Press release from Transparency International UK, 19 March 2026 For more information or interviews contact Jon Narcross, Senior UK Media and Communications Manager (07794728820) jon.narcross@transparency.org.uk London, March 19th –...
As the world’s only global measure of institutional resilience to corruption in the defence and security sector, the 2025 Government Defence Integrity Index (GDI) has never been so important. In Sub-Saharan...
By Emily Wegener, Senior Policy Officer, Transparency International Defence & Security Last Wednesday, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine entered its fifth year. Over the past four years, Europe has...
By Ambassador Nathalie Chuard, Director of DCAF-Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance, and Dr Francesca Grandi, Director of Transparency International’s Defence & Security Global Programme Global military spending hit...
By Michael Ofori-Mensah, Head of Research, and Léa Clamadieu, Research Project Officer In 2024, global military expenditure rose for the tenth consecutive year, reaching an unprecedented $2.7 trillion. All...
This event has finished, watch the recording below. Global military expenditure hit a new high of $2.7 billion in 2024. Meanwhile, progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals is...
Public procurement is a cornerstone of governmental function, a powerful engine for national development and economic progress. When executed with integrity, it serves the public good. Left unchecked, it...
As Mali’s military expenditure continues to grow, a new report from Transparency International Defence & Security (TI-DS) reveals institutional weaknesses in the country’s external auditing framework—undermining efforts to ensure...
At the side of the 59th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, TI-DS and partners co-organised a panel discussion to discuss solutions to the vicious cycle of...
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...
London – April 16th– As armed conflicts surge and organised crime activity rises, a new report from Transparency International Defence & Security (TI-DS) and Transparency International US (TI-US) reveals...