By Julien Joly, Thematic Manager, Corruption, Conflict and Crisis, Transparency International Defence & Security Corruption, conflict and instability are profoundly intertwined. It has been shown time and again...
February 25, 2021 – Stabilisation and peacebuilding efforts in West Africa are being undermined by a failure to address underlying corruption and a lack of accountability in the region’s...
Two decades after the UN formally acknowledged the disproportionate and devastating impact of armed conflict on women and girls with the landmark Security Council Resolution 1325, we speak with...
By Benedicte Aboul-Nasr, Project Officer, Transparency International – Defence & Security On October 17, 2019, Lebanese citizens took to the streets in response to a government proposal to...
Governance reforms, including to security sector, are urgently needed 23 October 2020 – Transparency International condemns the Nigerian state’s excessive use of force and the continued perpetration of...
Despite promising initiatives, tackling corruption in the Nigerien security sector is still hindered by secrecy By Flora Stevens, Project Officer – Global Advocacy Africa’s Sahel has been...
This article originally appeared on the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) website. By Ara Marcen Naval and Karolina MacLachlan. Throughout the coronavirus outbreak, all eyes have been on...
By Matthew Steadman, Project Officer – Conflict & Insecurity 2019 was a deeply concerning year for the Sahel. Attacks by extremist groups have increased five-fold in Mali, Niger...
January 14, 2020 – Sweeping reforms to controls on American arms sales abroad are increasing holes in checks to identify and curb corruption – measures that can also be...
20th December, London – The complex web of murky pathways through which the American defense industry works to secure permission to export arms to repressive regimes in the Middle...
By Steve Francis OBE, Director of Transparency International – Defence & Security The Government Defence Integrity Index (GDI) is the first global analysis of corruption risks and the existence...
6 December, Niamey – Security and stability in Niger are threatened by high levels of corruption risk in its national defence sector, according to new research by Transparency International...