19 October: Yearbook event in London on corruption in the arms trade

Studies suggest that corruption in the arms trade makes up roughly 40 per cent of all corruption worldwide. Enormous amounts of money help facilitate and steer arms deals. For example, during the selection process leading up to South Africa's purchase of Hawk trainer aircraft from BAE Systems, £115 million was paid to key decision makers. How are such payments possible? Why is there such a lack of oversight and accountability? How are these arms deals brought about in practice and which role can monitoring institutions such as SIPRI play? 

Join the discussion with arms trade corruption expert Andrew Feinstein, author of SIPRI Yearbook 2011 lead chapter on corruption and the arms trade and SIPRI Director Bates Gill. 

Chair:

• Professor Mary Kaldor, SIPRI Board Member and Director, Civil Society and Human Security Research Unit, London School of Economics
  
  

Panelists:

• Andrew Feinstein, former South African politician and investigator of corruption in arms transfers
  
• Dr Bates Gill, SIPRI Director