The European Union, the arms industry and the New War
…be about the control over natural resources. And it will be fought by countries as well as by non-state actors. Then what are the direct treats for Europe, according to…
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Arms are not Tomatoes Arms production & trade among the ASEM countries
…US budget in 2004. This trend is difficult to understand given the lack of real adversaries in the world towards Western domination. However the US is quite open about the…
Peace activists as defence industry shareholders
…to repressive regimes and countries at war, about their part in the production of French nuclear arms (including the new M51 nuclear missile), and about the possibility of converting to…
A Europe that can say ‘no’
…a dead letter. Then, a whole new, democratic debate could open up about the nature and content of the European project, its principal aims and purposes, the role of the…
Will the EU fight for peace or prepare for war? It can’t have it both ways
…problem is not about money but about the predominance of national industrial and geostrategic interests. If the European arms industry is of such importance, European governments should stop buying American…
State must increase support of strategic exports – says employers’ association
Two days before a parliamentary debate on the Dutch arms export policy, FME employers’ association president Ineke Dezentjé has a large interview in NRC daily newspaper to complain about the…
Dutch 007 equipment; Royal Ten Cate on innovative defence market
…about $245,000 per vehicle. Each truck will weigh less than 3.200 kg, hold up to seven personnel and be transportable by M/CH-47 Chinook helicopters. Ten Cate will design, manufacture and…
Congratulating ABP?
…and board members. Last November ABP once again was confronted with this breach of its own policy, when TV news program ‘Een Vandaag’, made an item about nuclear weapons investments,…
European major weapons in the Yemen war
…invisible but important role in this war; many of the participating navy ships are fitted with Thales Nederland fire control radar. Analysts say the war is not about Yemen’s internal…
Despite military embargo, India sells Dutch radar technology to Myanmar
An arms embargo is the strongest measure of arms control. And thus must be taken very seriously. In 2013, Stop Wapenhandel published on its website about a possible breach of…