Tag: Arms industry

  • The upcoming election could be the most consequential in Turkey’s recent history

    The upcoming election could be the most consequential in Turkey’s recent history

    By John SolomouNicosia [Cyprus], May 8 (ANI): The era of Turkey’s autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has dominated the country’s political life for more than 20 years and won five parliamentary and two presidential elections, may come to an end this month, as most opinion polls predict that the CHP -leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, known…

  • The battle over arms supplies for Putin’s war

    The battle over arms supplies for Putin’s war

    The war against Ukraine has entered a more intense phase where Russia has increased its attacks from the air. Drones and cruise robots have been used to attack Ukrainian cities, strategic infrastructure and civilian targets such as parks and playgrounds. A revelation by the investigative journalists in Bellingcat shows that several of the Russian military…

  • Turkey’s concerns did not ease Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO bid: Erdogan

    Turkey’s concerns did not ease Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO bid: Erdogan

    Istanbul [Turkey]June 25 (ANI / Xinhua): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Turkey’s concerns about Finland and Sweden’s accession to NATO were not answered with any significant steps. Erdogan told NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in a telephone conversation that Finland and Sweden had to take sincere and clear steps to house…

  • Turkey’s concerns did not ease Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO bid: Erdogan

    ISTANBUL, June 25 (Xinhua) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Turkey’s concerns about Finland and Sweden’s accession to NATO were not answered with any significant steps. In a telephone conversation with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Erdogan said that Finland and Sweden had to take sincere and tangible steps towards hosting…

  • How Russia competes for its share of the global arms market

    How Russia competes for its share of the global arms market

    Russia has signed military procurement contracts to a record $ 53 billion in recent years. What is the country’s strategy for reaching new customers and conquering new markets? In the summer of 2021, Russia managed to sign arms contracts worth three billion euros. The deal was made at several international arms exhibitions in Russia: the…

  • OPINION: How Russia competes for its share of the global arms market

    OPINION: How Russia competes for its share of the global arms market

    Russia has signed military procurement contracts to a record $ 53 billion in recent years. What is the country’s strategy for reaching new customers and conquering new markets? In the summer of 2021, Russia managed to sign arms contracts worth three billion euros. The deal was made at several international arms exhibitions in Russia: the…

  • Casino and tobacco companies wanted to sponsor state museums – got the nob

    Casino and tobacco companies wanted to sponsor state museums – got the nob

    Swedish state museums have received sponsorship for close to SEK 70 million over the past five years and among the donors are everything from banks, pharmaceutical companies, wine companies and weapons manufacturers. But there are also examples of the opposite: the Swedish Museum of Natural History has refused a casino and the Modern Museum did…

  • Air Force Museum gets millions from Saab – other museums nob the arms industry

    Air Force Museum gets millions from Saab – other museums nob the arms industry

    State museums have entered into sponsorship agreements worth almost SEK 70 million over the past five years, Kulturnytt’s review shows. Some museums waive money from arms companies, but the Air Force Museum in Linköping receives multi-million sums from the arms manufacturer Saab. At the same time, the Moderna Museet does not want their brand to…

  • The Unity List will have investigated possible espionage against Denmark

    The Unity List will have investigated possible espionage against Denmark

    The article describes how a secret collaboration between the USA and Denmark on data monitoring has been used against Denmark in connection with Denmark’s purchase of fighter jets. Here, Denmark ended up ordering American flights. Central to the case is the Defense Intelligence Service (FE). – It is completely unacceptable if the Americans have spied…

  • Norway rejects US demands for sanctions from Iran

    Norway rejects US demands for sanctions from Iran

    The Norwegian government does not support the US demand to resume UN sanctions against Iran, according to Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide (H). From 1 October, Norway will have access to the UN Security Council as an observer for three months, and then as an elected member with full rights for two years from 1…