The arms trade and who profits — sources and research for Part 3

Part 3 of the series examines the powers behind the conflict — arms manufacturers, geopolitical interests, gas fields, the IMF. It asks: who benefits from this continuing? If you have research, sources, articles, or personal knowledge about the arms trade, defense industry connections, or the economic dimensions of the conflict, we'd love to hear about it. This is a crowd-sourced research thread. Please share academic papers or investigative journalism, open-source intelligence (OSINT) findings, corporate connections and supply chains, and economic impact analyses. All contributions will be credited in the series.