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Hilary Hurd

Hilary Hurd
Hilary Hurd works for Transparency International’s Defence Programme, and is currently leading TI’s advocacy efforts in North America to establish global standards of responsible military governance.
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As Anti-Corruption Efforts Expand Globally, the Defense Sector Remains an Outlier

A recent anti-corruption summit produced hundreds of commitments, exactly eight of which concerned defense.

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As Defense Markets Shift, It’s Time to Stiffen Anti-Corruption Rules for Middlemen

Third-party agents, who are crucial to arms makers’ sales efforts in the global south and east, are also relatively free to misbehave.

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Global Defense Spending Is Getting Murkier

Many of the governments that are spending more on their militaries are also the least transparent.

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How Corruption Undermines NATO Operations

Members and partners must do better at spotting and stopping corruption in the field.