A landmark Defence and Security Pact between the EU and the UK is signed and with it a new chapter in post-Brexit relations begins. As the dust settles on...
The UK and EU are “never, ever getting back together”. But on 19 May, they will be testing the waters. In 2023, David Lammy floated the idea that a Labour...
At a time of mounting geopolitical tensions and growing instability, governments around the world are spending record sums on defence and security, writes Yi Kang Choo, our International Programmes...
Transparency International Defence and Security (TI-DS) will launch our latest report Unlocking Access: Balancing National Security and Transparency in Defence. The report examines global practices of access to information,...
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...
March 6, 2024 – Following the acquittal of two men charged with paying bribes to secure and maintain a major multi-billion-pound defence contract with Saudi Arabia, a full independent...
Revelation highlights danger of collusion in arms procurement February 2, 2024 – Responding to reports that officials in Ukraine had uncovered a mass procurement fraud in the country’s...
January 18, 2024 – Transparency International Defence & Security welcomes the seizure of $8.9million that was siphoned off by corrupt Nigerian officials from funds meant to be used to...
Transparency International highlights key areas for anti-corruption efforts January 15, 2024 – Following the elections in Taiwan, Ara Marcen Naval, Head of Advocacy at Transparency International Defence &...
December 5, 2023 – Four of the world’s 10 biggest arms producers listed in new research from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) show a concerning lack of...
Michael Ofori-Mensah, Head of Research at Transparency International Defence and Security, describes some of the dangers documented in our latest research paper. Unaccountable private military and security companies continue...