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Don't miss our webinar this Wednesday 21 May at 6pm, sharing stories of successful people- and planet-centred cooperation initiatives towards a better world. More details and register: rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/home/events/

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Excellent resource from TNI, TPNS and @responsiblesci.bsky.social for climate activists on how to respond to the surge in global military spending.

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Join this excellent webinar tomorrow with our friends at @medact.bsky.social on military spending and welfare cuts. CAAT Research Coordinator @smhwpf.bsky.social on the panel.

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Join us online on 21 May to hear about successful international initiatives that have built inclusive & just security; featuring speakers from @quakerunoffice.bsky.social, @globaljusticenow.bsky.social and Open Nuclear Network. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 📷

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Today, Lord Mandelson hailed "creating a technology partnership between the US and the UK". In March, we warned of the UK government's alarming "acquiescence to the libertarian US position on tech development and regulation". What do you think? rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2025/03/06/b...

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Join us on 21 May to hear about successful international initiatives that have built inclusive and just security, including from @olamidediy.bsky.social and @cleodierickard.bsky.social. We need to hear these success stories now, more than ever. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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"Under the motto “Whole-of-Society Security”, Finland [as Chair of the OSCE in] 2025 is pursuing the goal of rethinking security: as an overall social mission." And that "sees climate policy as peace policy". www.vindobona.org/article/osce...

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🚨New on the Blog: As we mark 80 years since the end of the Second World War, Joanna Frew examines some of the critiques of the post-1945 order and looks to some of the successes in human and sustainable security achieved over the last eight decades. rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2025/05/01/i...

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New on the Blog: Increased UK military spending is in the political spotlight but the huge & increasing proportion that is spent on nuclear weapons is not. Steve Barwick & Tim Street make a compelling & urgent case for much greater scrutiny by Parliament. rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2025/04/24/t...

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Join NEON & friends for a crucial discussion on the UK government's decision to increase military spending, why this is happening, and how progressives can respond. eventbrite.co.uk/e/warfare-not-welfare-making-sense-of-increased-military-spending-tickets-1316473280019

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We join 30 civil society organisations to call for global leaders to uphold their legal and moral responsibilities in light of the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion, which states that Israel must end its unlawful presence in the occupied Palestinian territory:

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A very useful re-read from Paul Rogers on the dangers of loosening posture on nuclear weapons, amid much careless talk of the UK rearming with, and potentially sharing, 'tactical' nuclear weapons. rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2021/06/25/u...

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An academic job! Assistant Professor/Lecturer in International Relations in our (great!) department at the University of Sussex. One year fixed term. We're particularly interested in candidates with expertise in Global Environmental Politics. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMN799/a...

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NEON event on 24 April to discuss the UK government's decision to increase military spending, why this is happening, and how progressives can respond. Incl. Khem Rogaly of @cmmonwealth.bsky.social, Katie Fallon of @caatuk.bsky.social and our own Richard Reeve. Tix: eventbrite.co.uk/e/warfare-no...

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An updated dataset aims to make available for analysis every national security & defence policy document ever published anywhere globally. @andrewwneal.bsky.social explains how the collection reveals trends in public security discourse & threat perceptions. rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2024/11/14/n...

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Right now, the UK government is trying to pass ANOTHER anti-protest law: the Crime and Policing Bill. Check if your MP is on the list and email them today: amnesty.org.uk/actions/email-mp-protest Protest is powerful. We can’t let anyone forget it.

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Europe is drifting into a new nuclear crisis, with the risk of conflict rising fast. New @rethinkingsecurity.bsky.social article exposes the fallacy behind calls for a European nuclear shield, and makes the case for a new nuclear forces reduction treaty. rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2025/03/20/e...

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Come and join us from 12-1pm today in the London sunshine at our Quaker 'meeting for worship'. Everyone of any faith or none is welcome as we take a peaceful stand in the wake of the Youth Demand arrests by the Met Police at Westminster Quaker Meeting House. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scotland-y...

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🚨New Blog Post: Sean Howard and Tammy Bernasky report on a new Disability Rights and Disarmament Initiative that demands full and effective participation of people with disabilities at the United Nations and beyond. rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2025/03/31/r...

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The 2025 Common Security Conference is approaching. Stemming from 1982 ideas and revived in 2022, it will gather people to discuss strategies for a just and peaceful future. Join online on April 10 - 11, 2025 to promote new - age common security.

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🌐 MAJOR UPDATE: National Security and Defence Documents Dataset (1987-2024) v2.0 I'm excited to announce the release of version 2.0 of our comprehensive dataset on global security and defence policies! 📊

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My Prospect column this month on why disability benefits cuts undermine Labour's "security" narrative. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/696...

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"the Spring Statement has confirmed that the gov't is sacrificing the poorest & most vulnerable, both internationally & in the UK, in pursuit of major military expansion." Analysis of last week's announcement by Stuart Parkinson of @responsiblesci.bsky.social demilitarize.org.uk/spring-state...

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🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨 This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️ 👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

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Good thread on how the Finnish government long ago recognised that the human security of its people was the foundation of its national security. Well-being, education, relative equality and functional democracy 🔀 trust & resilience.

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The UK was never allowed a national conversation or consultation (barely even a discussion on Whitehall) about the risks and benefits of the US 'security guarantee' when it was widely assumed to exist, and it certainly isn't going to get one now that it is widely assumed to have been withdrawn.

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"It is now essential to (...)build an alternative security model. One possible starting point could be to revive nuclear arms control and disarmament in Europe. This will require re-establishing high-level European contacts with Russia, independently of the United States" 👇

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Join us this Wednesday evening to share your thoughts on the current security crises and how the UK, civil society and citizens can help to build more sustainable security.

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🚨New Blog post: 'Europe needs a new Nuclear Forces Reduction Treaty, not a Eurobomb' With Europe awash with proposals to share, ‘extend’ or procure nuclear weapons, Ian Davis & Paul Ingram argue for urgent revival of disarmament between Europe & Russia. rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2025/03/20/e...

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Great to hear #COP30 head making the connection between increased military expenditure, climate inaction and risk. Risks are exacerbated when military decarbonisation is stopped and emissions reporting absent. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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The House of Commons Library has published a really useful guide to and FAQs on the in-process UK National Security Strategy, including a list of 15 known departmental reviews that might feed into it. commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...

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With multiple challenges to ‘security’ as usual, what can we best offer as a way forward? Join the discussion with Rethinking Security members to share reflections and resources. Wednesday 26 March, 6.00pm – 7.00pm. For more info & to register, see: rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/home/events/

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The Labour government approved 23 individual arms export licences to Israel worth £11 million between July - September 2024. 4 open licences were also approved - these are of unlimited value.

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'2.5% of GDP...3%...3.5%...do I hear 4%, anyone?' It's easy to despair at the grotesque military spending bidding war. Happily, @rethinkingsecurity.bsky.social have produced this excellent resource that everyone can use to show that there is another way. rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/introductory...

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An excellent riposte to the idea that surging military spending, even if spent on production within the UK, is going to produce positive, progressive outcomes for the UK economy, let alone those in left-behind areas.

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"The West needs to rethink its cuts to international assistance, not only due to a clear moral imperative to save lives and, at a minimum, to ‘do no harm’, but also to secure its own future and contribute to peace."

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🚨New Blog Post: 'Bridge to Nowhere: UK security strategy in the ruins of Atlantis' As Western security alliances fragment, Richard Reeve makes the case for ‘thinking beyond the unthinkable’ in the UK government’s next National Security Strategy. rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2025/03/06/b...

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With multiple challenges to ‘security’ as usual, what can we best offer as a way forward? Join the discussion with Rethinking Security members to share reflections and resources. Wednesday 26 March, 6.00pm – 7.00pm. For more info & to register, see: rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/home/events/

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JOB ALERT: ADVOCACY MANAGER 💼 We’re looking for an exceptional person to help us to build the profile of the Fairness Foundation with our core audience - the decision-makers and influencers who can help to build a fairer Britain. fairnessfoundation.com/jobs/advocac...

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