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The Libyan civil war: shining a spotlight on a problematic arms export policy
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Abstract The German government frequently stresses that it pursues a “restrictive arms export policy”. And yet, some of the biggest customers of German arms manufacturers are countries in the Middle East (MENA region) in particular. In their comments Simone Wisotzki (HSFK) and Max Mutschler (BICC) criticise ... view more
The German government frequently stresses that it pursues a “restrictive arms export policy”. And yet, some of the biggest customers of German arms manufacturers are countries in the Middle East (MENA region) in particular. In their comments Simone Wisotzki (HSFK) and Max Mutschler (BICC) criticise in particular German arms exports to states which–as in the case of Libya–violate UN arms embargoes.... view less
Keywords
arms control; disarmament; armaments; civil war; Libya; North Africa; Federal Republic of Germany; Egypt; Jordan; Turkey; United Arab Emirates; weapon; commerce
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Free Keywords
Waffenhandel; Naher und Mittlerer Osten; Rüstungspolitik; Waffenverkäufe; Waffenlieferungen; United Nations; Waffenembargo
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
City
Bonn
Page/Pages
4 p.
Series
BICC Commentary, 14 July 2020
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0