Beyond LAVs: corruption, commercialization and the Canadian defence industry

Gutterman, Ellen; Lane, Andrea

doi:10.1080/11926422.2016.1254663

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“…Thus, arms sales are not always a straightforward task, as is the case for Canada-Saudi Arabia military equipment. The dichotomy involves the subordination of Canadian foreign policy and international peace and security to commercial aspirations and the questionable importance of the Canadian defense industrial base that underpins the arguments in favor of the contract (Gutterman and Lane 2017). If, on the one hand, Canada´s involvement in the international arms market through this sale is seen as an increase in violence and corruption in the international arms trade (Gutterman and Lane 2017), on the other hand, the sale contributes to the necessary self-sufficiency by encouraging the necessary military.…”

Section: Qualitative Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Politics, Power, and Influence: Defense Industries in the Post-Cold War

Reis

2021

Social Sciences

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The post-Cold War era is placing the defense industry at a crossroads. If, on the one hand, it is under great pressure to guarantee warlike efforts around the world, with tight budgets and uncertain lead-times, on the other hand, it is seen as a central instrument for national sovereignty and foreign policy. The purpose of this research is to report the state-of-the-art of the existing literature and explore the most relevant research areas in order to provide the conceptual basis for further empirical research. To do so, this study uses a preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis (PRISMA), which is an adequate technique as it allows one to discover concepts, ideas, and debates about the defense industry. The results evidenced three different approaches to the defense industry—integration, autarky, and domination. In that regard, we present several case studies in which the defense industry is used as an instrument of foreign policy or national sovereignty. Future studies may focus on empirical research to validate the theoretical findings or to identify variables that lead some defense industries to seek synergies, resorting to mergers and acquisitions, while other defense companies prefer to obtain State funds.

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Section: Qualitative Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%