(Gaarne
'liken' of delen als je het nuttig of interessant vindt.)
Dit keer een oproep: Met de bus
mee naar Brussel!
Demonstraties bij de NAVO top in Brussel
Na jaren en jaren bouwen opent de NAVO een nieuw
hoofdkantoor in Brussel. Om dat te vieren komen alle NAVO-leiders op
woensdag 24 en donderdag 25 mei bijeen in Brussel. Met topstukken als
Trump en Erdogan. Daar wordt onderhandeld over verhoging
defensiebudgetten, de oorlog in Syrië, het geruzie met Rusland maar
ook het geruzie met Turkije en Polen. De NAVO heeft een nieuw gebouw
maar is ook een oud krot. Het is daarom hoog nodig dat de
vredebeweging haar stem laat horen. In België hebben zich al
duizenden mensen aangemeld om op woensdagmiddag 17u "mee op te
stappen" tegen de bewapenings- en oorlogsplannen die er dan
besproken worden. Op 25 mei is er een conferentie.
Voor meer informatie, over reis en achtergronden:
http://oorlogisgeenoplossing.blogspot.nl/2017/03/vervoer-naar-navo-top-brussel.html
Over de acties in Brussel http://stopnato2017.org/en/conference.
Nederland
1 –
100517: NATO spends 12x what Russia does on military. EU more as 4x.
Dutch armed forces want even higher budget. #formatie
http://www.ad.nl/binnenland/dreiging-van-rusland-toont-noodzaak-om-in-leger-te-investeren~a0af9b53/
EUROPA
(zie 4, 25)
Duitsland
(zie ook 8, )
2 –
100517: #German weapons giant's #Rheinmetall plans to arm #Turkey
met with protests.
https://sputniknews.com/europe/201705091053437945-german-weapons-giant-protests/
via Russia's @SputnikInt
Servië
(zie ook 15)
3 –
100517: #Servia stopped arms enroute to #Macedonia intended for
#Albanians [in Serbian].
http://www.blic.rs/vesti/hronika/kako-je-vba-sprecila-sverc-oruzja-u-makedoniju-novi-detalji-o-zapleni-arsenala/0374z13#.WRLGyOQXyGs.twitter
Turkije
(zie 2, 8, 22-23)
VK
4
– 110517: Report #BAE AGM: "Brexit won't harm Anglo-EU
defence co-operation on #drones."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/05/10/brexit-wont-harm-anglo-eu-defence-co-operation-drones-says-bae/
Zweden
5
– 110517: #Saab looks toward three critical competitions
(#Botswana, Bulgaria, Slovakia) for near-term #Gripen C/D sales
http://www.defensenews.com/articles/saab-looks-toward-three-critical-competitions-for-near-term-gripen-c-d-sales
Midden-Oosten
()
6 –
10517: Still unclear what exactly, but US weapons will soon
flow to #Kurds as they isolate ISIS fighters in Raqqa
http://www.militarytimes.com/articles/ypg-us-arms
– 100517: Arms for
Syrian #Kurds may include 120mm mortars, machines guns, ammunition
and light armored vehicles.
http://www.militarytimes.com/articles/officials-us-approves-heavier-weapons-for-syrian-kurds
– 110517:
How solid is the US policy of arming YPG? Erdogan to visit Trump's
White House mid May.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/803052/president-donald-trump-white-house-turkey-visit-recep-erdogan
REST VAN
DE WERELD
China
(zie 12)
India
7 –
130517: US Approves chemical, biological, radiological and
nuclear (#CBRN) equipment worth US$75 million to #India.
http://www.defenseworld.net/news/19271/US_Approves_CBRN_Equipment_Sale_To_India
Indonesië
8
– 100517: #Indonesian Navy delegation arrives in Istanbul to study
acquisition #Turkish build #German type 214 AIP #submarines
http://www.janes.com/article/70186/indonesian-navy-delegation-arrives-in-istanbul-to-study-acquisition-of-aip-submarines#.WRLaDQxDkTA.twitter
(Later that week LoI signed by HDW, Turkey Indonesia)
Israël
9
– 090517: US #naval 76mm cannons for #Israel, value US$ 440 million
http://docs.regulations.justia.com/entries/2017-05-08/2017-09286.pdf
Japan
10 – Creativity to
transfer arms to bolster allies. #Japan seeks to give patrol planes
to #Malaysia- Nikkei Asian Review
http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Japan-seeks-to-give-patrol-planes-to-Malaysia?n_cid=NARAN012
Jemen
(zie Saoedi-Arabië en VAE)
Kenia
11 –
090517:Kenya: Analysts Sceptical of Impact in Somalia of Kenya Arms
Purchases
https://www.africa-news.info/news/kenya/2017/05/08/kenya-analysts-sceptical-of-impact-in-somalia-of-kenya-arms-purchases/ …
via @Africa-News
Korea
(Noord)
12 – 110517: North #Korean missile parts fished from the Yellow
Sea demonstrates the critical importance of foreign components.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/kim-jong-uns-rockets-are-getting-an-important-boost--from-china/2017/04/12/4893b0be-1a43-11e7-bcc2-7d1a0973e7b2_story.html
Libië
13
– 100517: Retweeted @FrankSlijper At least 6 US-made airplanes
from UAE show up in #Libya's civil war, in defiance of UN arms
embargo http://time.com/4746914/libya-civil-war-airplanes-haftar-uae/
Maleisië
(zie 10, 24)
Saoedi-Arabië
(zie ook 17)
14 – 140517: Call 4 equality develops over yrs into turmoil,
repression, Pakistani & child killed in #Saudi #Shiite town
gunfire
http://mpumalanganews.co.za/afp/271959/pakistani-child-killed-in-saudi-shiite-town-gunfire
(later also reported by AFP)
15 – 130517: #Serbia Defends #Saudi Arms Sales: “Exports to the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are not prohibited," by int organisation
http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/serbian-ministry-comments-on-birn-and-occrp-investigation-05-11-2017
Somalië
(zie ook 11)
16
– 120517: Somalia's endless war & famine. Helped by more arms?
President Farmajo calls 4 arms' embargo end to defeat al-Shabab
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/05/farmajo-calls-arms-embargo-defeat-al-shabab-170511134001952.html
Thailand
(zie 21)
VAE
(zie ook 13)
17 – 100517: Farsnews states the #UAE will leave Saudi led
coalition in #Yemen & strengthens own position helped by #German
arms. http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx
Vietnam
DEFENSIE-INDUSTRIE
18 –
140517: US global aerospace and defence (40%) exports continue to
slow.
https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/us/Documents/about-deloitte/us-ad-export-labor-study-graphics.pdf
Airbus
19 –
120517: Hybrid drones or hybrid satellites? #Airbus'
high-flying #Zephyrs to head to UK for testing | Jane's 360
WAPENS
Cybersecurity
20 –
100517: The world does need arms control in cyberspace.
http://www.dw.com/en/opinion-arms-control-is-needed-in-cyberspace/a-38759959
Drones
(zie 4, 19)
Onderzeeboten
(zie ook 8)
21
– 100517: #Thailand to buy #Chinese #submarines
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2017-05/10/content_29285252.htm
Wapenbeurzen
22 – 120517: IDEF'17:
Increased rivalry observed among Turkey's armored vehicle makers
http://www.defensenews.com/articles/idef17-increased-rivalry-observed-among-turkeys-armored-vehicle-makers
23 – 120517: Istanbul
arms fair #IDEF and the accompanying talk: Turkey’s defence
industry reaches a key turning point.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/Default.aspx?PageID=238&NID=112997&NewsCatID=540
Onderzoek
en activisme:
24
– 090517: For who missed it, the annual defence country
expenditures figures report by NATO 2009-2016.
http://www.nato.int/cps/el/natohq/news_142152.htm
25 – 080517: Report:
Europese Unie wil wapenindustrie financieren [EU wants to finance
arms industry]
http://www.stopwapenhandel.org/sites/stopwapenhandel.org/files/Europees%20geld%20voor%20de%20wapenindustrie%20-%20opmaak.pdf
This
is a selection from a larger amount of tweets. Tweets with a relation
the Netherlands, arms trade and defence-industry weight heavier in
the selection. If you want to have them daily see
http://twitter.com/martinbroek
