Pere Ortega
Contemporary History Degree and postgraduate in Public Finances (UB). President of the Centre Delàs d’Estudis per la Pau and Conflictology professor in the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Honorary of Centre Delàs d’Estudis per la Pau. Former President of Federació Catalana d’ONG per la Pau (NGO Catalan Federation for Peace). Peace, nonviolence, disarmament and conflicts researcher. Blog: Crónicas Insumisas (Público)
Lines of research
Publications:
Report 61: “The argument against and alternatives to war. On the War in Ukraine”
Report 58: “Spanish military budget sees a massive increase in 2023. The myth of 2% spending on Defense is overcome” Report 55: “Transnational corporations, warmongering and the climate emergency” Report 53: “NATO, building global insecurity” Report 51: “Prepared for war. How militarism permeates our societies” Report 50: Spain’s real military expenditure for 2022. Investments in weapons shoot up the Defence Budget in the middle of the pandemic Security policies for peace. Another security is possible and necessary “Is it a war? Jihadism and terrorism” Working Paper: The military budget of Spain continues to grow The War Economy Report 34: The Absurdity of Military Spending: Analysis of the Budget of defence in Spain, 2017 Report 33: The weapons bubble and the military industry in Spain. Special Armament Programs Treinta preguntas sobre la OTAN. Treinta años después del Referéndum Report 26: Fraud and improvisation in military spending. 2016 Spanish military budget analysis The Spanish military-industrial complex Report 25: Inertia, waste and fraud in the military expenditure. Spanish Defense budget analysis in 2015 Las Violencias en América Latina Report 21: Militarism in North Africa Materiales de trabajo 48 The Dark Side of Military Expenditure. The 2014 Military Budget Report 17: The military industry in Catalonia, an unsatisfied desire The Crisis and the Inevitability of Cuts in Military Spending. Report 14: Truth and lies in the 2013 Spanish military budget Materiales de trabajo 44 Report 12: The military industrial complex Militarism in Latin America Report 7: The Truth About the Spanish Military Expenditure 2011 Report 5: Spanish military expenditure and R&D 2010 Materiales de trabajo 36 Deconstruir la guerra Report 3: Spanish military expenditure 2009 Materiales de trabajo 31 El militarismo en España Materiales de trabajo 30 Noviolencia y transformación social El ciclo armamentista español. Una panorámica crítica (1989-1999)