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 …
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 …
Guest blog by Francesco Vignarca (Italian Peace and Disarmament Network) The two major armed conflicts that in recent months have put war back at the center of Western public opinion’s attention (while too many other wars continue to be ignored) have, among other things, made its economic and profit-making dimension evident. As Peace and Disarmament …