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Rethinking Security

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We're a network of organisations, academics & activists working together for sustainable, human security based on justice, co-operation and peace building.

United Kingdom Katılım Şubat 2020
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@MTSavill @RUSI_org Yes, we noted CDS's comments in December, as well as Al Carns' comment that it 'will' happen. Various ministers and officials have given both versions over past months, usually while reiterating SDR/NSS, suggesting that it isn't, or no one/dept owns it. x.com/RethinkingSecu…
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Good that @jcartlidgemp is pursuing the government on its SDR pledge to pursue a national conversation on defence and security. But no suggestion here that MoD has any plans for this to be a two-way conversation with the public or listening exercise. PQ: questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questi…

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Matthew Savill
Matthew Savill@MTSavill·
Except that when CDS spoke at @RUSI_org for the Annual Lecture, it was explicitly stated this was 'part' of that conversation. gov.uk/government/spe…
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Very useful PQ from @TanDhesi on the 'national conversation on defence and security' supposedly underway post-SDR, 9 months ago. @LukePollard's response suggests it: a) hasn't officially started yet ('...will be'); b) aims to 'embed' HMG position rather than listen to the public.

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A genuine national conversation on defence & security is more vital now than ever. But it can't be top down; it needs to listen. And it should have happened before or during the 2024-25 reviews, not after. SDR was better than the NSS (zero public engagement) but not much better.
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Very useful PQ from @TanDhesi on the 'national conversation on defence and security' supposedly underway post-SDR, 9 months ago. @LukePollard's response suggests it: a) hasn't officially started yet ('...will be'); b) aims to 'embed' HMG position rather than listen to the public.
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Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament@CNDuk·
Follow @LakenheathAfP for updates on the flow of US warplanes through RAF Mildenhall, RAF Lakenheath, and other bases in East Anglia. British bases being used for the ongoing illegal attacks on Iran.
LakenheathAllianceForPeace@LakenheathAfP

A quick 'RAF' Mildenhall update. 12/13 MC-130J Special Operations attack aircraft. A couple of C17 transport planes and 12 KC-135 refuelling planes. These are visitors and does not include the planes usually based at RAF Mildenhall.

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🚨New article: With the UK yet again getting sucked into a major war in the Middle East, @RJ_Reeve examines how London’s structural dependence + delusions of status and influence condemn it to repeating past mistakes and exacerbating crises. 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2026/03/09/pup…
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Rethinking Security@RethinkingSecu1·
What does just and sustainable security look like?
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Campaign Against Arms Trade
Campaign Against Arms Trade@CAATuk·
ONE WEEK TO APPLY Are you an experienced advocate & communicator with a desire to hold Parliament accountable for the UK’s weapons exports? We're hiring a temporary Advocacy Manager to oversee our parliamentary and legal work. 🔗 Apply how: charityjob.co.uk/jobs/caat/advo…
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Rethinking Security@RethinkingSecu1·
See also, retired British Army Lt Col David Couzens on the importance of investing in peacebuilding and conflict prevention:
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Rethinking Security
Rethinking Security@RethinkingSecu1·
Some good letters in the Guardian today pushing back on the MoD's narrative campaign of imminent war and UK government's disingenuous suggestion that it is trying to conduct a national or European conversation on security, including from our @RJ_Reeve. theguardian.com/politics/2026/…
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Richard Reeve
Richard Reeve@RJ_Reeve·
I’m pleased to have a letter published in the Guardian in response to the CDS’s assertion that weakness invites aggression, and the government’s dialogue of the deaf on preparing society for war. theguardian.com/politics/2026/…
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Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, MBE now on Blue Sky
Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, MBE now on Blue Sky@sanambna·
For those of us who remember the #Iraqwar - these scenes are harrowing. Iranians like @PahlaviReza calling for military attack on Iran, should watch the carefully.
Clash Report@clashreport

Day one of the 2003 “Shock and Awe” campaign over Baghdad, Iraq. The 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq began with an overwhelming air campaign, dubbed “Shock and Awe,” designed to cripple Iraq’s military and leadership. It started on March 19 with targeted strikes, including an attempt to kill Saddam Hussein. The main phase launched on March 21 with 1,700 air sorties and over 500 cruise missiles raining down on Baghdad. Eyewitnesses described it as terrifying and surreal—Baghdad’s skyline lit up like a war movie.

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Rethinking Security@RethinkingSecu1·
There's so much of our Great British Polycrisis that an "honest, continent-wide conversation with the public" could be covering. Instead we have a post-MSC barrage of influence operations, occluding any element of conversation, the public or honesty. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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Rethinking Security@RethinkingSecu1·
The fact that European security elites cannot think/talk/plan about more than one🇷🇺 or two🇺🇸 security issues at a time demonstrates how unfit to deal with an era of enduring polycrisis the current system is.
Chatham House@ChathamHouse

At the Munich Security Conference this weekend – long a barometer for global security priorities – climate change was largely absent. Recent global climate trends offer a warning. chathamhouse.org/2026/02/climat…

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Rethinking Security@RethinkingSecu1·
🚨New on the Blog: The UK military still recruits children, despite ethical considerations, higher costs, lower outcomes of training, and the inability to deploy under-18s operationally. @JimWyke makes the case for a more efficient all-adult military. rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2026/02/13/ben…
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Campaign Against Arms Trade
Campaign Against Arms Trade@CAATuk·
Massive victory as court rules that Palestine Action proscription ruled disproportionate and resulted in a very significant interference in the right to freedom of speech and assembly. BUT proscription remains in force until hearing on 20th!
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Rethinking Security@RethinkingSecu1·
Graft. Venality. Impunity. Our 2023 public opinion survey identified Corruption & Actions of the UK Gov't as the top 2 threats to UK national security. Of 16-30 yr-olds, 74% rated Corruption, and 68% rated UK Gov't action, as a significant threat. rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2024/06/20/h...
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@MTSavill @RUSI_org @TanDhesi @LukePollard @LakenheathAfP @RJ_Reeve @ceobs_org @BritishQuakers