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Boris Johnson’s government and the military: a look ahead at 2020
23/12/2019
Britain is just over a week into the new government’s tenure. What this means in the long term is hard to say but critical voices will be needed. For ForcesWatch, this means questioning the government on how they will be addressing issues such as legacy legal cases against soldiers, their policy on arms sales and … Read more
#GE2019: security & defence
04/12/2019
A potted analysis of existing positions and manifesto pledges of Labour, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, the major nationalist parties and the Greens.
Webinar: Mobilising the crisis: Covid-19 and the UK military
11/11/2019
This webinar was recorded on 10 June 2020.
Leading critical military studies academics discuss the role and operation of the UK military in the COVID-19 crisis and, in the light of the #BlackLivesMatter protests, how militarism intersects with racism and public control at home and abroad.
Warrior Nation: Militarism, War & Resistance
03/11/2019
Planning Remembrance Day events in your school
28/10/2019
This guidance is based on five-years of research carried out by Oxford Brookes University and Brunel University London. It looks at how school leaders can approach discussing ethical themes related to conflict.
Data on military visits and activities in schools
19/10/2019
The latest information available and some quick guidance on using this data.
Could you take a seat for the next generation?
17/09/2019
Our Peaceworker, Jen Harrison, writes about attending the DSEI arms fair and how arms companies target young people as future employees and supporters.
Scottish Government ignores child rights concerns around armed forces activities in schools
06/09/2019
Quakers in Scotland and ForcesWatch are disappointed that the Public Petitions Committee of the Scottish Parliament have decided to close further investigation of how to implement their own recommendations around oversight of armed forces activities in schools.
British army targets youngest and poorest for riskiest roles
22/08/2019
A new report from the Child Rights International Network shows that the British army is intentionally targeting young people from deprived backgrounds for the roles carrying the greatest risks in war.
Countering the Militarisation of Youth
20/07/2019
An international network of organisations working to ‘break the cycle of teaching violence to young people’. Run by War Resisters International.
National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth
A network of organisations opposing the militarization of schools and young people in the USA.
Armed Forces Day is a propaganda tool for arms firms and the military – and the public are footing the bill
29/06/2019
Joe Glenton in The Independent about the 10th year of Armed Forces Day, an annual day of ‘family-fun’ and celebration of militarism, with heavy costs to local councils and the involvement of some of the world’s largest arms companies.
Kids with guns
Should the armed forces encourage young people to interact with weapons and military vehicles?
Our new web resource looks at why is this happening and asks if it is right and how can it be challenged?
Kids with guns
25/06/2019
Displaying weapons and military vehicles to attract young people is of course not new. However, the context in which these activities occur has shifted under what has been called ‘a new tide of militarisation’. The relationship between the military and civil society has a number of new aspects that have recently been put into place … Read more
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