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Brexit: increase in military cooperation between Japan and UK

Posted on August 27, 2018 by The Five Percent Campaign

http://www.inthelongrun.org/articles/article/brexit-the-view-from-japan-or-the-tokyo-consensus Since the United Kingdom chose to leave the EU, a new consensus has emerged amongst Tokyo-based policymakers, such as members of Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and those close to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, myself included. Call it the 'Tokyo Consensus'. It assumes that, as far as Japan’s national interest is concerned, Brexit may … Continue reading Brexit: increase in military cooperation between Japan and UK

A Lab and a Showroom: how the Israeli military tested new equipment on the Great March of Return

Posted on July 31, 2018 by The Five Percent Campaign

A new report called “A Lab and A Showroom” from Hamushim – a project by Coalition of Women for Peace (CWP), a feminist organization active in the struggle to end the Israeli occupation of Palestine – exposes how the extreme violence used by the Israeli military against Palestinian protesters also supports the development and sale of … Continue reading A Lab and a Showroom: how the Israeli military tested new equipment on the Great March of Return

Israel Unveils New Tank

Posted on July 23, 2018 by The Five Percent Campaign

The army is hoping its new Merkava IV tank, which will enter service in 2020, will prove to be a game-changing weapon in a future conflict. ... The tank will include a battle computer that will process data received from sensors mounted on it, give the soldiers a real-time picture of the situation and even … Continue reading Israel Unveils New Tank

The United States of Arms

Posted on July 23, 2018 by The Five Percent Campaign

https://vimeo.com/279923192 U.S. weapons exports from 1950 to 2017. Data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute's Arms Transfers Database. Units are expressed in trend indicator values (TIV). Each dot on the map = one TIV. Visualization by Will Geary.