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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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19 december 2016

2016 sees more EU border militarisation, arms industry profits from refugee tragedy

The European Union’s investment in border security measures boomed in 2016, a new report reveals, with prominent arms and security firms being…

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4 oktober 2016

European defence industry: how to define figures?

According to the European Commission (EC), on a webpage summarizing the EU defence industry, total direct employment in the EU defence sector…

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31 augustus 2016

Legislators in court; fighting export permits the judicial way

When an arms company application for an export permit is turned down, the company can appeal to a court. In the Netherlands…

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25 augustus 2016

Combat proven – Military reations between Israel and the Netherlands – english summary

Research report june 2016 – ENGLISH SUMMARY – Through arms sales and military cooperation with Israel, the Netherlands profit from Israeli knowledge…

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23 augustus 2016

EU Foreign Ministers must take serious action against Saudi Arabia in view of the alarming situation in Yemen

2016-02-03, PRESS RELEASE: EU Foreign Ministers must take serious action against Saudi Arabia in view of the alarming situation in Yemen, according…

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23 augustus 2016

European Parliament Joint Motion for a Resolution on the humanitarian situation in Yemen (2016/2515(RSP))

15 February 2016 – European Parliament Joint Motion for a Resolution on the humanitarian situation in Yemen (2016/2515(RSP)) To the Conference of…

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18 augustus 2016

Israeli arms industry and arms export – lecture

July 2016 Stop Wapenhandel organised, together with the Students for Justice in Palestine and DocP, a lecture evening on the military relations…

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18 augustus 2016

Long road to arms exports transparency, the Dutch case

Last month the Dutch Government published its annual report on arms exports. We tend to think this kind of transparency is normal…

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6 augustus 2016

Migration – follow the money

[Published at openDemocracy, 30 July 2016] The EU must acknowledge its part in fuelling the drivers of migration and work to stop…

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21 juli 2016

Dutch surplus arms to Jordan

The Dutch government should reconsider its arms export policy to Jordan considering the recent scandals and developments in the region. It should…

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