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Good Money, Bad Business: UK Selling Arms to Authoritarian Governments

The weapons industry is one of the biggest cash cows in the world. And the UK seems to be fully invested in such profitable opportunities even though some of its consequences may easily violate human rights. A recent report by the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) shows that the UK sold over 3 times more ...

May 14, 2020

Jack Roberts

Germany Delays Ending Ban on Arms Exports to Saudi Arabia

Germany has officially extended the ban on arms sales to Saudi Arabia for a period of two weeks. The ban was put in place in November last year following the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in which Saudi Arabia was said to have been complicit. Banning arms sales The ban was initially set to expire ...

March 13, 2019

Nspirement Staff