The question is not simply how much we spend on defence, but what we understand defence and security to mean, says SIMON BRIGNELL
Making the links between militarism, poverty, class and power
SYMON HILL previews a new event on resisting militarism, organised by the Peace Pledge Union
Children being given weapons to handle at the Sunderland Air Show in 2017
[Wayne Sharrocks/Peace Pledge Union]
Given the recent rejection of peace proposals by Israel the world must provide an immediate and resolute response to force accountability on Gaza, argues RAMZY BAROUD
MARK SEDDON tries to cool off in the countryside to avoid the heatwaves but the greed and incompetence of the privatised water industry is now at boiling point
The disputed election of a far-right president, who is also a US citizen, signals further consolidation of Washington’s regional power and represents a threat to the country’s democracy and sovereignty, writes WT WHITNEY JNR
by Her Excellency Ismara Mercedes Vargas Walter, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the United Kingdom
DR STEPHEN WILKINSON assesses the life and legacy of a revolutionary giant
“IT’S been a good year for the war buffs,” remarked the US satirist Tom Lehrer in 1968, referring to the 50th anniversary of the end of World War I.
Now, as we approach the 100th anniversary, there are again people who will use it as an opportunity to promote militarism.
We’ve already seen this with the centenary of the founding of the RAF in April 1918.
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