military in society

Warrior Nation: Anti-establishment ethos: critiquing the military and foreign policy

Our host, Joe Glenton, talks to journalist Mark Curtis, founder and editor of Declassified UK, on the issue of reporting critically about British foreign policy and why think-tanks and the mainstream press help perpetuate a myth of Britain's role in the world.

The MPs and the arms company reps

In our second analysis of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme we uncover how MPs dined with generals and arms company representatives.

Warrior Nation podcast – Gentleman Bureaucrat Masculinity: liberal militarism and the civil service

Warrior Nation podcast – Lifting the Rock: the military and justice

Warrior Nation podcast – Dirty Secrets: the press and the military

From Militant to Military Labour

With the UK in the midst of wide spread industrial action we took a look at the historic use of the armed forces to break strikes and quell workers rights.

Pioneering a dystopian future

Many of the world's largest arms companies are involved in providing education and careers activities for young visitors at the UK's largest airshows. The same companies that are supplying weapons and military jets to Saudi Arabia for their war in Yemen.

Warrior Nation podcast: Unpacking Armed Forces Day

Warrior Nation podcast: War and Memory – Culture

Beyond Emissions: the military and climate change

The military has a role to play in reducing emissions and environmental degradation but we should beware securitising, and militarising, the response to the climate crisis.