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Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 22. september 2011 / Timeline September 22, 2011

21. September 2011, 23. September 2011

09/22/2011
Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 2003-2010 / Richard F. Grimmett, Specialist in International Security
General Trends in Arms Transfers Worldwide
The value of all arms transfer agreements worldwide (to both developed and developing nations) in 2010 was $40.4 billion. This was a substantial decrease in arms agreements values over 2009 of 38.1%, and the lowest worldwide arms agreements total since 2003 (Figure 1) (Table 31). In 2010, the United States led in arms transfer agreements worldwide, making agreements valued at $21.3 billion (52.7% of all such agreements), a decline from $22.6 billion in 2009. Russia ranked second with $7.8 billion in agreements (19.3% of these agreements globally), down from $12.8 billion in 2009. The United States and Russia collectively made agreements in 2010 valued at over $29 billion, 72% of all international arms transfer agreements made by all suppliers.
Se også: Congressional Research Service Reports on Conventional Weapons Systems. http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/index.html

09/22/2011
Human Rights Watch: US: Stop Proposed Arms Sales to Bahrain
- http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4e7c4dc12.html
The United States should delay a proposed arms sale to Bahrain until it ends abuses against peaceful critics of the ruling family and takes meaningful steps toward accountability for serious human rights violations, Human Rights Watch said today.
The US Defense Department notified Congress on September 14, 2011, of a proposed sale of armored Humvees and missiles to Bahrain worth US$53 million. The sale would appear to be the first since the start of Bahrain’s crackdown on protests earlier this year.
“This is exactly the wrong move after Bahrain brutally suppressed protests and is carrying out a relentless campaign of retribution against its critics,” said Maria McFarland, deputy Washington director at Human Rights Watch. “It will be hard for people to take US statements about democracy and human rights in the Middle East seriously when, rather than hold its ally Bahrain to account, it appears to reward repression with new weapons.”
The proposed arms sale would, according to the notification from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, include 44 “Armored High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs),” wire-guided and other missiles and launchers, as well as related equipment and training.

09/22/2011

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