[ap-intact] INFO: Government Defence Anti-Corruption Index - Asia-Pacific 2015

"It is not just the size of Asian defence budgets that matters. The big question is how will all this new power be governed, and in whose interest? Our research finds that exponential growth in military might is often characterised by high levels of secrecy, and low levels of accountability, oversight, and transparency. The intention underlying the rapid growth of military capabilities of countries is not always clear to their own people, never mind their neighbours and the outside world."

More in Transparency International - Defence & Security. http://government.defenceindex.org/downloads/docs/GI-Asia-Pacific-Regional-Results-web.pdf

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