New report of the UN Secretary-General on the impact of the global increase in military expenditure 

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The Security We Need: Rebalancing Military Spending for a Sustainable and Peaceful Future Report of the Secretary-General on the impact of the global increase in military expenditure on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals as requested by Action 13 (c) of the Pact for the Future (A/RES/79/1). Global military spending is rising significantly across … Continue reading New report of the UN Secretary-General on the impact of the global increase in military expenditure 

Media Release: NATO’s Spending Boom Puts Climate Targets at Risk, New Briefing Warns

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A new analysis by the Transnational Institute, Tipping Point North South and Stop Wapenhandel,  released the week of the NATO summit in the Netherlands, shows that the Alliance’s rapid military build‑up is already undermining global climate goals and threatening to divert trillions from clean‑energy investment. Since 2021, NATO nations have raised their combined defence budgets … Continue reading Media Release: NATO’s Spending Boom Puts Climate Targets at Risk, New Briefing Warns

Sharing news from Palestinian colleagues

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Our colleague, Palestinian film-maker Leila Sansour (Open Bethlehem, Jeremy Hardy vs Israeli Army) writes powerfully about the strategic planning of the use of a starvation by Israel on the population of Gaza. Starvation and the Final Test of Impunity: Why Israel Is Willing to Pay the Price in Gaza https://www.securityincontext.com/posts/starvation-and-the-final-test-of-impunity-why-israel-is-willing-to-pay-the-price-in-gaza Our colleague Jeff Halper, activist/scholar and joint Nobel … Continue reading Sharing news from Palestinian colleagues

Guardian News – Military Emissions

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This week saw a number of important pieces covered in the Guardian - 2 new studies on military emissions and a lengthy interview with Professor Neta Crawford, Oxford University https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/29/nato-military-spending-could-increase-emissions-study-finds https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/30/carbon-footprint-of-israels-war-on-gaza-exceeds-that-of-many-entire-countries https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/30/donald-trump-geopolitics-could-deepen-planetary-catastrophe-expert-warns

“Climate Change is a War”

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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/