Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Brussels Office

How the EU is funding arms dealers and corrupt corporations

New publication from ENAAT now available in 7 languages

Opposing the militarisation of the EU

Large parts of European defence policy and military action take place without much publicity

Arms Production and Employment: Discourse, Scale and Methodological Challenges

One of the arguments most frequently advanced for the arms trade is its contribution to the economy

Europe’s Deadly Trade: Arms Exports

New comic book in English, German and French now available

An open letter to the government

A recent open letter from former military leadership to the French government may not point to the risk of a military coup, but it does bear witness to the dangerous trivialisation of a political discourse based on “national security and communitarianism”, which marginalises certain social groups by advocating national primacy and the rejection of immigration. Even though its rough edges have been smoothed out by Marine Le Pen, this discourse remains foundational to the far right Rassemblement National

A militarised Union

Understanding and confronting the militarisation of the European Union

Parliamentary Oversight of Arms Exports

New report on the parliamentary oversight of arms exports

«We need to set aside our instinct to take action at national level»

Interview with Tony Fortin from the Observatoire des armements

Parliamentary oversight of arms exports having an impact

Press release on the new report on arms export control in Western Europe published

Hooked on weapons exports

The French defence industry has become addicted to arms exports as part of a national strategy to remain a global military player. To feed this addiction, France is effectively allowing undemocratic countries in the Middle East and elsewhere to purchase French diplomatic silence and political complicity for their crimes.

Regulating the Arms Industry

The international legal systems deployed to restrain the arms industry in the face of violations of human rights and humanitarian law are demonstrably weak. In certain areas, collective action has attempted to address this.

Call for Projects on the Arms Industry

We aim to reach out to local and regional anti-war and peace movements which have a crucial role to play in bringing about change and promoting peace in a creative, emancipatory fashion.

Tag: Arms Industry