Quakers in Britain have joined more than 20 organisations in calling for the military's climate impact to be fully included in the UK's plans to tackle climate change.

‘Ordinary citizens – from peacebuilders to local communities – need to create a different conversation.’| The Friend

Families searched for bodies on Tuesday around a charred market in western Myanmar after a military airstrike killed 50 people, one of the deadliest recent bombardments in the civil war.

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Save the date for our next webinar! Tuesday 29 September at 7:00-8:30pm (BST) WILPF has always been an International organisation, with activists and sections spanning across continents. The issues we...

Government defence spending with UK industry rose 3.2% to a record £34.1 billion in 2025/26, boosting jobs, SMEs and communities across the UK.

New research suggests politicians are mistaking critical media coverage about ODA for public opinion. Correcting this misconception could be a gamechanger, argues Professor Martin Scott and Dr Paul Cl...

MORE than 600 people joined a four-hour silent peace procession through London’s Whitehall on Saturday.The Quaker-led Silent Walking Vigil for Peace began with a meeting for worship in Victoria Embank...

El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers

The announcement by the US points to a developing field of modern warfare in the Earth's orbit.

The war in Yemen is escalating again. The UK must end its military support of Saudi Arabia – or it could do to Andy Burnham’s premiership what complicity in the Gaza genocide did to Keir Starmer’s.

Peacebuilding works, is far cheaper than war, and has the public’s support across the British political spectrum. So why is it so hard to fund compared to military options? Teresa Dumasy shar…

Trade union delegates have voted in favour of a motion calling for greater investment in public services and higher wages, rather than increasing military spending.

The silent walking vigil is a positive, public witness for peace by Quakers, with an invitation to all who are supportive to join us. We want to show our solidarity and care for those impacted by viol...

Prediction markets allow those with insider information bet on national security issues, giving adversaries a potential heads-up.

In move that could generate millions, Exeter academics to deliver MA at National Defense University in Riyadh

We explore the growing concerns about the Army's 'college' for under-18s and the continued failure to address them.

Quakers in Britain has welcomed a raft of measures announced by the UK government today as it seeks to reset British policy towards Israel.

Quakers are calling on political leaders of every party to condemn the intimidation and violence seen in Dover and Portsmouth this weekend.

​Quakers marked the 850th anniversary of the National Eisteddfod this month, with around twenty Friends taking part in Europe's largest touring festival. Roedd y Crynwyr wedi dathlu 850 mlynedd o'r E...

The silent walking vigil is a positive, public witness for peace by Quakers, with an invitation to all who are supportive to join us. We want to show our solidarity and care for those impacted by viol...

Quakers in Scotland have raised concerns over plans to grow Scotland's military industry, in the Scottish government's newly published five-year Programme for Government (PFG).

Fifty years after a mass movement for peace helped end the Vietnam War, US bombs are still exploding in Laos, and there’s a renewed push for reparations.

Exclusive: Tobias Ellwood says he gave MPs inaccurate information in 2018 provided by his department, the MoD

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Activists do not want Puerto Rico to be a launching pad for aggression against fellow Latin American nations.

347 likes, 14 comments - anna_umsu on August 14, 2026: "53 Elected Student Officers Stand Against the Defence Universities Alliance ‼️‼️ On 13th July, the Ministry of Defence launched the “Defence Un...