ForcesWatch

After over 10 years on this platform, we’ve decided to leave. Our reasons are given in the statement below. Please follow us on BlueSky instead - bsky.app/profile/forces…

Update: Trump threatens Iran; Netanyahu mouthpieces join in. Regime-change attempt imminent?

Hang your heads in shame @UKLabour @Keir_Starmer #LiftTheBan @DefendourJuries

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Joe Glenton speaks to Curtis Daly from ’Turn Left’ about remembrance day, poppy mania, and why you should support forceswatch! youtube.com/watch?v=3KHBsV…

This Sunday join us for the National Alternative #Remembrance Ceremony (12-1pm 10/11, London) We'll observe 2 minutes' silence and lay #WhitePoppy wreaths for all victims of war. Here's a bit about our fantastic lineup of speakers... 1/6 #WhitePoppies ppu.org.uk/civicrm/event/…

Read our latest blog post - 'Security Sector Reform: Rethinking state-society relations for long-lasting peace' by @SabineKurtenba1 & @nadine_ansorg Security Sector Reform is a necessary but complex part of most post-war transitions that often fails. rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2024/10/31/sec…

From the war in Ukraine, to Chagos self-determination, to arms sales to Israel, the UK continues to spread its military influence worldwide. Read our full analysis of Starmers first 100 days on the #ForcesWatch website - tinyurl.com/u9vydwpb

100 days in, we’ve seen little change from the new government regarding its approach towards defence. Surprised? 🙄 Read our new blog post out now. forceswatch.net/comment/100-da…

''Greater investment in, and preparation for, war in space will increase the likelihood of it actually happening.'' Read our new article regarding the militarisation of space. Out now on the ForcesWatch website. #keepspaceforpeace forceswatch.net/comment/dark-m…

💫Have you read our new article ‘Dark Matter: The UK Military ventures into space’? Released for #keepspaceforpeace week with @KeepSpace4Peace and @SpaceWatchUK1 forceswatch.net/comment/dark-m…

Great attendance at the screening of ‘Don’t Buy a Bomb’ organised by @CommunityBase & Transform Brighton & Hove in Brighton last week! 👏 ForcesWatch coordinator Eva spoke alongside academics and anti-war campaigners @StavrianakisA @abdulabolahom & @stopl3harris .

'Adopting the same narrative, employing the same people and giving contracts to the same companies will replicate the same destructive system that fuels conflict on Earth (..) Investment in, and preparation for, war in space will increase the likelihood of it actually happening.'

From our friends at @ForcesWatch, a new blog: 'Dark Matter: The UK military ventures into space' forceswatch.net/comment/dark-m… #KeepSpaceForPeace

A shocking new report by Campaign Against Arms Trade and World Peace Foundation details the disturbing level of access and influence the arms industry has on UK government. caat.org.uk/publications/f… #StopTheArmsTrade

52% of all MPs are new to their job, so this autumn is a great time for you to engage them on critical issues. But how? On 08 Oct we're teaming w/ @HopeFTFuture to offer training on creating effective conversations with MPs on climate & security. Join us! rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/new-parliament…

Despite conservative MP @JohnnyMercerUK the 'patrician champion of former service personnel’ losing his seat, Starmer's government proceeds to champion military values. Full analysis out now:  forceswatch.net/comment/honour…

‘Honourable and Gallant Members’: Patrician militarism prevails under Labour. New blog post out now: forceswatch.net/comment/honour…

👉NEW -- Starmer permanently ties UK nuclear arsenal to Washington by Richard @NortonTaylor Exclusive: Britain’s nuclear weapons are now forever reliant on US military scientists after a transatlantic treaty was quietly rewritten. declassifieduk.org/starmer-perman…