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Issue number
68
November 2018
Finland, Denmark and Netherlands ban arms to Saudi Arabia

War profiteer of the month: General Atomics

A drone in flight. The background is a dusty sandy landscape.

General Atomics is an American company, formed in 1955, with headquarters in San Diego in California. In 2016 General Atomics ranked 46th on the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s (SIPRI) list of the Top 100 arms-producing and military servicing companies.

Off the Leash: new report explores UK development of technology for armed autonomous drones

A Taranis aircraft in flight.

A new report reveals that the British Ministry of Defence (MoD) is actively funding research into technology supporting the development of armed autonomous drones.

Finland, Denmark and Netherlands announce arms to Saudi suspension

Activists dress in black "grim reaper" outfits and hold a banner reading "Stop Arming Saudi"

Germany has been joined by Finland, Netherlands, and Denmark in a suspension of arms sales to Saudi Arabia. The decisions follow the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and announcements by the United Nations that Yemen is experiencing the worst famine the world has seen for 100 years.

European organisations criticise plans for European Defence Fund

A line of campaigners stand with a banner reading "No EU money for arms dealers", in front of a building flying the EU flag

In mid-November, as European Union leaders made plans for the next EU budgetary cycle, 42 European non-profits and NGOs issued a letter criticising the bloc's plans for a European Defence Fund.

Never again? Activists in Brussels remember all victims of war

A photo of the "stop arming Saudi" posters put up around Brussels

For the 100th anniversary of World War I, activists in Brussels held an alternative remembrance ceremony and put up posters around the city to highlight Belgium and Europe’s complicity in current wars through the arms trade.