Arms industry into climate change
While the outlooks for the Durban Climate Change Conference (Conference of Parties) are not hopeful, some see possibilities in the failing fight…
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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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Indonesia aiming for Leopard tanks
The Indonesian army has received a major budget boost to modernise its weaponry. As part of the programme the army has already…
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Keep buying!
According to an internal document obtained by Reuters last month, Germany is planning to reduce its fighter jet and helicopter orders from…
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New report presses thorough review of EU arms export control system
November 2011 – European NGOs and academics have launched the report, Lessons from MENA – Appraising EU transfer of military and security…
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Arms embargoes and business as usual – Libya and Indonesia
Now that NATO finished its air campaign in Libya, it will be a matter of weeks, maybe a few months, before we…
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Four corvettes for Vietnam
Vietnam is close to ordering four Sigma-class corvettes from Netherlands based Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS). Late September Vietnamese prime minister Nguyen…
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9 Nov 2011 – The EU as a driving force for armament
Conference in the European Parliament, Brussels on 9 November 15.00-18.30 hrs, with Frank Slijper on ‘Military Spending in Disguise I: EU military…
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Not so SMART
Last week Spain agreed to provide a base for American ships with advanced anti-missile systems on board to take part in NATO’s…
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Dutch maintenance of Arab F-16s
Daedalus is a Tilburg-based company specialised in maintenance, repair and overhaul – MRO for insiders – of military aircraft. Apart from F-16…
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Frontex – new customer for the arms industry
Last week the European Parliament voted largely in favour of a stronger mandate for Frontex, the EU border control agency. One of…
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