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Militarism
Militarism
General strike shuts down Greece: Collective working-class action has great power
Greek workers shutdown the country in a national 24-hour general strike calling for higher wages in the face of rising costs and in clear opposition to war and militarism, reports Kevin Ovenden
Nato summit: they make a desert, and call it peace
The re-militarisation of the West comes with major costs, writes Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
Ukraine: The consequences of war
A new global militarism is emerging from the war in Ukraine, argues John Rees
Aukus: ratcheting up Western confrontation with China - video
Chris Nineham speaks to RT News about the provocative and unnecesary step the US, UK and Australia have taken with their new nuclear alliance
Merchants of death are not welcome in Liverpool: protesters rally against the arms fair
Protesters confront the militarism of the Liverpool arms fair with a clear message of peace, reports Tayo Aluko
Covid, corruption and calamity: why Guatemalans want the president out
Protesters are leading a national shutdown to force President Giammattei to resign after he sacked the country’s anti-corruption prosecutor, reports Jonathan Maunders
HMS Provacateur and British brinkmanship in the Black Sea
Britain's encroachment into the Black Sea is a deliberate and dangerous provocation of Russia says Stop the War in a statement
A world in crisis and G7 leaders aren't going to do anything to solve it
All the talk of solving the world's problems at the G7 summit is just that - all talk, says Lindsey German
Britain's war machine: imperial fantasies and the tilt to China
Britain's new hi-tech aircraft carrier and its 100-stop mission will only increase global tensions, argues Chris Nineham
Just what we need in the middle of a pandemic: more nukes - CounterBlast
The biggest threat to the freedoms and safety of the British people is our own government, not someone else’s, argues Sean Ledwith
CLR James on the Paris Commune: They showed the way to labour emancipation
On the 150
th
anniversary of the Paris Commune, we repost this article by renowned Marxist CLR James from 1946 on Marx and the Commune
Myanmar: No country for aging generals?
The eruption of mass protests against the February 1
st
military coup represents an upping of the stakes for Myanmar’s junta, writes Susan Ram
Permanent war: Britain’s global military reach exposed
With a permanent military presence at 145 base sites in 42 countries or territories around the world, Britain is far from a ‘nation in retreat’, writes Terina Hine
Why is there £21.5bn more for the military but no money for key workers?
The credit card is maxed out when it comes to public sector pay but there's always money for war according to the Tories, writes Terina Hine
No money for school meals but Johnson found £16.5bn extra for the military
Boris Johnson has chosen to up defence spending over the necessary measures to protect lives during a pandemic, writes Lindsey German
International opposition to the war on Yemen is growing
The desperate situation in Yemen cannot be hidden anymore. More and more international voices are calling for a halt to the fighting, says Chris Nineham
Protest works: how the anti-war movement weakened the warmongers
Recent reports show how social movements can impact directly on militarism, writes Chris Nineham
Keenie Meenie: The British Mercenaries Who Got Away with War Crimes - book review
Keenie Meenie
exposes, with thorough research, the activities of a booming, highly lucrative outsourced industry, and its intimate ties with the British State, finds Susan Ram
20 Dictators Currently Supported by the U.S. - book review
David Swanson,
20 Dictators
provides robust evidence that the claims for US foreign policy are contradicted by its behaviour, argue Phil Armstrong and Catherine Armstrong
Fight to fund health, not war
With the current crisis increasing military tension, we must argue publicly to avoid increased military spending in the UK, writes Chris Nineham
Why socialists oppose imperialist wars
Smashing the link between militarism and the system is a fixed task for our side, argues Dominic Alexander
If you are against the West's wars you need to be against Nato
Chris Nineham looks at Nato’s interventionist history and its deranged bid to expand operations to every corner of the world
Where is the love?
An anti-arms trade campaigner explains what the DSEI arms fair is and why it is so important to join the protests against it when it comes to London in September
Sudan: fury on the streets
Months of fearless mass protest force one of the world’s most brutal military regimes, and its external backers, into a power-sharing deal, reports Susan Ram
The environmental cost of the United States war-machine
The sheer scale and perpetual nature of US military operations make it unimaginably destructive for the planet, argues Pete Morgan
The Russians are Coming, Again - book review
Kuzmarov and Marciano's analysis of the US media demonisation of Russia warns of the danger of a new cold war, in full historical context, finds Martin Hall
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