Including...

Interview: Professor Al Najjar, Kuwait

Asia-Pacific: India Probes Barak Purchase Kickback Allegations

Europe: EADS and Airbus executives threatened with insider trading sanctions

Americas: Tough Rules Urged For Contractors

Middle East: 'Standing Up' Iraq Army Looks Open-Ended

Africa: DA Presents German Court File to Back Call for Arms Deal Probe

Including...

Asia-Pacific: Taiwan's ex-president rejects defamation charges

Europe:  Law lords: fraud office right to end bribery investigation in BAE case

Americas: Secret Arms Deals - An Invitation to Corruption?

Middle East: Corruption could undermine Afghan peace

Africa: Mbeki 'paid R30m arms-deal bribe'

Including:

Asia-Pacific: Going out of business

Europe: Britain seen as 'more corrupt' since Blair's decision to halt SFO probe into arms deal with Saudi Arabia

Americas: Ex-president of Guatemala extradited for corruption

Middle East: US says Iran bribes Iraqi lawmakers to oppose pact

Africa: SA court rejects Zuma graft case

Interview: Michael Monts, UTC

Including:

Asia & Pacific: India's $30 bn defence plan hampered by graft scandal

Europe: Eight suspected in Arms Sales Bribery

Americas: Columbia admits high-level military corruption

Middle East: Former U.S. Army Reserve Major sentenced to 70 months in prison

Africa: Namibian Defense boss fired amid bribe probe

Including 

Asia-Pacific:  Inquiry Report In Scorpene Deal Can't Be Made Public: CBI

Europe: Military corruption costs Russia almost $80 million in 2008

Americas: Argentine ex-leader Menem on trial for arms sales

Middle East: Corruption holds back Afghan army expansion

Africa: 'Bribes', BAe – and the billionaire who loves champagne and women

Including:

Interview: Sung-Goo Kang

Asia & Pacific: Left wants missile deal with Israeli firm cancelled (India)

Europe: Army corruption crimes damages exceed 2 bln rbls in 2008 (Russia)

Americas: Obama to Change Contract Awarding (USA)

Middle East: Inquiry on Graft in Iraq Focuses on U.S. Officers (Iraq)

Africa: Zuma Won’t Face Charges Till After South African Poll (South Africa)

Frank Boland

Director, Force Planning

Defence Policy and Planning Division, NATO 

 June 2007

From his vantage point in the coordination mechanisms of NATO, Mr. Boland connects transparency in the defence sector to wider issues of domestic governance and international cooperation. 

Judge Van Ruymbeke

Paris “Pôle Financier du Tribunal” 

May 2007

Judge Renaud Van Ruymbeke has been an investigative magistrate at the Paris “Pôle Financier du Tribunal” for seven years. Investigations have included the Elf affair, the French-Taiwan frigates affair and the Clearstream affair. Previous postings include a teaching post at the national judge’s school in Bordeaux, the École Nationale de la Magistrature.