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Corruption in defence and security heightens conflict risks, wastes public resources, and exacerbates human insecurity. Events such as the collapse of the Afghan security forces and fall of Afghanistan, Russia’s war in Ukraine, and a spate of coups across Africa, have brought these linkages into sharp relief, and shone a glaring light on the need for change.
Transparency International Defence & Security is a leading centre of excellence and advocacy on these issues. Part of the global Transparency International Movement, we are working to bring corruption in defence and security out of the shadows. We champion transparency, and mobilise national and international action to build integrity and better security for all.
We work to strengthen defence integrity in a number of countries and contexts worldwide. Find out more about where we work.
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View our renowned indices, used by militaries, governments, industry, civil society, and the international community to measure and understand defence corruption risk.
The Government Defence Integrity Index assesses the existence, effectiveness and enforcement of institutional and informal controls to manage corruption risk in national defence institutions.
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As world leaders convene in Washington DC for the 2024 NATO summit, Ara Marcen Naval highlights the need to address and prevent corruption in military spending. As global...
Michael Ofori-Mensah, Head of Research at Transparency International Defence & Security, said: “On Africa Day 2024, we acknowledge the significance of this celebration and the tremendous potential for...
Corruption has serious effects on development, human rights, peace and security. But too often it is viewed as a bureaucratic crime and its real-life impact on people is still...
May 7, 2024 – A new briefing from Transparency International Defence & Security (TI-DS) sheds light on the profound personal and societal impacts of corruption within the defence &...
As world military spending hits all-time high, findings from Transparency International highlight urgent need for transparency and accountability April 24, 2024 – Rising military expenditure is outpacing countries’...
April 11, 2024 – New research from Transparency International warns that the United States is ignoring potentially dangerous corruption risks around opaque defence contract payments (aka ‘offsets’) that threaten...
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