Truth and lies in the 2013 Spanish military budget

Military expenditure hinders the growth of the productive economy. To move from a defence economy to a productive economy, Spain must initiate troop reduction programs and a workforce adjustment plan, as some European states around us have already done.

Author: Pere Ortega

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Piracy in Somalia: An excuse or a geopolitical opportunity? A different look at the Spanish and international military participation against piracy

Much has been said in the media of the damage that piracy off the coast of Somalia has caused to the Spanish tuna fishing fleet. And, therefore, of the need for Spain to participate actively in Atalanta, the EU anti-piracy operation. The purpose of this report is to question this need and, even more, the foreign interference in the area.

Authors: Loretta P. Martín, Teresa de Fortuny and Xavier Bohigas.

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Las operaciones militares de España en el exterior

Desde el año 1989, el ejército español ha participado en más de sesenta operaciones en el exterior. La investigación realiza un estudio desde un punto de vista pacifista y crítico de estas operaciones. Se ha analizado el marco general de las operaciones militares en el exterior y se han analizado en profundidad las intervenciones en Afganistán, Líbano, Somalia y Haití.

Este estudio es fruto de la convocatoria de ayudas a la investigación RICIP 2009, concretamente corresponde con el proyecto de investigación Les missions militars d’Espanya a l’exterior (2009 RICIP 00008).

Author: Eduardo Melero.

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Inversiones que son la bomba. Negocios de la banca con empresas españolas de armamento.

The report finds 42 entities with financial implication that have given financial support with at least 1.372 million of euros to the Spanish industrial military complex from 2007 to 2011. Highlighted Banks: Bankia, Liberbank, Banco Santander, Caixabank, BBVA, Catalunya Caixa, Banco Popular, Banco Sabadell, Ibercaja and Bankinter.

Authors: Jordi Calvo Rufanges, Joan Farrés and Axel Thamers.

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The military industrial complex

This report analyses the most relevant companies that supply weapons to the Ministry of Defense and the existence of industry military oligopoly, which sums-up 75% of the total military budget. The industrial military complex consist of a framework and swivel perta between the military industry, high ranking of the army, politics, and financing groups that benefits from Defense. The report shows how the military industry has increased and created public debt, according to the authors this is an arms race bubble.

Authors: Pere Ortega and Camino Simarro.

You can download the report here in English and Spanish. Soon in Catalan.

Military expenditure in Spain 2012. A chance to reduce the crisis

The Centre Delàs presents its annual Spanish military spending, in which is proven that the reduction of Spanish military spending in the 2012 budget with respect to 2011 is a 6.33% lesser than other Ministries of social character.

Author: Pere Ortega.

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Banks and Arms: Explosive investments

The Center Delàs presents its report 11, in the which is proven the importance of the funding of arms trade and the volume in which it has reached within the last years in sixty of the financial entities that operate in Spain. In it shows the ranking of Spanish armed banks, led by BBVA and Santander.

Author: Jordi Calvo Rufanges.

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The Missile Defence System in Rota. A further step towards world militarisation

The Centre Delàs presents its report 10, in which argues the negative impact that the installation of the military project will have in the Spanish economy and security.

Authors: Teresa de Fortuny and Xavier Bohigas.

You can download the report here in English and Spanish. Soon in Catalan.