Publications
Explore CAAT’s library of publications to learn more about and take action against the arms trade. These include reports, the CAAT News magazine, parliamentary submissions and more. You can browse all publications below, or filter by type, topic, year, and/or countries and companies covered in the contents.
Arming genocide – UK arms sales to Israel, the partial export licence suspension, and the F-35 exemption
On 2 September, the UK government announced that it was suspending around 30 arms export sales to Israel, covering equipment that was due to go to the Israeli military, and that the government assessed were for use in Gaza. However, it exempted components for Israel's F-35 aircraft that are used to bomb Gaza, from the
Sheffield University: Breaching The Moral No-Fly Zone in Military-Industrial Research & Development
Case study of military research activities at Sheffield University, including partnerships with the UK military and major arms companies. Follows on from CAAT and dED_ucation's earlier report "Weaponising Universities".
Eight years of war
A briefing for supporters in the run-up to CAAT's Judicial Review hearing against arms sales to Saudi Arabia
Supporter Pack: Yemen War Anniversary Lobby Day 2022
A ‘how to’ guide for supporters ahead of CAAT’s lobby of Parliament for Yemen on 10th March 2022.
Seven Years of War
A briefing for supporters and MPs for CAAT's lobby of Parliament for Yemen on 10th March 2022
Business as Usual: how major weapons exporters arm the world’s conflicts
This report examines the arms export practices of the top 11 arms exporters worldwide in relation to countries involved in conflict. It finds that there is no evidence of conflict acting as an impediment to arms sales by any of the eleven countries.
Questions and answer about the ICC Communication
Answers to common questions about the communication to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the situation in Yemen.
A shameful relationship: UK complicity in Saudi state violence
Saudi Arabia is the UK's largest arms customer. Saudi Arabia is one of the world's most repressive regimes and is using UK arms in its bombing of Yemen. The importance to the UK government of arms sales to Saudi Arabia, and of the overall alliance with Saudi Arabia, mutes any criticism of the regime’s behaviour.
Arming Apartheid
The UK and Israel have a deep, 2-way arms trading relationship, which contributes to Israel's repression of the Palestinian people and its maintenance of an Apartheid system in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
