Military industry profits from governments’ violations of rights of refugees
Especially since the attacks on the WTC and the Pentagon in September 2011, the security market has become of increasing importance to…
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Troubles in the Desert; Mauritania as arms exports destination
Mauritania can hardly be called a hot spot for international arms traders. Although its military expenditure – almost 4 percent of Gross…
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The EU’s 28th member and Al Nusrah’s arms
The Brown Moses blog has gained international acclaim for identifying the use of weapons in the two year old Syrian war. One…
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Pensions and nuclear arms
Six years ago TV programme Zembla revealed how Dutch pension funds invested massive amounts of money in arms companies producing landmines, cluster…
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Germany undercuts blocked Dutch tank deal with Indonesia
Late 2011 it emerged that the Indonesian army was seeking surplus Leopard tanks, which both Germany and the Netherlands had on offer.…
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Burmese frigates to be equipped with Dutch tech despite arms embargo
Positive change is underway in Burma/Myanmar since President Thein Sein took office two years ago. The house arrest of opposition leader and…
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The value of an arms embargo
The European Union controversy whether or not to lift the embargo on supplying weapons to the Syrian opposition is on the agenda…
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Syrië heeft niet méér wapens nodig: handhaaf het EU-wapenembargo
26 februari 2013, Opinie, door DeWereldMorgen Vertaaldesk, Frank Slijper
Welke de toekomstige regering van Syrië ook zal zijn, Europa mag de vorming…
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Syria does not need weapons – keep the EU arms embargo
For months the British government has been pushing to amend the European Union arms embargo on Syria, in an effort to increase…
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US and Venezuela coast guards soon have similar Dutch patrol boats – thanks to Cuba
Damen Shipyards is the superlative of Dutch entrepreneurship. Using all kinds of Dutch export support – from royal visits to export credits…
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