Arms industry fuels and profits from refugee tragedy
In the last weeks, news has been filled with stories about the ‘refugee crisis’, tens of thousands of people from the Middle East and North Africa desperately trying to enter…
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Higher defence budget for new submarines
…under control. He had bad memories about his own time in government when costs of a similar project had run out of hand. The Walrus scandal is one of the…
Voice crying in the wilderness
…world and export permissions are even given for 184 destinations (of about 195 nations in the world). The permissions give us a look into the polices of governments (which countries…
Long road to arms exports transparency, the Dutch case
…raises questions about criterion 2, as Jordan is part of the coalition waging war in Yemen (see previous blog) which was reason for many other denials in the same year….
European naval vessels for sale
…of the French/Italian FREMM-frigate. These will cost about US$ 1.5 billion each. Saudi Arabia has a potential requirement for a total of 8. But countries which are not interested to…
Control on second hand arms exports
…secret. However the parliament’s concerns about Jordan and the Yemen war were eliminated. If Jordan does not keep its promise the issue can only be addressed in Jordan, the Dutch…
Coocking the budget: the drive for higher defence expenditures
…that one of our biggest threats, greatest enemies, is Russia; turns out we read recently that Russia spends about $80 billion a year on its military (…) So let me…
Crazy catalyst for European defence spending
“I am certain that, at some time in the future, President Xi and I, together with President Putin of Russia, will start talking about a meaningful halt to what has…
Fighter jet programs in Europe
An often heard complaint about the European defence industry is that it is divided and that every country has its own production facilities. An infographic by the European Commission on…
Military industrial axis of the European Union
…murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The Irish Times in reaction to Aachen Treaty stated: “If Paris and Berlin are serious about a common stance on arms exports, there’s a gaping…