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...
By Ara Marcen Naval, Head of Advocacy at Transparency International Defence & Security Last week the US President issued a government memorandum making corruption a core national security...
November 16, 2021 – The 2020 Government Defence Integrity Index (GDI) released today by Transparency International Defence & Security reveals nearly two-thirds of countries face a high to critical...
Transparency International Defence & Security will release the full results of its Government Defence Integrity Index on Tuesday, November 16 at 00.01 CET. The Government Defence Integrity Index (GDI)...
Our research shows Freedom of Information regimes in countries across the world are not good enough at protecting the public’s right to know By Ara Marcen and Najla Dowson-Zeidan...
May 6, 2021 – Close links between the defence industry and governments in Europe are jeopardising the integrity and accountability of national security decisions, according to a new report...
New report warns close relationships and weak regulations leave door open to undue influence 28 April, 2021 – A close relationship between the defence industry and the Italian...
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...
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...
With security threatened by increasingly belligerent armed actors and a hastened drawdown of international troops due to COVID-19, Iraq cannot afford to leave its defence institutions open to corruption....