Militarism

Gavin Williamson: delusional and dangerous

Gavin Williamson's latest speech with jingoistic rhetoric and calling for more military spending shows just how out of touch with reality he is, argues Lindsey German
Climate chaos is the most political issue of our time, to stop it we need systemic change

Climate breakdown is a political issue, and to stop it we need to tackle it at the root, argues Jim Scott
Stop bombing Yemen

Our movement has set its sights on the UK's barbaric arms trade, reports Jonathan Maunders
The politics of Remembrance

Remembrance is about the present and the future, not just the past, argues Alex Snowdon in this repost of his 2015 article
Saudi rogue killers? Why the West is so quiet about the death of Jamal Khashoggi

The murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a Saudi consulate in Turkey will irretrievably tarnish Saudi Arabia’s reputation in Western public opinion, argues Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
Military propaganda must end

The MoD is attempting to rebrand life in the military in order to recruit vulnerable young people, argues Jago Corry
Syria: the solution is not more military intervention

As Theresa May prepares to back Trump in escalating military intervention in Syria, Stop the War published the following letter in response
The Salisbury incident: facts not necessary

After Porton Down experts revealed that they can't confirm the origin of the nerve agent, it's clear that the government is trying to manipulate the public argue Johnny Charles and Harry Rogers
Did the West provoke this crisis with Russia?

A US army study, 'Is the Next Global Conflict Imminent?', suggests NATO expansion is the key driver of tension with Russia
'Making France great again': Macron to bring back compulsory military service

Macron is at one with Trump in his quest for a return to national ‘greatness’ with his call for compulsory military service argues Susan Ram
Russia and imperialism today

Putin’s Russia is an authoritarian state, but does it pose the threat that advocates of the NATO alliance often claim? John Rees looks at the profile of Russian military power today.
Fear and loathing in the Trump White House

The blunders of the Trump team have provided cover for the consolidation of a quasi-military clique at the highest levels of the US state, writes Sean Ledwith
Armed force on the streets: the French experience

France’s state of emergency has suspended civil liberties while failing to stop the menace of terrorism
Obama: the peacenik’s president?

Don’t believe the hype, the Obama administration’s war record is bloody and shameful, argues Lindsey German
Trump and Nato: continuity and change

As the dust begins to settle on the result of the US presidency, Jonathan Maunders disentangles the reality from the rhetoric in Trump's nascent foreign policy
Libya: hindsight is not good enough

The anti-war movement argued unequivocally against intervention in Libya, and the Foreign Affairs Committee proved it was right, argues Chris Nineham
Failed coup, new clampdown

President Erdoğan is using the defeat of the coup in Turkey to repress opposition, as this analysis from the Turkish and Kurdish Centre Day-Mer explains
Responding to terror: Brussels, anger and understanding

Frank Barat argues that we have to understand the root causes of terrorism if we are to achieve a peaceful world
Back on the attack: the meaning of Cameron's defence review

Not only is new money being pumped into the military – it is being targeted on strengthening UK ability to intervene internationally
Starvation and austerity: the price of Britain's military spending

Look at what could be done with the £37 billion Britain spends annually on its military and foreign wars
'We Are Many' - telling the secret story of people power

A great virtue of the film is how it shows the impact 15 February 2003 had on movements that followed and even now is shaping politics
Destroying Libya to 'save it': David Cameron has no regrets

The anti-war movement's prediction that western interventions would set the Middle East on fire, have proved tragically true, but that will not stop politicians fanning the flames

Militarism

Militarism

Gavin Williamson's latest speech with jingoistic rhetoric and calling for more military spending shows just how out of touch with reality he is, argues Lindsey German

Climate breakdown is a political issue, and to stop it we need to tackle it at the root, argues Jim Scott

Our movement has set its sights on the UK's barbaric arms trade, reports Jonathan Maunders

Remembrance is about the present and the future, not just the past, argues Alex Snowdon in this repost of his 2015 article

The murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a Saudi consulate in Turkey will irretrievably tarnish Saudi Arabia’s reputation in Western public opinion, argues Vladimir Unkovski-Korica

The MoD is attempting to rebrand life in the military in order to recruit vulnerable young people, argues Jago Corry

As Theresa May prepares to back Trump in escalating military intervention in Syria, Stop the War published the following letter in response

After Porton Down experts revealed that they can't confirm the origin of the nerve agent, it's clear that the government is trying to manipulate the public argue Johnny Charles and Harry Rogers

A US army study, 'Is the Next Global Conflict Imminent?', suggests NATO expansion is the key driver of tension with Russia

Macron is at one with Trump in his quest for a return to national ‘greatness’ with his call for compulsory military service argues Susan Ram

Putin’s Russia is an authoritarian state, but does it pose the threat that advocates of the NATO alliance often claim? John Rees looks at the profile of Russian military power today.

The blunders of the Trump team have provided cover for the consolidation of a quasi-military clique at the highest levels of the US state, writes Sean Ledwith

France’s state of emergency has suspended civil liberties while failing to stop the menace of terrorism

Don’t believe the hype, the Obama administration’s war record is bloody and shameful, argues Lindsey German

As the dust begins to settle on the result of the US presidency, Jonathan Maunders disentangles the reality from the rhetoric in Trump's nascent foreign policy

The anti-war movement argued unequivocally against intervention in Libya, and the Foreign Affairs Committee proved it was right, argues Chris Nineham

President Erdoğan is using the defeat of the coup in Turkey to repress opposition, as this analysis from the Turkish and Kurdish Centre Day-Mer explains

Frank Barat argues that we have to understand the root causes of terrorism if we are to achieve a peaceful world

Not only is new money being pumped into the military – it is being targeted on strengthening UK ability to intervene internationally

Look at what could be done with the £37 billion Britain spends annually on its military and foreign wars

A great virtue of the film is how it shows the impact 15 February 2003 had on movements that followed and even now is shaping politics

The anti-war movement's prediction that western interventions would set the Middle East on fire, have proved tragically true, but that will not stop politicians fanning the flames