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The Armed Forces Bill: lost opportunities and some dubious proposals
26/04/2021
The Armed Forces Bill proposes important changes to the military justice system and will make civil society obligations under the Armed Forces Covenant a legal duty. We look at these and other matters of interest that have come up in the process.
The Integrated Review: enmeshing and strengthening the military
24/03/2021
The government’s new defence and foreign policy review prioritises military thinking and interests at the expense of other international approaches and vital human security goals. Here we look at some of the Review’s key elements and the implications of this new vision.
Centre for Military Justice
18/01/2021
The Centre for Military Justice provide access to free, independent, expert legal advice when dealing with serious bullying, sexual harassment, gender-based violence or other forms of discrimination, including racial discrimination, and to bereaved military families needing legal support and representation when dealing with the aftermath of a service death.
The helpline number is 0203 848 6820 or contact them on email.
A tough year but business as usual
24/12/2020
‘Tough year’ doesn’t quite capture the extent to which our lives have been shaped by crises in 2020. Militarism, however, has not been locked down. Here is some of what we have been keeping an eye on this year as we look towards 2021.
Warrior Nation podcast – Filling the void in defence journalism: Phil Miller in conversation with Joe Glenton
17/12/2020
Joe Glenton is joined by Phil Miller, staff reporter at Declassified UK and author of ‘Keenie Meenie: The British mercenaries who got away with war crimes’, for a wide ranging discussion on defence journalism and coverage of the UK military in the media.
Creating barriers to justice
02/11/2020
We take a look at the extensive criticism that the controversial Overseas Operations Bill is gathering as it makes its way through Parliament and how, without serious challenge, this self interested legislation will create barriers to justice for all those caught up in warfare.
The Overseas Operations Bill: A Tale Of Two Militarisms?
27/08/2020
The Labour party is finally engaging with a bill that could rewrite the law around prosecutions for actions in war and the derogation from the European Convention on Human Rights in relation to overseas operations.
The UK military admits it has a racism problem, but can it be decolonised?
05/08/2020
Without the political will to face our colonial past and abandon the violent obligations of a junior partnership with the US, decolonising our military seems unlikely, writes Joe Glenton for Ceasefire magazine.
Warrior Nation podcast – What’s wrong with Armed Forces Day?
27/06/2020
In the first episode of our second series, we talk about Armed Forces Day with Symon Hill of the Peace Pledge Union, the pacifist campaigning organisation.
High ideals: VE Day, Covid and an anti-militarist future
08/05/2020
On the 75th anniversary of VE Day, we reflect on what happened to the ideas and hopes that flourished after the Second World War, and what we can learn from this for a post-COVID world.
This article was first published in Peace News.
Militarising the crisis?
04/05/2020
We need to tackle coronavirus with a strategy for health, care and solidarity. While military support is useful, there is little place for its approaches and culture during the UK’s Covid-19 response. Yet echoes of the military are starting to sound quite loudly as it seeks to maintain relevance.
Covid-19 and the UK Military
26/03/2020
What is the UK military’s involvement in the response to the Covid-19 pandemic so far?
Army dreaming
14/02/2020
The Army are exploiting adolescent vulnerabilities and utilising crude stereotypes in order to attract record numbers of young recruits. We should be concerned about the gap between the dream sold by these advertising campaigns and the reality of military life.
Book Review: Keenie Meenie: The British Mercenaries Who Got Away with War Crimes
29/01/2020
Joe Glenton reviews this explosive account of a secret group of mercenaries based on newly declassified documents.
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