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TI Defence & Security: an introduction

OUR VISION A WORLD WHERE GOVERNMENTS, THE ARMED FORCES, AND ARMS TRANSFERS ARE TRANSPARENT, ACCOUNTABLE, AND FREE FROM CORRUPTION.

Sir Ian Andrews Senior Adviser TI Defence and Security

Countries and territories with Transparency International affiliates (September 2017)

“Corruption is a threat not only to economic growth, but to security and

• sovereignty. Fighting corruption is not just good governance. It’s self-

defence.”

Remarks by then US Vice President Joe Biden, November 2014

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Corruption matters: driving conflict

DESTABILISES SOCIETIES

• High levels of corruption associated with poverty and

unequal distribution of wealth

• Defence sector major risk area – often significant area
• f government expenditure and can distort entire

economies

• Clear correlation between corruption and insecurity

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MARGINALISES COMMUNITIES AND ENABLES VIOLENT EXTREMISM

Religious corruption, financial corruption, political corruption, and administrative and societal moral

• decadence. All of this you get in countries ruled by

tyrants and not in #State of the Caliphate #The Islamic State

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CREATES POTENTIAL FOR OFFENSIVE USE

Ukraine/Russia - corruption as statecraft

• Merging of politics, business, and organised crime

networks

• 2004 Orange revolution – pro-European politicians

(Yushenko) displace Russian-backed coalition (Kuchma)

• Russia leverages networks to influence new

Ukrainian government through gas dependence and the corruption of individual politicians

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FUELS NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION AND ARMS RACES

“[the Khan network was] mind-boggling. All I know is there’s at least more than 30 companies in 30 countries all over the globe involved in this fantastic, sophisticated illicit trafficking network with Mr A. Q. Khan acting as CEO.”

Mohammed El-Baradei, Head of International Atomic Energy Agency

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IMPEDES RESPONSES TO INSECURITY

Ukraine: military enfeebled by endemic corruption Iraq - Mosul: ISIS force of 1300 overwhelmed Iraqi force of 30,000 (on paper) equipped with tanks and artillery but hollowed out and demoralised by corruption Nigeria: military officers diverted weapons and supplies to Boko Haram

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Internal audit External audit Non-governmental

• rganisations / CSOs

Media Military police and prosecutors Anti-corruption bureaus Ombudsmen Academia Freedom of Information Parliament/ parliamentary committees Justice sector actors – prosecutors, etc.

Oversight Spectrum

Entrusted power

HOW WE ASSESS DEFENCE CORRUPTION RISK

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• Transparency and Accountability
• Owned by governments
• From Global South and Global North
• Supported by civil society

DECLARATION ON THE RESPONSIBLE GOVERNANCE OF MILITARY POWER

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Thank you!