Italy’s Arms Export Boom: No Emergency, Ma’am

Italian exports have soared: +86% in 5 years. “Purely profit-driven,” says Francesco Vignarca coordinator of the Italian branch of Control Arms by Anna Violante for Atlas of Wars “If we want peace, we must prepare for war,” wrote European Council President Charles Michel in his press release of 19 March, referring to the need to increase European …

Italy: Amending current law to facilitate arms exports

The Italian Senate approved a controversial bill giving the government the power to decide whether to export arms, removing a series of intertwined controls and parliamentary debates Su Altas of Wars by Anna Violante The new legislation claims to adapt Law 185, in force since 1990, to new international challenges. Its objectives include minimising restrictions on arms …