The UK military admits it has a racism problem, but can it be decolonised?
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.
High ideals: VE Day, Covid and an anti-militarist future
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...
Militarising the crisis?
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...
Covid-19 and the UK Military
What is the UK military's involvement in the response to the Covid-19 pandemic so far?
Mobilising the crisis: Covid-19 and the UK military
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.
With:
Professor Vron Ware of Kingston University, author of ‘Military Migrants: Fighting for YOUR country’
Dr Victoria Basham of Cardiff University, editor-in-chief of the Critical Military Studies journal
Professor Paul Dixon of Birkbeck University, editor of ‘The British approach to Counterinsurgency: From Malaya and Northern Ireland to Iraq and Afghanistan.’
A new film about recent militarism and the battle for the hearts and minds of young people in the UK. The film follows the stories of Ben Griffin, former SAS soldier and founder of Veterans for Peace UK, and Quaker activist Sam Walton, and features the work of ForcesWatch and partner organisations.
See here for screenings and how to organise one. See war.school.
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Should the armed forces encourage young people to interact with weapons and military vehicles?
We explore why this is happening and how can it be challenged?
Urgent: we've just 5 days left to raise the remaining funds we need to produce a comprehensive report on the policing of #BlackLivesMatter protests in Britain. We know there's been so many requests for support during the lockdown but please help if you can https://t.co/rNygJz6jtA
An absolute tragedy that highlights again the issues with Britain's recruitment of minors.
https://t.co/dXTGZmcAD2
Veterans' Affairs minister accused of limiting veterans' rights in new legislation.
https://t.co/BR7ere2OVZ
