The report “Transparency and Defense” encompasses a comprehensive analysis of the degree of transparency in the work of state institutions within defense sector in Montenegro. The report was prepared by a research team of the CeMI’s Department for Public Policy Research, and it represents one of the key results of the project “Raising Integrity, Transparency and Accountability in the Defense Sector” which was conducted by the Centre for Monitoring and Research in the period from December 1st, 2014 to February 28th, 2015, with financial support of the Canadian Fund through Canadian Embassy in Belgrade. This project is aimed at decreasing risks of corruption and raising integrity, accountability and transparency of state institutions within defense sector.