Speaking outside 10 Downing Street during an emergency protest for Palestine on Friday 25 May, British journalist Owen Jones delivered a blistering condemnation of the UK government and mainstream media, accusing them of complicity in what he described as “genocidal depravity” in Gaza. He criticised the government's continued export of arms and intelligence support to Israel, … Continue reading Gaza: Owen Jones does not – rightly – hold back
“Climate Change is a War”
The director-general of the upcoming UN climate conference in the Brazilian city of Belém, Ana Toni, stated that climate change “is a war” in which people die every day. Ahead of COP30 in November, Latin American countries are attending a Climate Week in the Panamanian capital, where the Brazilian official spoke about it. https://thecostaricanews.com/climate-change-is-a-war-says-the-director-of-cop30-world-summit/
Nature: Rising military spending jeopardizes climate targets
This article just published in the prestigious Nature Communications journal makes a clear argument that rising military spending jeopardizes climate targets. Their research included analysis that was based on our previous work. The paper also includes a number of references to TPNS/Transform Defence reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-59877-x
NAKBA 77
The Nakba ( ’the catastrophe’) is the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people through violent displacement and dispossession of land, property, and belongings, along with the destruction of their society and the suppression of their culture, identity, political rights, and national aspirations. This May marks 77 years of Nakba. 77 years of dispossession, ethnic cleansing and … Continue reading NAKBA 77
EU Observer Op Ed: The carbon footprint of EU’s defence spurge
How should climate activists respond to Europe’s embrace of a ‘security’ emergency that has completely displaced its commitment to tackle the far bigger climate emergency?
Transform defence for sustainable human safety 