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Onder de volgende tekst
– waarin één of meer tweets zijn verwerkt –
staan de 25 tweets
van deze week.
Opvallend dat Le Point, een rechts van het midden economisch
tijdschrift uit Frankrijk, een een artikel publiceert over het gevaar dat
NGO's wapenexporten door het gebruik van morele argumenten effectief kunnen bestrijden. De maatschappelijke organisaties sluiten met die activiteit allereerst aan bij een beweging in
Europa die reageert op de oorlog tegen Jemen.
Een tweede beweging die
de Franse wapenindustrie dwarszit is het Maatschappelijk Verantwoord
Ondernemen. Als voorbeeld wordt o.a. het Noorse Petroleum Fonds
genoemd. Zo wordt financiering moeilijk. En alsof het MVO nog niet
genoeg is gaan de VS dwars liggen bij bijvoorbeeld de financiering
van Airbus exporten naar Iran en zijn de regels (o.a. rond corruptie)
veel te streng.
De overheid moet
financieel bijspringen volgens de onderzoekers Alexandre Papaemmanuel en Yann
Wendel (medewerker Airbus, maar wordt niet vermeld bij Le Point en ook niet in onderzoek) die hun
ideeën hebben gepubliceerd op de website van L’Hétairie
dat zich als doel stelt de ideeën van links te bestrijden.
Veel te klagen heeft die
Franse wapenindustrie niet. Ze is wat betreft exporten
inmiddels de derde in de wereld. In 2016 ging het om € 8,3 miljard
en de verwachtingen voor 2017 liggen nog hoger.
Het lijkt er wel op
alsof er voor het eerst maatschappelijke debat van enige omvang is
over het Franse wapenexportbeleid. Buitenlandse ontwikkelingen spelen
daarbij een grote rol. Le Point had zelf onlangs
nog een artikel over de wapenleveranties inverband met de oorlog in
Jemen. Het hier aangehaalde onderzoek is een rechtse reactie op dat
debat.
Onder tweet 12 een
voorbeld van het verwerpelijke Franse wapenexportbeleid. Er is nog
veel te doen.
Nederland (zie
15, 18, 19-20)
EUROPA (zie
19-20)
1 – 260318: EU guns:
invisible but powerful factor in Yemen war
https://euobserver.com/opinion/141413
2 – 270318: Two weeks
ago a German version of this piece. Here is it in English. German
thoughts on European arms control.
https://www.baks.bund.de/sites/baks010/files/working_paper_2018_04.pdf
3 – 290318: Europe
must stop arms exports to Turkey - Bundestag MP of Turkish origin
Sevim Dağdelen
https://armenpress.am/eng/news/927883/#.WryV_nrEyl0.twitter
België (zie
ook 13)
4 – 270318: For who
missed it. Belgium F-16 replacement. Debates in the press ongoing for
a week already after it surfaced
http://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/10781/f-16-replacement-the-mr-is-waiting-for-the-results-of-the-audit-before-deciding
Belgium air force swept a report under the carpet.
5 – 280318: an
internal document from the Cabinet of the Belgian Minister of Defence
from 2015 shows there was a clear preference back then already to opt
for the F-35 as a replacement for the F-16s
http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20180328_03434286
6 – 290318: Amnesty
International protests Wallonian arms sales to Saudi Arabia, valued
at € 33.5 million in 2016 alone. [in French] Vente d'armes à
l'Arabie saoudite: Amnesty International manifeste devant le
Parlement wallon - http://7SUR7.be
http://www.7sur7.be/7s7/fr/1502/Belgique/article/detail/3396897/2018/03/28/Vente-d-armes-a-l-Arabie-saoudite-Amnesty-International-manifeste-devant-le-Parlement-wallon.dhtml
Duitsland
(zie 2, 3)
Frankrijk
(zie ook 12)
7 – 260318: Poll
shows 75% of French people oppose arms sales to Saudi-led #Yemen
coalition
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-france-poll/poll-shows-most-french-oppose-arms-sales-to-saudi-led-yemen-coalition-idUSKBN1H202M
8 – 290318: The arms
industry is an easy target for moralistic actions by NGOs and banks
refusing investments, French researchers Alexander Papaemmanuel and
Yann Wendel (Airbus) claim. They propose the State intervention and
subsidize the industry. [in French]
http://www.lepoint.fr/editos-du-point/jean-guisnel/exportations-d-armements-francais-attention-fragile-28-03-2018-2206150_53.php#xtor=CS2-346
Polen
(zie 17)
Turkije (zie
ook 3, 22)
9 – 260318: Turkey's
Erdogan has called students who participated in an anti-war
demonstration "terrorists" and sworn to have them removed
from their universities. Turkey has imprisioned hundreds for anti-war
sentiment, and is a UK gov priority market for arms sales
https://apnews.com/31f1b0fef5304fbfb1b87d7bab2e9c75
10 – 260318: Turkey's
location near several global hotspots makes the continuing
availability of its territory for the stationing and transport of
arms, cargo, and personnel valuable for the United States and NATO.
https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/R44000.html
VK (zie
20, 22)
Zweden
11 – 290318: Swedish
Flight Services directing UAE fighter planes to Yemen. With Swedish
source linked.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201803281062974490-sweden-uae-yemen-flights/
via @SputnikInt For those who read Swedish or use a translate
program:
http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=83&artikel=6917343
Zwitserland (zie
13)
REST VAN DE WERELD
Egypte
12 – 290318: Comment:
Manurhin is the global leader in ammunition manufacturing machinery.
Its almost 70-year trade partnership with Egypt continues, despite
the regime's human rights abuses writes - Omar Sultan
https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/comment/2018/3/27/the-french-company-helping-load-egyptian-militarys-guns
India (zie
23)
Israël
13 – 260318: UN Human
Rights Council approves call for arms embargo against Israel, because
they are used in serious violations of international humanitarian
and/or human rights law.
http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/UN-Human-Rights-Council-approves-call-for-arms-embargo-against-Israel-546953
See text of resolution. Belgium and Switzerland - among others -
voted in favour. http://undocs.org/A/HRC/37/L.49
Filipijnen
14 – 290318: The
fight goes on. A peculiar form of transparency: quarreling in public
on the combat systems acquisition for Philippine frigates. DND
Secretary Delfin Lorenzana’s response to an open letter on the PH
Navy’s frigate project
http://opinion.inquirer.net/112103/dnd-secretary-delfin-lorenzanas-response-open-letter-ph-navys-frigate-project
Jemen (zie 1, 7)
Libië
15 – 290318: Libya's
UN-backed Premier Serraj called on Sigrid Kaag, Dutch FA Minister to
help "partially" lift the arms embargo imposed by the UN.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-03/29/c_137072874.htm#0-twi-1-22804-7250227817ecdff034dc9540e6c76667
Mexico
16 – 290318: The road
for US fire arms control doesn't stop at the border unfortunately.
America's guns: Made in the US, killing in Mexico. @AJEnglish
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/america-guns-killing-mexico-180328060253902.html
Nigeria
17 – 290318: The
Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) holding company and Defence Industries
Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) signed a letter of intent on 26 March
covering the production of Beryl M762 assault rifles in Nigeria, the
rifle’s manufacturer Fabryka Broni announced.
http://www.janes.com/article/78899/nigeria-to-manufacture-polish-assault-rifles#.Wry4F7JeBH4.twitter
Qatar (zie
8)
Saoedi-Arabië (zie
Jemen en 6, )
Taiwan (zie
19-20)
Zuid-Korea (zie
14)
DEFENSIE-INDUSTRIE
Airbus (zie
8)
18 – 300318: European
naval vessels for sale. On the programs for new frigates of Italy/France, Netherlands/Germany and the UK and the danger they flood the export market. http://www.stopwapenhandel.org/node/2129
Thales
(zie 14, 18)
WAPENS
F-35 (zie
ook 4-5)
19 – 270318: Give
Taiwan the F-35 to deter China, top senators tell Trump. What is the
position of partner countries on this? Or they don't have a say?
https://www.defensenews.com/air/2018/03/26/give-taiwan-the-f-35-to-deter-china-top-senators-tell-trump/
20 – 270318: F-35
Sale to Taiwan Not Worth the ‘Risk,’ Experts Warn Netherlands (in
Dutch
https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/stcrt-2016-44509.html …)
and other EU countries and UK
(https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-general-export-licence-exports-in-support-of-joint-strike-fighter-f-35-lightning-ii)
have rules to make F-35 component exports go smooth. Rightly so?
http://www.defenseone.com/politics/2018/03/f-35-sales-taiwan-not-worth-risk-experts-warn/146970/
via @defenseone
21 – 300318: After
acquiring an F-35 JSF the costs for sustainment continue to rise at
fast rate.
https://www.defensenews.com/air/2018/03/29/air-force-aiming-to-lower-f-35-sustainment-costs-to-that-of-an-f-16/#.Wr34Z_3ehtY.twitter
Kleine wapens (zie
16, 17)
Wapenbeurzen
22 – 290318: 6
People arrested. Campaign groups Cardiff Stop the Arms Fair, Welsh
Kurdish Activists and members of Cardiff Animal Rights were among
those protesting against the Defence Procurement, Research,
Technology and Exportability (DPRTE) event. with video.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/six-people-arrested-after-protesters-14462135#ICID=sharebar_twitter
OVERIG
Defensiebudget
23 – 260318: Defence
spend as percentage of GDP has fallen world over and militaries world
wide are complaining. Here those from India. With graph on ME/GNP for
a number of large countries.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/defence-spend-as-percentage-of-gdp-has-fallen-world-over/articleshow/63459019.cms
24 – 260318: NATO
military expenditure grows fast (absolute and relatively), while it
is far bigger yet as the rest of the world combined.
Onderzoek en
activisme
(zie ook 9, 22)
25 – 280318: More
than 200 researchers have signed the pledge against a EU military
research programme. Are you researcher, scientist or academic, sign
the pledge here:
https://researchersforpeace.eu/form/researchers-pledge-form
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
