Investigating the US and UK military industrial complexes as economic, climate and geopolitical threats. By @Cmmonwealth and @cplusci.
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While the US & Europe ramp up military spending, millions live in poverty.
Today, we launch Transition Security Project, investigating how militarisation makes us poorer and less safe amid climate crisis — and what genuine security could look like. 🧵
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As the military asks for billions in extra funding — at the expense of climate, healthcare and our everyday security — little attention is paid to the billions lost in procurement failures or to an outdated policy of global power projection.
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Our Co-Director @KhemRogaly spoke about John Healey’s resignation and why the Ministry of Defence should not get billions in extra funding at the expense of climate or healthcare — on @theJeremyVine show on BBC Radio 2.
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Our Co-Director @KhemRogaly spoke about John Healey’s resignation and why the Ministry of Defence should not get billions in extra funding at the expense of climate or healthcare — on @theJeremyVine show on BBC Radio 2.
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You can listen to the full interview on BBC Sounds here, from ten minutes into the programme: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002x2…
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“Too little attention has been paid to the MoD’s litany of failed and delayed programmes ... while cuts are demanded from departments essential to national resilience like net zero.”
@KhemRogaly quoted in @guardian 👇
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Leases on more than a fifth of the 222,000 acres of Hawaiian land occupied by the US military are set to expire.
What could Hawaiʻi look like if the military didn’t occupy so much land?
Watch our new video to learn more 👇
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Join us on 26 June at the Science Gallery, King's College London - where we'll be hosting a live podcast episode called: Securing the Future? War and Peace in a Warming World.
When: Friday, 26 June, 6:30-8:30pm
Where: Science Gallery, SE1 9GU
Tickets: Link in bio 🔗
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May 30
More amazing solidarity organisations supporting the International Anti-War conference!
Thanks to @mediareformUK @TransitionSec @_blackalliance @SAsiaSolidarity
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Leases on more than a fifth of the 222,000 acres of Hawaiian land occupied by the US military are set to expire.
What could Hawaiʻi look like if the military didn’t occupy so much land?
Watch our new video to learn more 👇
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Combining archival material, historical research, cartographic techniques and community consultation, we’ve produced a video mapping the potential for military base conversion, based on calls from local organisers for reparative justice and land return.
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Around the world and in Hawaiʻi, base conversions have often offered civilian infrastructure for the benefit of local communities.
How can we learn from those and imagine a future beyond bases in Hawaiʻi?
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“Pentagon & state officials claim the US military contributes roughly $10bn annually to Hawaiʻi’s economy. The real figure is $7.2bn — nearly 30% less — representing 6.4% of GDP, not the purported 9.2%.”
Find out more about the true costs of the US military in Hawaiʻi. 👇
NEW: The U.S. military's presence in Hawaiʻi has been touted as a boon for the local economy. But our new report reveals a slew of hidden costs behind the overstated benefits—including environmental harms that disproportionately affect native Hawaiians. ips-dc.org/report-true-cost-…
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NEW: The U.S. military's presence in Hawaiʻi has been touted as a boon for the local economy. But our new report reveals a slew of hidden costs behind the overstated benefits—including environmental harms that disproportionately affect native Hawaiians. ips-dc.org/report-true-cost-…
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“Expiring military leases on Hawaii’s public lands around 2029 create a once-in-a-generation window to re-examine the costs of the military’s footprint.”
We're excited to support this crucial analysis on the true cost of the U.S. military In Hawaii. 👇
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May 25
[AHORA EN ABIERTO]
«A los políticos les es cada vez más difícil justificar la alianza con EEUU»
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Entrevista a Khem Rogaly, experto en industria militar que ha pasado por Euskal Herria
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This report, produced by ʻĀina Aloha Economic Futures, ʻĪlioʻulaokalani Coalition, Institute for Policy Studies, @sierraclubhi, @CostsOfWar, and @TransitionSec, challenges long-held claims about the military's presence in Hawaiʻi. ips-dc.org/report-true-cost-…
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“From Canada’s underbelly came the uranium for the U.S.’s nuclear bombs, nickel for armoured plates on its battleships, and aluminium for its warplanes.”
🖋️ Nessie Nankivell writes on mineral extraction and the US military for @TheBreachMedia 🔗👇
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As Pentagon demand for minerals grows, Canada’s mining expansion is accelerating extraction on Indigenous territories.
Read Nessie Nankivell’s recent essay on how US military demand is intensifying extraction on indigenous lands at our website. 👇
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