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31.08.2023 Transparency International Defence and Security responds to reported coup in Gabon

Responding to the reported coup in Gabon, Josie Stewart, Director of Transparency International Defence and Security, said: This is the eighth coup in Central and West Africa in the last...

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21.08.2023 Blog – Niger: ECOWAS can aim higher than zero tolerance responses to a ‘coup-belt’ undermined by corruption

The deposed Niger government’s efforts fighting corruption contrast markedly with the neglect shown in neighbouring Burkina Faso ahead of the previous coups which rocked the region. Transparency International Defence...

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01.08.2023 Transparency International Defence and Security responds to PMSCs inquiry

Transparency International Defence and Security Director Josie Stewart said: We welcome the report of the UK Foreign Affairs Committee’s inquiry on private military and security companies (PMSCs), to which we...

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14.07.2023 Blog: A corrupt state is a target – Why NATO summits must not stage conversations about deterrence and defence that fail to talk about anti-corruption

By Ara Marcen Naval, Head of Advocacy at Transparency International Defence and Security The latest NATO gathering, staged earlier this week [June 11-12], represented a crucial opportunity for militaries...

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19.06.2023 Transparency International Defence and Security responds to opening of UNHRC Myanmar session

Responding to the opening of the the United Nations Human Rights Council session on Myanmar, Transparency International Defence and Security Director Josie Stewart said: At least US$1 billion in...

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14.06.2023 Transparency International Defence and Security response to risks of corruption and to peace posed by deals discussed in Oslo

Responding to the risks of corruption and to peace posed by defence deals being discussed at an Oslo conference this week, Transparency International Director of International Engagement Sara Bandali...

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27.04.2023 Transparency International Defence and Security responds to global military spending record

Responding to fresh data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) demonstrating record global military spending, Transparency International Defence and Security Director, Josie Stewart, said: New SIPRI data...

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17.04.2023 Transparency International Defence and Security addresses UN PMSC regulation negotiations

A working group of the United Nations assembled in Geneva, Switzerland on April 17, 2023 to evaluate and negotiate regulation of private military and security security companies (PMSCs). Transparency...

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04.04.2023 Video: Corruption and Private Military Companies – why action is needed

The victims of human rights abuses associated with private military companies (PMCs) are often left with no access to justice because of the lack of transparency in PMC contracts....

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02.03.2023 Sahel survivors of terror, trafficking and police brutality await progress on SDG16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

A forum tracking progress towards the 2030 sustainable development agenda has been taking place in Niger this week. With matters of security preoccupying policymakers and the public across the...

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01.03.2023 Blog: Can Ukraine thank Russian corruption for hindering their invasion?

Russia’s war in Ukraine has made slow progress amid a catalogue of corruption-related blows to the morale of its military. Josie Stewart and Joseph Moore chart the stalling of...

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19.01.2023 Transparency International Defence and Security responds to EU-NATO joint declaration on co-operation in responding to common security threats

In response to the EU-NATO joint declaration on co-operation in responding to common security threats, Josie Stewart, Director of Transparency International Defence and Security, said The war in Ukraine...

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