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12.05.2023 Transparency International Defence and Security responds to EU anti-corruption measures

Responding to EU plans, Transparency International Defence and Security Director Josie Stewart said: Transparency International Defence and Security welcomes the new anti-corruption plans announced by the European Union this...

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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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25.04.2023 Transparency International Defence and Security responds to Sudan bloodshed

In response to heavy fighting that has seen the loss of over 400 lives in Sudan in recent days, Josie Stewart, Director of Transparency International Defence and Security Director,...

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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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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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03.04.2023 Transparency International Defence and Security responds to US conflict prevention strategy

Responding to the recently published US Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability, Josie Stewart, Director of Transparency International Defence and Security, said: The new strategy suggests that American policymakers...

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21.03.2023 Transparency International Defence and Security responds to UN Security Council statements on security sector reform

Responding to United Nations Security Council statements on security sector reform, Josie Stewart, Director of Transparency International Defence and Security, said: There’s a lot to like about statements on...

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17.03.2023 Transparency International Defence and Security responds to fresh global arms transfers data from SIPRI

Responding to the latest annual data on global arms transfers, published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) this month, Sara Bandali, Transparency International Defence and Security Director...

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10.03.2023 Transparency International Defence and Security responds to new US arms transfer policy

Responding to the new US Conventional Arms Transfer Policy, Josie Stewart, Director of Transparency International Defence and Security, said: America’s new arms transfer policy represents the first full acknowledgement...

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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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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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