Damien Spleeters (1986) is the Deputy Director of Operations at Conflict Armament Research.
He was a freelance journalist who examined the use of Belgian weapons in modern conflicts and investigates the Belgian arms brokers.
His research on the Belgian weapons used in Libya, funded by the Fonds pour le Journalisme, was published in Belgium (Le Soir, La Libre Belgique, Le Vif/L'Express, Apache, De Morgen, VRT) and in the USA (The New York Times).
In 2014, thanks to a Fulbright program, he was able to pursue a Master’s degree at the Columbia University Journalism School in New York City.