War And Peace / Military
Articles about Military, ordered by date. 
360° repression
Since seizing power in 2021, Myanmar’s military junta has expanded its use of surveillance to hunt down and jail its critics. Preeti Jha reports on the methods it employs and how anti-coup activists are adapting to the shrinking space for dissent.
The story of the bones
Decades on, the relatives of those disappeared under Brazil’s military dictatorship are finally getting some answers about what happened to their loved ones, but calls for justice are going unanswered. Raphael Tsavkko Garcia reports.
Arming Europe
As European Union member states ramp up their military spending in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Juliet Ferguson and Paulo Pena of Investigate Europe explore who has the most to gain.
What if…
Armed forces were abolished? Symon Hill plots a path to peace
War and peace
Dan Smith offers a snapshot of world trends from the 2020 State of the World Atlas.
Out of sight, out of mind
Husna Rizvi rounds up some of the lesser-known pandemic stories from around the world.
Dreaming of Sur
Longing for a return to Turkish Kurdistan’s shattered city centre.
On thin ice
Is conflict in the Arctic drawing closer? Rather than spurring action on climate change, rapidly melting ice is creating more opportunities for geopolitical rivalry.
Rest for Rashida
The treatment of Myanmar’s Rohingya people has been seen as a genocide in the making. Parsa Sanjana Sajid visits those trapped on the Bangladeshi border.
The rise of the cyber-humanitarians
Aid-by-drone, what’s not to like? Plenty, as Nick Dowson explains.
How Turkey’s citizens lost their rights
Turkish writer and analyst Hakki Mahfuz summarize the twists and turns that landed Turkey where it is today.
The dangerous dignity of war
Mark Engler asks why it only takes a bit of a bomb-dropping and sabre-rattling to rally the reporters and bestow a presidential aura on our leaders.
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 action for peace and justice.
Universalizing environmental and human rights
As UN special rapporteur on the right to a healthy environment presents his report today, Doug Weir explains why this is especially important in armed conflict.
War nerves
Daiva Repečkaitė reports on the rise of all things military in Lithuanian society.
Killing without counting
Accountability for casualty numbers could be a thing of the past thanks to 'remote control' military tactics.
Debt, austerity, devastation: it’s Europe’s turn
The austerity prescription fattens the creditors and punishes the innocent. Susan George laments a leadership subservient to the desires of finance.
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