Xavier Bohigas
Doctor in Physics and retired professor at the Physics Department of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. As a member of the Centre Delàs, he focuses his research on nuclear weapons, military spending, military R&D and companies in the military industry. He is the author of several articles and reports on these topics.
Lines of research
Publications:
Working Paper “Analysis of the first R&D projects of the European Defence Fund”
Nuclear Weapons, a permanent danger 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 Working Paper: European Defence Fund European public money for the military industry Security policies for peace. Another security is possible and necessary Delas Centre and Novact report: The transformation of the industrial-military complex Working Paper: The military budget of Spain continues to grow Treinta preguntas sobre la OTAN. Treinta años después del Referéndum Materiales de trabajo 53 Report 26: Fraud and improvisation in military spending. 2016 Spanish military budget analysis Riesgos y amenazas del arsenal nuclear The incidence of human error in the handling of nuclear weapons The Dark Side of Military Expenditure. The 2014 Military Budget Report 13: Piracy in Somalia: An excuse or a geopolitical opportunity? Materiales de trabajo 44 Report 10: The Missile Defence System in Rota. A further step towards world militarisation Report 7: The Truth About the Spanish Military Expenditure 2011 Report 5: Spanish military expenditure and R&D 2010 L’OTAN, una amenaça global