The opportunity cost of UK military spending for education and human security

Britain’s military wastes billions each year on global deployments and procurement failures.

Amid unconfirmed reports that fully autonomous and AI-guided drones are now being used on the battlefield, UN chief António Guterres and the President of the Red Cross on Tuesday renewed their urgent ...

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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.

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.

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‘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...

Come along for an afternoon of connections and community action-planning for peace with Secure Scotland and the Scottish Peace Platform.

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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