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.
Arms and the state
Arms and the state: How the arms industry influences government in western arms producing nations examines how arms industry influence manifests across different countries, including the US, UK, France, Australia, and the European Union, highlighting varying pathways of influence shaped by each nation’s political system and regulatory landscape.
From revolving door to open-plan office: the ever-closer union between the UK government and the arms industry
This report, published by Campaign Against Arms Trade and World Peace Foundation, details the ways in which the arms industry influences government policy, and how it has gained such a close relationship with government over the years that the lines between the two have been virtually erased.
Made in Scotland
Made in Scotland: The deadly relationship fuelling the crisis in Yemen is the first in a research series uncovering the insidious role that Scotland plays within the UK's arms trade.
Special Treatment: UK government support for the arms industry and trade
Report on subsidies and support for the UK arms industry and trade
Al Yamamah National Archive documents, P45-40 DTI support revised
The Saudis refuse to borrow (spring 1986) In April 1986 the Saudis said they did not want to borrow money to finance the deal. As the MoD were now so committed, officials scrambled to make an alternative arrangement. Lloyds would lend BAe the money it required prior to Saudi payments. The plan was for the
Who calls the shots?
CAAT report on arms industry influence on government and how this drives UK arms export policy
