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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.

Responsible Defence Governance

Establishing best practice and global norms on responsible governance that ensure integrity, transparency and accountability in the defence sector.

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Conflict & Insecurity

Raising awareness of corruption as a threat to peace and security and helping to build the integrity of national and international defence institutions.

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Industry Integrity

Tackling corruption in the global arms trade by strengthening anti-corruption and corporate transparency standards in defence industry and procurement systems.

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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.

GovernmentDefenceIntegrityIndex

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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DefenceCompaniesIndex

The Defence Companies Index on Anti-Corruption and Corporate Transparency measures the transparency and quality of ethics and anti-corruption programmes in the world's largest defence companies.

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News

29.11.2024 Event: Transparency in Defence – Balancing National Security and Access to Information

Join us for a critical discussion on shaping more transparent and accountable defence sectors. Transparency International Defence and Security (TI-DS) will launch our latest report Transparency in Defence: Balancing National...

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21.11.2024 From risk assessment to action: Strengthening defence governance with our enhanced Government Defence Integrity Index

Corruption undermines the legitimacy and effectiveness of government institutions in all sectors, but it thrives in areas where large budgets intersect with high levels of secrecy and limited accountability,...

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03.11.2024 Advocating for anti-corruption in the defence and security sector: Insights from Geneva Peace Week 2024 

The Geneva Peace Week (GPW) is one of the important appointments on the international peacebuilding calendar, writes Francesca Grandi, our Senior Advocacy Expert. This year, it centred around the...

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11.10.2024 Lest we forget: Burkina Faso at a crossroads against human suffering and instability

Two years have passed since Burkina Faso witnessed its second coup within a year, on September 30, 2022, plunging the troubled nation into deeper instability and uncertainty.  Since these...

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09.10.2024 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits: Advancing regional stability and prosperity through enhanced defence governance

As members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gather this week in Laos for the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits, this blog by Yi Kang Choo, our...

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26.09.2024 Strengthening accountability in defence & security: Details of our upcoming access to information report

Access to information is a cornerstone of healthy, accountable and transparent societies and essential for democracy.    By improving the public’s ability to obtain and use government-held information, citizens are...

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