Current armed conflicts are also driven and aggravated by weapons that - in whole or in part - ended up in the wrong hands after being diverted. Yet in the fight against the diversion of (components of) conventional weapons, relatively little use is made of new technologies. What potential do certain new technologies have to counter the diversion of weapons and weapon components? Read our newest project D-TECT publication.
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https://vlaamsvredesinstituut.eu/en/factsheet/project-d-tect/
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In haar #11juli -toespraak pleit @LiesbethHomans , voorzitter van @vlaparl voor een belangrijke rol van vredesregio Vlaanderen in het vertolken van de stem van de #vrede, mensenrechten en democratie.
De EU maakt zich op voor enorme #defensie-investeringen. Toch zijn er, voor wie momenteel onderhandelt over regeerakkoorden, kansen om ook momentum voor #vrede te creëren. Lees hoe in 👇opiniestuk @tijd van onze directeur @NDuquet.
✅https://www.tijd.be/opinie/algemeen/voor-vrede-is-meer-nodig-dan-een-cheque-van-500-miljard/10553947.html