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…
Lees verder
English
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.
Alles over dit thema
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…
Lees verder
F-35, Turkey and the EU Common Position
Although under the autocratic regime of president Erdogan, Turkey expected to receive its F-35 fighter aircraft. According to plan the first plan…
Lees verder
A Common Position is not a common policy
This year the EU Common Position on the export of military goods and technology is due for review. Will the text be…
Lees verder
Military industry profits from refugee tragedy
Companies from the military and security industry are profiting from the increasing militarization of border security, according to research by Stop Wapenhandel,…
Lees verder
Submarines for swap
April 2018 the US promised Tapei technology to be used for a domestic Taiwanese submarine program. Only technology, because the largest superpower…
Lees verder
European naval vessels for sale
According to a study written for the European Commission, the average share of Europe’s naval industry is more than 60 percent of…
Lees verder
Dual use technology for China
In January 2018 17 percent of Dutch dual-use exports went to China. Is this an issue for arms control activists?
In February…
Lees verder
Frontex hires notorious Israeli drones for border security trials
In the course of this year Frontex, the EU border guard agency, will test two military UAVs (drones) for maritime border surveillance…
Lees verder
Amnesty Cinema Night: Shadow World
Amsterdam Overtoom 301, Cinerma of the Dam’ned FEB 27 20.30H After the film, we’ll be joined by Wendela de Vries from Stop…
Lees verder