War from space
The official headquarters of Airbus can be found in the middle of Leiden, near the oldest university of the Netherlands. In big…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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