air force is in the process of acquiring four General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drones with ground stations at a cost…
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Netherland is Pakistan’s 3rd source of arms
Dutch arms exports in 2017 are projected as dots on a map published online by Stop Wapenhandel (Stop Arms Trade) from the…
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Climate change, conflict and migration
[Presentation at meeting ‘Climate Refugees, Environmental Justice and Clean Energy‘ of The Hague Earth Embassy, 22 September 2018]
In his recent…
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Fokker alive and kicking; components for Yemen
Late august 2018 military helicopter company NHIndustries concluded a deal with Qatar to sell 28 helicopters. The France-based company is jointly owned…
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Climate change, energy security, conflict and migration: who profits?
[Talk in workshop at Code Rood action camp in Leermens, Saturday 25 August 2018]
In his recent book ‘Storming the wall’ American…
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Hidden parts in Dutch arms export
During a visit of the Dutch prime minister to Washington, the Netherlands and the United States reinforced their ties on military affairs…
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The European Parliament allowed for a further step towards EU militarisation and the development of controversial weapons
03 July 2018 – Press release – Brussels – Today the European Parliament adopted the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) proposed…
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Control on second hand arms exports
Surplus arms will come to the market when armed forces are shrinking because of budget limitations or are restructuring due to major…
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Dutch arms exports and SIPRI ranking
In the latest annual report Trends in international arms transfers by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) The Netherlands entered the…
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