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15.08.2023 Transparency International Defence and Security responds to reports of corruption in Ukraine military recruitment centres

Responding to reports of corruption in Ukraine military recruitment centres, Josie Stewart, Director of Transparency International Defence and Security, said: Reports of “unfit to serve” certificates being sold from...

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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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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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24.04.2023 The Geneva Paradox: vital discussions in an empty room

Negotiations have been taking place in Geneva this month around the control and accountability of private military and security companies (PMSCs). Transparency International Defence and Security’s Ara Marcen Naval...

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08.03.2023 International Women’s Day 2023: integrating a gender perspective

We know that corruption can be gender-specific in both form and impact. We know that it can perpetuate sexual and gender-based violence and gender inequality, and we know that the risks of this...

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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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20.01.2023 Transparency International Defence and Security responds to reports of new security aid for Ukraine

Responding to reports of new security aid for Ukraine, Josie Stewart, Director of Transparency International Defence and Security, said: Fresh security assistance for Ukraine is welcome, but history has...

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21.11.2022 We should all be concerned by the growing outsourcing of national security

By Dr Jelena Aparac, the UN’s Independent Expert on its Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries and Ara Marcen Naval, Head of Advocacy at Transparency International Defence and...

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09.12.2020 Urgent action needed to prevent corruption in Central and Eastern Europe defence sectors

New research from Transparency International Defence & Security warns of high corruption risk across CEE region   December 9 – Decades of progress towards greater democratisation across Central and...

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04.02.2020 A new phase for the Independent Defence Anti-Corruption Committee (NAKO)

In 2016, Transparency International – Ukraine and Transparency International – Defence & Security created the Independent Defence Anti-Corruption Committee (NAKO). A year ago, NAKO became an independent NGO. As...

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02.10.2018 New NAKO research: Corruption at the heart of MOD inability to house 47,000 service families

2nd October 2018, Kyiv – On Tuesday, October 2, the Independent Defence Anti-Corruption Committee presented its new report, Poor governance and corruption in Ukraine’s defence housing system: Risks and...

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