War And Peace / Arms
Articles about Arms, ordered by date. 
Guns or diplomacy?
As the West’s power wanes in other areas, the arms industry is the perfect vehicle through which to assert itself. Vijay Prashad discusses the trade’s influence on international relations with Amy Hall.
The arms trade - The Facts
State of the industry; Deadly business; At the border; Who’s supplying whom?
Deadly trade
People across the world are standing up to the power of the arms trade. Amy Hall explores its threat to life and democracy.
Is it morally right to send weapons into a conflict?
Symon Hill and Archie Woodrow get to grips with a thorny and salient question.
What if…
Armed forces were abolished? Symon Hill plots a path to peace
Arms trade loophole
Shell companies are aggravating some of the world’s worst conflicts, writes Steven Shaw.
Killer robots
We urgently need to slam the brakes on automated violence. Noel Sharkey dispels some myths about the newest arms race. Illustrations by Simon Kneebone.
Worldbeaters: Sava Kiir Mayardit and Riek Machar
Richard Swift takes aim at Sava Kiir Mayardit and Riek Machar, once friends but now foes at the pinnacle of violent South Sudanese politics.
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.
Corruption in high places: Britain’s involvement in the arms trade
Andrew Smith speaks to Nicholas Gilby, author, campaigner and winner of a landmark case against the British government.
Meet the protest profiteers
There’s money to be made in crowd ‘control’, as Anna Feigenbaum discovers.
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.
Arms trade infographic
The 'war on terror' saw the west splurge its peace dividend in a frenzy of arms spending. Check out some astonishing facts and figures...
The clout of the arms industry
The arms trade tends to have the government's ear. Why, wonders Dinyar Godrej, when it is so counter-productive?
The shadow world: corruption in the arms trade
Andrew Feinstein examines the corrupt networks of arms deals.
Breath of the dragon
China’s aid and arms are promoting one-party governments, argues Rebecca Tinsley.
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