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TWO-THIRDS OF PARLIAMENTS FAIL TO BE WATCHDOGS OF DEFENCE CORRUPTION

New study by Transparency International also finds 85% of them lack effective scrutiny of defence policy Brussels, 17 September 2013—Two-thirds of parliament and legislatures fail to exercise sufficient control over their Ministry of Defence and the armed forces, according to a new report by Transparency International UK’s Defence and Security Programme (TI-DSP). Amongst those, 70 per cent …

Could we Soon See a Major Spike in Oil Prices? Umesh Shanmugam

This week:My take on oil price predictions and the anxiety over a potential US strike on Syria … The specter of a US strike on Syria continues to haunt us, as talking heads debate whether the Obama administration is attempting to delay by asking for Congress’ permission, or whether it’s just hoping to have someone …

Shadow trade: how North Korea’s barter trade violates United Nations sanctions

(Stockholm, 17 July 2013) Barter trade in essential goods and long-standing diplomatic relations are key to understanding the most recent attempted violation of the United Nations arms embargo on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, North Korea). Expert Comment by SIPRI Researchers Hugh Griffiths and Lawrence Dermody. On 16 July the President of Panama …

Finance Minister Shri P. Chidambram leaves for his first Official Visit Abroad tonight to attend Annual Meetings of World Bank and IMF in Tokyo

The Union Finance Minister Shri P. Chidambram is leaving tonight on an official tour to Tokyo, Japan to attend Annual Meetings of World Bank and IMF. He will also attend BRICS Finance Ministers’ and G 24 Ministerial Meeting also during his aforesaid visit. The Finance Minister will also hold bilateral meetings with Finance Ministers of …