War And Peace / Military

Protesters gather at dawn on 11 September in Melbourne to blockade Land Forces 2024.

Locals resist construction of US military radar station, reports Paula Lacey.

Honour for a war criminal from Australia, reports Zoe Holman.

So-called RAF bases filled with US military personnel are a tell-tale sign of Britain’s key role in US imperialism – not simply as a willing agent, but as a compliant subject. By Matt Kennard.

120 Tudun Biri village civilians killed in northwest Nigeria by a drone, reports Promise Eze.

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.

Putin’s private army.

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.

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.

Armed forces were abolished? Symon Hill plots a path to peace

Dan Smith offers a snapshot of world trends from the 2020 State of the World Atlas.

Husna Rizvi rounds up some of the lesser-known pandemic stories from around the world.

Longing for a return to Turkish Kurdistan’s shattered city centre.

Is conflict in the Arctic drawing closer? Rather than spurring action on climate change, rapidly melting ice is creating more opportunities for geopolitical rivalry.

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.

Aid-by-drone, what’s not to like? Plenty, as Nick Dowson explains.

Turkish writer and analyst Hakki Mahfuz summarize the twists and turns that landed Turkey where it is today.

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.

Andrea Needham, who 20 years ago was arrested for disarming weapons bound for Indonesia, argues for bold action for peace and justice.

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.