Military

A small group of Palestinians are legally bound to join the Israeli military. Noreen Sadik tells the story of the young man refusing to obey.

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Oil and shipping companies have ways of getting you, the public, to pay for protecting their profits Emma Hughes explains.

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In the week David Cameron meets his Mauritian counterpart to discuss the Chagos Islands, Virgil Hawkins sees suspicious motivations on both sides.

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State-backed militaries continue to act with impunity, writes Iris Gonzales.

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How has the corporate press reacted to the fighting in Syria?

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Why haven’t our leaders, itching to get the UN security council to act on Syria, learnt the lessons of UN intervention in Libya?

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When is a US troop pullout not a pullout? asks Felicity Arbuthnot.

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A grim discovery has exposed the military’s abuse of draconian powers in a culture of impunity, says Freny Manecksha.

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

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

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

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