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Investigating the US and UK military industrial complexes as economic, climate and geopolitical threats. By @cmmonwealth.bsky.social and @cplusc.bsky.social.

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In a letter organised by Transition Security Project, 10 unions call for Andy Burnham to end Britain’s military support for Saudi Arabia, due to the war crimes it has committed in Yemen @tribunemagazine.bsky.social 👇 tribunemag.co.uk/2026/09/trad...
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Trade Unionists to Burnham: End Military Collaboration With Saudi Arabia
Ten of the country's leading unions tell the government to end support for the war on Yemen.
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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🚨NEW🚨: Ten unions call for Andy Burnham to end Britain’s military support for Saudi Arabia, due to the war crimes it has committed in Yemen. The unions also argue that, contrary to government claims, “Escalating this war will make our bills more expensive”.
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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
New report out today co-authored by me and colleagues at @caatuk.bsky.social and @transitionsec.bsky.social We call for Britain to pay reparations to the Yemeni people for its complicity in Saudi war crimes and IHL violations during the 2015-22 intervention. caat.org.uk/publications...
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CAAT - Reparations for Yemen – a proposal for a windfall tax on British arms companies that enabled Saudi war crimes
This report, jointly published by CAAT and the Transition Security Project, argues that Britain should pay reparations to the people of Yemen for its role in crimes committed against them by Saudi Ara...
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simonegasperin.bsky.social @simonegasperin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Finmeccanica used to make trains, electronics, energy technologies and machinery. Its privatisation and militarisation into Leonardo foreshadows the economic disaster awaiting Europe as it rearms its industry. More in the essay I wrote for @transitionsec.bsky.social /@cmmonwealth.bsky.social
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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
NEW: European NATO members are set to raise military and security spending to 5% of GDP by 2035. Simone Gasperin tells the four-decade cautionary tale of Leonardo and explores the economic risks of European rearmament 🧵 transitionsecurity.org/leonardos-st...
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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
🚨 “Opposing this war is a necessity if the cost of living agenda is to succeed.” Ten trade unions have called for Andy Burnham to oppose the war on Iran & stop British bases being used to launch US air strikes. Read the letter in full 👇
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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
“Allowing American strategic bombers to strike Iran from Gloucestershire could well make Britain complicit in war crimes. It also enables a war that makes life more expensive for all of us.” Our Co-Director Khem Rogaly quoted in @theguardian.com 👇 www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Burnham urged to tackle cost of living crisis by pressuring Trump to end Iran war
Trade unions say UK prime minister must begin by revoking permission for US to use RAF bases for airstrikes in Gulf
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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
🚨NEW🚨: Ten unions call for Andy Burnham to oppose the war on Iran & stop British bases being used to launch US air strikes. The unions argue that the “devastating, illegal war” is a catastrophe for the Middle East & that it directly undermines Burnham’s cost of living agenda.
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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
🚨NEW🚨: Ten unions call for Andy Burnham to oppose the war on Iran & stop British bases being used to launch US air strikes. The unions argue that the “devastating, illegal war” is a catastrophe for the Middle East & that it directly undermines Burnham’s cost of living agenda.
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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Military spending is a bad strategy for job creation. Our recent analysis of the extra £15 billion the last UK government devoted to its Defence Investment Plan showed that it will lead to net job losses. Find out more 🔗 transitionsecurity.org/buying-the-dip
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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
“It should not escape the Treasury’s attention that military spending is one of the worst forms of public investment for jobs and growth. Military largesse is an extremely damaging economic strategy.” Khem Rogaly quoted in @declassifieduk.org 👇 www.declassifieduk.org/chancellor_w...
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Chancellor wants military officer with him at Treasury
John Healey’s request has sparked fears about the military having too much influence over UK finances
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Taylor Barnes @tkbarnes.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
First off are stats on how the industry, already a very capital intensive one, is doubling down on that characteristic plus advancing automation, so each dollar invested in weapons creates fewer jobs. We documented these trends in @transitionsec.bsky.social transitionsecurity.org/labor-of-the...
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Taylor Barnes @tkbarnes.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I wrote about this dilemma in our @transitionsec.bsky.social report on labor in the US arms industry. The vast majority (approx 85%) is non-union: transitionsecurity.org/labor-of-the... And therefore you can get fired for any reason, including for speech: inkstickmedia.com/workers-at-d...
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Labor of the US Military-Industrial Complex
Jobs in the military industry have declined even as the Pentagon budget soars, exposing a broken industrial model.
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People's Forum on Peace and Neutrality @neutralityforum.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
"The reality is that military spending doesn't produce jobs and growth." Co-director of @transitionsec.bsky.social and researcher on military industries Khem Rogaly explains at the People's Forum on Peace and Neutrality why the so-called "defense dividend" doesn't add up.
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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
“Researchers believe the different job creation numbers may reflect the fact that defence supply chains are highly international, suggesting the government is spending billions of pounds creating jobs in other countries.” Our new analysis in @theguardian.com 👇 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Infrastructure cuts to pay for defence will cost UK 10,000 jobs, analysis shows
Exclusive: Findings cast doubt on Starmer claims that reallocation of funds to MoD will boost British jobs
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Tobita Chow @tobitac.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Originally at @transitionsec.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/tran...
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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
“The idea that military spending can provide a defence dividend is misleading ... far more jobs are created when investing in public needs like health, education and addressing the climate crisis.” Khem Rogaly quoted on our new analysis in @theguardian.com 👇 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Infrastructure cuts to pay for defence will cost UK 10,000 jobs, analysis shows
Exclusive: Findings cast doubt on Starmer claims that reallocation of funds to MoD will boost British jobs
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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
“The findings cast doubt on claims by Starmer and his chancellor, Rachel Reeves, that they are boosting British jobs by reallocating large chunks of government spending to the Ministry of Defence (MoD).” Our new analysis in @theguardian.com 👇 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Infrastructure cuts to pay for defence will cost UK 10,000 jobs, analysis shows
Exclusive: Findings cast doubt on Starmer claims that reallocation of funds to MoD will boost British jobs
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Taylor Barnes @tkbarnes.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
My @inkstickmedia.com latest: Ohioans tried to vote on a weapons plant. Then the state changed the rules. We got bombshell emails from "arsenal of democracy" Anduril's lobbyist targeting the farmers behind the ballot initiatives inkstickmedia.com/in-ohio-who-... www.youtube.com/shorts/_xyNB...
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Emails Show Defense Tech Lobbyist Targets Local Voters
YouTube video by Inkstick Media
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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
“The idea that military spending can provide a defence dividend is misleading: job losses will result from this latest funding settlement while the opportunity cost of military spending is sharp.” Khem Rogaly quoted on our new analysis in @theguardian.com 👇 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Infrastructure cuts to pay for defence will cost UK 10,000 jobs, analysis shows
Exclusive: Findings cast doubt on Starmer claims that reallocation of funds to MoD will boost British jobs
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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
“Spending cuts to fund defence plans ‘will cost 10,000 UK jobs’” Our new analysis on the front page of @theguardian.com today 👇
Front page of the Guardian newspaper with headline "spending cuts to fund defence plans will cost 10,000 uk jobs"
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Adrienne Buller @adriennebuller.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Last Friday I was lucky enough to chair a panel feat. very brilliant @samar42.bsky.social Adam Hanieh, Guillaume Long and @lorahsteichen.bsky.social @transitionsec.bsky.social we talked about the links b/w climate and conflict, & how we build a more peaceful world www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ6X...
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War and Peace in a Warming World w/ Samar Al-Bulushi, Adam Hanieh, Guillaume Long, Lorah Steichen
YouTube video by The BREAK—DOWN
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Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament @cnduk.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
More evidence that increasing military spending will actually result in job losses - over 10,000 according to Khem Rogaly of @transitionsec.bsky.social. #PeopleNotNukes www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Infrastructure cuts to pay for defence will cost UK 10,000 jobs, analysis shows
Exclusive: Findings cast doubt on Starmer claims that reallocation of funds to MoD will boost British jobs
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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
🚨 NEW: Our new analysis has found that the funding settlement issued with the Defence Investment Plan will lead to a net loss in jobs in the UK. 📑 Buying the Dip: The Defence Investment Plan Will Produce Domestic Unemployment Our key findings 🧵👇
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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
“It's luxury for the Ministry of Defence and austerity for everyone else.” Our Co-Director Khem Rogaly for @novaramedia.com 👇
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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
“The money for the MoD is already increasing significantly ... where we need public investment is in other urgent priorities. It's addressing the cost of living crisis. It's addressing the climate transition.” Our Co-Director Khem Rogaly on @lbc.co.uk 👇
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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
“Who should [the public] believe ... the current government or military chiefs?” “Actually, neither.” Our Co-Director Khem Rogaly on @lbc.co.uk 👇
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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
🚨 TOMORROW 🎟️ Very few tickets left — register now! luma.com/ohafnco9
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Securing the Future? War and Peace in a Warming World · Luma
Join us for a panel discussion co-hosted by King’s College London, Transition Security Project and the BREAK—DOWN. On Friday 26 June, Transition Security…
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The BREAK—DOWN @the-breakdown.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
The US is now an empire that is in decline. On the new episode of The BREAK–DOWN podcast we're joined by author and Professor of Gulf Studies at the University of Exeter, @lalehkhalili.bsky.social
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Patrick Bigger @pmbigger.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
If you'll be in London during Climate Week, join us for this agenda-setting panel on the war/warming interface!
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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
PANEL EVENT: Securing The Future? War and Peace in a Warming World Join us at London Climate Week with @samar42.bsky.social, @adriennebuller.bsky.social, Adam Hanieh, Guillaume Long and Lorah Steichen. 🗓️ Fri 26 June ⏰ 6.30-8.30PM 📍 Science Gallery, London, SE1 9GU 🎟️ luma.com/ohafnco9
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Securing the Future? War and Peace in a Warming World · Luma
Panel Discussion and Live Podcast with The BREAK—DOWN. Co-sponsored by the Transition Security Project This event is part of the Climate Security Forum @…
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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
PANEL EVENT: Securing The Future? War and Peace in a Warming World Join us at London Climate Week with @samar42.bsky.social, @adriennebuller.bsky.social, Adam Hanieh, Guillaume Long and Lorah Steichen. 🗓️ Fri 26 June ⏰ 6.30-8.30PM 📍 Science Gallery, London, SE1 9GU 🎟️ luma.com/ohafnco9
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Securing the Future? War and Peace in a Warming World · Luma
Panel Discussion and Live Podcast with The BREAK—DOWN. Co-sponsored by the Transition Security Project This event is part of the Climate Security Forum @…
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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
“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.” Khem Rogaly quoted in @theguardian.com 👇 www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Starmer’s premiership ‘falling apart’, opponents claim, after Healey resigns over defence funding – UK politics live
Tories, SNP, Reform and Lib Dems all turn fire on PM with as Labour figures also call for greater defence spending
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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
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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The BREAK—DOWN @the-breakdown.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
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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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
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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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
“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. 👇
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Institute for Policy Studies @ips-dc.org · 28/05/2026
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.
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The True Cost of the Military in Hawaiʻi - Institute for Policy Studies
The True Cost of the Military in Hawaiʻi
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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
“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. 👇 www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/05/27/n...
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New report challenges military’s economic impact claims in Hawaii
A group of Hawaii and international experts say expiring military leases on Hawaii’s public lands around 2029 create a once-in-generation window to re-examine the military’s footprint costs.
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Institute for Policy Studies @ips-dc.org · 26/05/2026
This report, produced by ʻĀina Aloha Economic Futures, ʻĪlioʻulaokalani Coalition, the Institute for Policy Studies, Sierra Club Hawaiʻi, @costsofwar.bsky.social, and @transitionsec.bsky.social challenges long-held claims about the military's presence in Hawaiʻi.
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The True Cost of the Military in Hawaiʻi - Institute for Policy Studies
The True Cost of the Military in Hawaiʻi
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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
“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 @breachmedia.ca 🔗👇 breachmedia.ca/elbows-up-ca...
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Elbows up? Canada is letting Pentagon take ‘unprecedented’ stakes in Canadian mines  ⋆ The Breach
By fast-tracking critical minerals, Canada is not simply building a green economy. It is being further integrated into the U.S. war industry
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Martín Lallana @martinlallanas.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Enfrentarse a esto es una tarea sindical. El otro día Khem Rogaly (@transitionsec.bsky.social) nos habló sobre cómo el vínculo entre gasto público y empleo en la industria militar está roto. Cómo el sector no garantiza ninguna estabilidad laboral y cómo rechazar el rearme. bsky.app/profile/ipar...
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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
🚨 NEW ESSAY: “Military Minerals: How US Military Demand Is Intensifying Extraction on Indigenous Lands” Nessie Nankivell explores the Pentagon’s expansion of mining on Indigenous territories in Canada. transitionsecurity.org/military-min...
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Military Minerals: How US Military Demand Is Intensifying Extraction on Indigenous Lands
As Pentagon demand for minerals grows, Canada’s mining expansion is accelerating extraction on Indigenous territories.
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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
🚨 NEW ESSAY: “Military Minerals: How US Military Demand Is Intensifying Extraction on Indigenous Lands” Nessie Nankivell explores the Pentagon’s expansion of mining on Indigenous territories in Canada. transitionsecurity.org/military-min...
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Military Minerals: How US Military Demand Is Intensifying Extraction on Indigenous Lands
As Pentagon demand for minerals grows, Canada’s mining expansion is accelerating extraction on Indigenous territories.
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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
“No matter what happens to Cuba, this is a clear signal to other countries that renewables are something that they need to focus on.”

@cashman.bsky.social interviewed by @cnn.com on our report detailing how Cuba can break free from the US blockade with renewables.👇 edition.cnn.com/2026/05/13/c...
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As the US starves it of oil, Cuba is pulling off one of the fastest solar revolutions on the planet — with China’s help | CNN
Cuba is struggling with nationwide blackouts as the US’s effective oil blockade strangles fuel supplies. But the crisis may accelerate its clean energy revolution
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Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Less than 3 weeks to go until our workshop on Militarism and the politics of education! Hear from brilliant speakers from @transitionsec.bsky.social, @caatuk.bsky.social, Demilitarise Education, and University of Sussex. 📆 Tue 26 May 2026 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM BST www.sgr.org.uk/events/milit...
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Militarism and the politics of education
A free SGR webinar with four guest speakers and time for discussion. CHAIR Laura Shewan, Scientists for Global Responsibility   SPEAKERS
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TULE Network @tulenetwork.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
If you missed our joint event with the @transitionsec.bsky.social, field reporter Taylor Barnes, and discussant Feyzi Ismail a couple of weeks ago, it's now available online! Watch it here: youtu.be/hIupswl8x4o
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Labor of the US military-industrial complex: From mid-century strengths to a dead-end future
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Taylor Barnes @tkbarnes.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Speaking to Congress last week, Hegseth said that Trump's $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget will "turn the lights back on in manufacturing towns across this country." Check out the reality of declining job creation and economic mobility in the arms industry here: transitionsecurity.org/labor-of-the...
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Labor of the US Military-Industrial Complex
Jobs in the military industry have declined even as the Pentagon budget soars, exposing a broken industrial model.
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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
“[In] Europe’s response to the 2022 energy shock ... $1.8tn in additional costs [was mostly] absorbed by households & public budgets while shareholders charging higher prices benefited.” Our research cited by @mazzucatom.bsky.social @laramerling.bsky.social www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/n...
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A New Economics for the 21st Century
Mariana Mazzucato & Lara Merling explain why the World Bank’s belated recognition of the importance of industrial policy is not enough.
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Kevin Cashman @cashman.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The report finds that around $8 billion of investment could allow Cuba to reach roughly 93% renewable electricity generation — and end the need for imported fossil fuels in power generation. 7/
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