War and Peace

Supporters plan vigil for anti-arms trade activist Chris Cole, who goes on trial on Monday.

Filed in: Activism Military

Having handed in their weapons, former child soldiers face a new battle - for acceptance into society. Seth Biderman reports.

Filed in: Colombia Military Youth

Costa Rica’s former President Oscar Arias Sanchez – who was instrumental in abolishing his own country’s army – explains why.

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The New Internationalist co-editor speaks about the growth of military spending in an age of austerity.

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The ‘war on terror’ saw the west splurge its peace dividend in a frenzy of arms spending. Check out some astonishing facts and figures…

Filed in: Arms Military

The arms trade tends to have the government’s ear. Why, wonders Dinyar Godrej, when it is so counter-productive?

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Andrew Feinstein examines the corrupt networks of arms deals.

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A special report from Tahrir Square on the violence of the last few days, and how Egypt has been let down by its new leaders.

Filed in: Activism Egypt Military Politics

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The British government may have condemned him in the end, but only after years of supplying him with weapons, writes Nicholas Gilby.

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First it was Saddam, then bin Laden and now Gaddafi. The West gets its man but loses its humanity, says Felicity Arbuthnot.

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