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Forced from home by US airstrikes in the Lower Shabelle region, this girl tries to rest at a camp for internally displaced persons near Mogadishu, Somalia, March 2020.

16 Jun 2020 5 minute read

This article is almost three years old.

Out of sight, out of mind

This Covid-19 crisis is not the ultimate leveller. Just like the financial crash of 2008, it is producing winners and losers...

8 Mar 2019 4 minute read

This article is more than four years old.

Watch: why did the British Army kill a one-legged man?

As the UK hopes to open new military bases in the Caribbean, Phil Miller investigates the killing of a man by the British...

humanitarian drones

31 Mar 2018 3 minute read

This article is more than five years old.

Humanitarian drones and other anachronisms

Aid-by-drone, what’s not to like? New tech in the sector brings many problems, Nick Dowson explains.

The end for Robert Mugabe? A look at the Zimbabwe coup. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jesse B. Awalt/Released

17 Nov 2017 3 minute read

This article is more than five years old.

Zimbabwe’s coup that isn’t a coup

With tanks on the streets and rumours in newspapers, Nhau Mangirazi reports from Zimbabwe.

1 Jul 2016 3 minute read

This article is almost seven years old.

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...

3 Mar 2016 6 minute read

This article is more than seven years old.

Universalizing environmental and human rights

Doug Weir explains why these rights are especially important during times of armed conflict.

16 Feb 2016 3 minute read

This article is more than seven years old.

To do and die, without asking why

History shows that militarism disproportionately impacts the poor. For the politicians it’s a game, writes Mari Marcel...

3 Feb 2016 4 minute read

This article is more than seven years old.

Guns for hire: a return to the ‘Dogs of War’

To mark 65 years of fighting for justice, War on Want is calling for an end to the privatization of war. Ross...

19 Nov 2015 4 minute read

This article is more than seven years old.

The elephant in Paris – the military and greenhouse gas emissions

In the aftermath of the terrible killings in Paris, military responses are again taking central stage, writes Nick...

13 Nov 2015 4 minute read

This article is more than seven years old.

Rethinking what we mean by security

Andrew Smith considers the establishment meaning of the word relative to social wellbeing, peace and health...

25 Jun 2015 3 minute read

This article is almost eight years old.

Forces occupy India’s schools

Despite years of proxy war, the government has failed to alleviate the situation, argues Dilnaz Boga.

1 May 2015 5 minute read

This article is more than eight years old.

War nerves

Daiva Repečkaitė reports on the rise of all things military in Lithuanian society.

29 Apr 2015 4 minute read

This article is more than eight years old.

Flirting with the army, endangering peace

Using the military in political games could be catastrophic for Colombia’s peace process, says Leonardo Goi...

31 Mar 2015 3 minute read

This article is more than eight years old.

Step back from a dangerous path

Pakistan can’t afford to get involved in Saudi Arabia’s assault on Yemen rebels, argues Syed Hamad Ali.

5 Sep 2014 3 minute read

This article is almost nine years old.

Challenging NATO’s militarism and the arms trade

Andrew Smith decries the close relationship between governments and arms manufacturers.

3 Sep 2014 5 minute read

This article is almost nine years old.

Britain’s kids with guns

Should the British Army still enlist kids? asks Matteo Congregalli.

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