War And Peace / Military
Articles about Military, ordered by date. 
When petitions and protests aren’t enough: what next?
Andrea Needham, who 20 years ago was arrested for disarming weapons bound for Indonesia, argues for bold action for peace and justice.
Universalizing environmental and human rights
As UN special rapporteur on the right to a healthy environment presents his report today, Doug Weir explains why this is especially important in armed conflict.
War nerves
Daiva Repečkaitė reports on the rise of all things military in Lithuanian society.
Killing without counting
Accountability for casualty numbers could be a thing of the past thanks to 'remote control' military tactics.
Debt, austerity, devastation: it’s Europe’s turn
The austerity prescription fattens the creditors and punishes the innocent. Susan George laments a leadership subservient to the desires of finance.
From child soldier to civilian - a tough transition in Colombia
Having handed in their weapons, former child soldiers face a new battle - for acceptance into society. Seth Biderman reports.
Arms trade infographic
The 'war on terror' saw the west splurge its peace dividend in a frenzy of arms spending. Check out some astonishing facts and figures...
The clout of the arms industry
The arms trade tends to have the government's ear. Why, wonders Dinyar Godrej, when it is so counter-productive?
Taboo economics
Marc Engler has a taboo solution to the US’s economic woes.
The US military budget
Overcoming empire is not a spectator sport.
Okinawans battle to close US bases
Okinawa currently hosts 75 per cent of US military facilities in Japan
Droning on
President Obama has carried out more drone attacks than George W Bush.
Why Pakistan's Taliban win as they lose
Pakistan's army offensive has wrongfooted the Taliban. But the larger war of ideas has yet to be won. Pervez Hoodbhoy explains.
Hearts and minds
Afghan views on WHAM – a key strategy of the coalition forces’ war against the Taliban. Pictures from AINA’s gallery.
A kick in the balls
New Zealand intelligence gathering or US & NATO spy satellite?
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