Damien Spleeters
Investigator, Conflict Armament Research
Damien Spleeters is the founder of Heimdall, a specialized consultancy
focused on supply-chain diversion, illicit procurement networks,
export controls, sanctions, technical exploitation and evidentiary
analysis. He has fifteen years of operational and analytical
experience investigating weapons, dual-use technologies and the
commercial networks that sustain illicit procurement. He is also a
Senior Associate (Non-resident) with the Economics Program and Scholl
Chair in International Business at the Center for Strategic and
International Studies. Previously, he served as Director of Field
Operations at Conflict Armament Research.
Islamic State (ISIS) has engaged in weapon manufacturing on an industrial scale, with output running into the tens of thousands, according to a new report from Conflict Armament Research (CAR). It [...] More
