The war in Ukraine has prompted several countries to send weapons to Volodymyr Zelenskyy's government to help it defend itself against Russian aggression. For Ukraine, a prompt and plentiful supply of arms may be essential to its democratic survival. But the global arms trade is a hugely complicated – and controversial business.
In this edition of Business Beyond, we will look at how the global arms trade functions and ask why this multi-billion dollar business is unlike any other. We will also consider the question: how much of the global export of deadly weapons and sales is about profit, rather than security.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
01:30 What is the global arms trade?
03:45 The big players
05:08 Making a killing
08:33 The Saudi Question
12:15 The Humanitarian Cost
15:38 A more dangerous world?
18:11 Conclusion

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