MEDIA RELEASE 09/06/22 Embargoed until 00.01 09/06/22 Unreported military emissions: pushing them up the UNFCCC … Continue reading Media Release. Unreported military emissions: pushing them up the UNFCCC agenda
Stockholm+50 and Global Military Emissions: Ideas for Discussion
To mark the UN gathering Stockholm+50, Transform Defence has published its briefing Stockholm+50 and Global Military Emissions: Ideas for Discussion. We are honoured to have the foreword written by Professor Saleemul Huq , Chair of the Expert Advisory Panel for the Climate Vulnerable Forum. Global military emissions elude mention, let alone inclusion, in formal debates … Continue reading Stockholm+50 and Global Military Emissions: Ideas for Discussion
Where USA is at War
contrary to what most Americans believe, the war on terror is not winding down—it has spread to more than 40 percent of the world’s countries. The war isn’t being waged by the military alone, which has spent $1.9 trillion fighting terrorism since 2001. The State Department has spent $127 billion in the last 17 years … Continue reading Where USA is at War
US Military’s footprint in Africa
THE U.S. MILITARY has long insisted that it maintains a “light footprint” in Africa, and there have been reports of proposed drawdownsin special operations forces and closures of outposts on the continent, due to a 2017 ambush in Niger and an increasing focus on rivals like China and Russia. But through it all, U.S. Africa Command has fallen short of providing concrete information … Continue reading US Military’s footprint in Africa
Brexit: increase in military cooperation between Japan and UK
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
Transform defence for sustainable human safety 