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– waarin één of meer tweets zijn verwerkt –
staan de 25 tweets
van deze week.
SIPRI publiceerde de
nieuwe gegevens omtrend wapenimport en -export. Nederland was in 2016
buiten de top 10 gevallen. Die gegevens zitten ook in het artikel
over dual-use naar China (tweet 2). Nederland heeft de vertrouwde
plaats weer ingenomen.
Vertrouwd is geen overdrijving. Die positie heeft Nederland ook
op lange termijn (vanaf 1950) staat Nederland bij de tien
grootste exporteurs, zo berekende Business Insider op grond van
SIPRI-gegevens.
De Nederlandse wapens
vallen niet op. Het gaat veel al om onderdelen voor marineschepen,
raketten, vliegtuigen en helikopters.
De afgelopen week werd
op de Dimdex wapenbeurs in Doha weer een groot contract gesloten voor
helikopters voor Qatar (tweet 18). Fokker is onderdeel van het
consortium dat deze bouwt en levert dus ongezien onderdelen.
Nederland (zie
ook 2, 16, 22)
1 – 160318: ‘Deze
grafiek laat zien dat Nederland al sinds 1950 bij de top 10 van
mondiale wapenexporteurs zit’ – @BINederland using @SIPRIorg
#ArmsTransfers data:
https://www.businessinsider.nl/deze-grafiek-laat-zien-dat-nederland-al-sinds-1950-bij-de-top-10-van-mondiale-wapenexporteurs-zit/
EUROPA (zie
ook 13)
2 – 140318: How to
limit exports used to strengthen the Chinese military and repressive
infrastructure without creating a Cold War atmosphere?
http://broekstukken.blogspot.nl/2018/03/dual-use-technology-for-china.html
3 – 130318: Guideline
for understanding the phrase 'Specially Designed for Military Use' in
EU arms export control regime.
https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/Survey-Guideline-for-Specially-Designed-for-Military-Use-2018
4 – 150318: #EDIDP is
about securing arms industry profits, not about citizens protection.
Read @Vredesactie report on corporate lobbying on #EU #DefenceFund,
very instructive now that negotiations start #noEUmoney4arms
@JerzyBuzek @GrosseteteF
https://www.vredesactie.be/en/nieuws/how-arms-lobby-hijacking-europe%E2%80%99s-defence-policy
5 – 150318: Proposal
by German BAFA for cooperation in arms control policy between France
and Germany. Präsident Ausfuhrkontrollbehörde Bafa, Andreas
Obersteller, hat für eine enge Zusammenarbeit bei Rüstungsexporten
plädiert.
http://www.zeit.de/news/2018-03/14/deutschland-bafa-plaediert-fuer-enge-deutsch-franzoesische-zusammenarbeit-bei-ruestungsexporten-14082004
Duitsland
(zie ook 5, 11, 16-17)
6 – 120318:
Manufacturers from Northern Germany sell arms the world over [in
German] Norddeutsche Firmen liefern Waffen in alle Welt
https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/Norddeutsche-Firmen-liefern-Waffen-in-alle-Welt,waffenverkaeufe100.html
7 – 120318: German
caretaker government has approved arms exports valued approximately
€2bn. Clients: Egypt, Qatar, Pakistan. [In German] Deals mit
Ägypten, Katar, Pakistan: Übergangsregierung genehmigte
Rüstungsexporte in Milliardenhöhe http://spon.de/afbEf
via @SPIEGELONLINE
Frankrijk (zie
ook 5)
Noorwegen
(zie 10, 11)
Turkije (zie
ook 12)
8 – 170318: Ties
between Turkey and Qatar pay off. Turkish defense firms ink nearly
$800M of deals at Doha exhibition
https://www.dailysabah.com/defense/2018/03/17/turkish-defense-firms-ink-nearly-800m-of-deals-at-doha-exhibition
REST VAN DE WERELD
Azië
9 – 170318: A metric
of great power influence, arms sales, shows United States’ enduring
reach in Asia.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/03/09/world/asia/china-us-asia-rivalry.html
China
(zie 2, 9)
Qatar (zie
ook 8, 15, 22-23)
10 – 140318:
Kongsberg signs long-term vehicle technology deal in Qatar. The
contract will seek to develop new technologies for "communication,
digitalization and tower solutions for military vehicles."
https://upi.com/6722064t
via @upi
Saoedi-Arabië
11 – 150318: What
pushes countries like Germany and Norway to stop selling weapons to
Saudi's? "Unfortunately, the Trump administration as well as
U.K. government has failed to live up to responsible standards for
engaging in the arms trade."
https://www.albawaba.com//news/what-pushes-country-stop-selling-weapons-1102698
Syrië
12 – 170318: As long
as rockets continue to fall on Eastern Ghouta & Damascus, as
fighting continues in Afrin, the ICRC is calling for: anyone selling
weapons that could be used in violation of international humanitarian
law to stop such sales
https://independent.ng/icrc-calls-for-end-of-weapons-supplies-to-syrian-conflict-sides/
13 – 170318: More
than 60 per cent of ISIS weapons examined by CAR came from Russia and
China and more than a 1/3 from EU members states. And more info on
arms fueling the conflict in the Middle East.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-bullet-tracer-isis-and-the-international-arms-trade-8d7wmpbnb
VS (zie
ook 9)
14 – 140318: How Much
Do America’s Arms Makers Depend on Foreign Metal? No One Seems to
Know
http://www.defenseone.com/business/2018/03/how-much-do-americas-arms-makers-depend-foreign-metal-no-one-seems-know/146579/
via @defenseone
DEFENSIE-INDUSTRIE
Airbus
(zie 18)
Damen
15 – 120318: Damen
Nakilat showcases maritime, naval expertise at Doha International
Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (Dimdex)
http://www.gulf-times.com/story/584804/Nakilat-showcases-maritime-naval-expertise-at-Dimd
16 – 130318: On
German naval project MKS 180 (Damen). [In German] Werft-Betriebsräte
beraten über Marineschiffbau
https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article174446320/Werft-Betriebsraete-beraten-ueber-Marineschiffbau.html
via @welt
17 – 160318:
#Hamburg-based #Blohm+Voss this week lobbied lawmakers in favor of
the #Damen-led consortium. While the Dutch firm would lead the design
work, the ships would be built in Hamburg and secure jobs there.
https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2018/03/15/shipbuilders-split-on-german-ness-of-new-combat-ship/
Fokker
18 – 160318: #Qatar
signed at arms fair, DIMDEX, with the NHI consortium—which includes
Airbus’ and Leonardo’s helicopter divisions and Dutch aircraft
manufacturer #Fokker, which respectively hold 62.5%, 32% and 5.5% of
the consortium—for the purchase of 28 NH90 and 16 H125 helicopters.
http://www.helicopters.airbus.com/website/en/press/State-of-Qatar-signs-contract-for-28-NH90-multirole-helicopters_2184.html
WAPENS
Drones
19 – 170318: The U.S.
State Department’s updated #drone export policy could be out as
quickly as the next month, a top department official said Friday. Aim
of new policy is to make it easier to sell the systems to partners
abroad.
https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/air/2018/03/16/updated-drone-export-policy-could-come-within-weeks/
Satellieten
20 – 130318: SpaceX’s
most recent launch carried a secret military-funded experiment -
https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/03/12/spacexs-most-recent-launch-carried-a-secret-military-funded-experiment/
21 – 150318: Defense
Advanced Research Projects Agency #DARPA has taken an interest in
small #satellites as an avenue to prepare for a more militarized
space environment. The agency is currently working on several
programs aimed at developing small satellite technology
https://www.c4isrnet.com/newsletters/military-space-report/2018/03/14/why-industry-wants-the-pentagon-to-consider-small-satellites/
Wapenbeurzen (zie
ook 8, 10, 15
22 – 120318: Besides
Damen Nakilat also KNDS (KMW+NEXTER Defense Systems) and Mine Kafon
(http://minekafon.org/index.php/history/)
from the Netherlands are present at DIMDEX in Doha, Qatar.
http://www.dimdex.com/en/exhibiting/2018-exhibitors.aspx#page=1
23 – 150318: Record
number of contracts at 2018 edition of arms fair DIMDEX in Doha,
Qatar.
https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/naval-exhibitions/2018/dimdex-2018/6057-record-number-of-contracts-for-the-10th-anniversary-edition-of-dimdex.html
OVERIG
Onderzoek en
activisme
24 – 120318: Fact
sheet by SIPRI, TRENDS IN INTERNATIONAL ARMS TRANSFERS, 2017. Top-10
arms exporters 2013-2017:
US 34%
Russia 22
France 6.7
Germany 5.8
China 5.7
UK 4.8
Spain 2.9
Israel 2.9
Italy 2.5
25 – 120318: Asia
and the Middle East lead rising trend in arms imports, US exports
grow significantly, according to NEW @SIPRIorg #ArmsTransfers data.
Read the Fact Sheet: http://bit.ly/2FAtL7x
26 – 160318:
Partnerships between universities and arms manufacturers raise thorny
ethical questions
http://theconversation.com/partnerships-between-universities-and-arms-manufacturers-raise-thorny-ethical-questions-93005
via @ConversationEDU
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
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