New resource from @rethinkingsecurity.bsky.social, Security: Challenging Assumptions in a Changing World ForcesWatch is pleased to have contributed to this project, which challenges dominant militarised approaches to security and explores people- and planet-centred alternatives. Take a look👇

New Resource: Talking Points on Security Claims and Responses

In 2025 the UK government produced its National Security Strategy, titled “Security for the British People in a Dangerous World”, setting the UK on a path to increased militarisation and seeking to…

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Beginning an answer on the pending national conversation on defence and security, "In many ways, the conversation has already begun" and citing the former PM's words tends to suggest that, in many ways, the government still does not have any plan for a "Prime Minister-led national conversation".

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Some militaries have strategies to reduce their carbon emissions – but the latest data shows these are being dwarfed by the effects of spiralling arms spending. Stuart Parkinson of @responsiblesci.bsky.social investigates. rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2026/07/17/m...

Military Climate Action Swamped by Spending Rises

Some militaries have strategies to reduce their carbon emissions – but the latest data shows these are being dwarfed by the effects of spiralling arms spending. Stuart Parkinson investigates.

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New from RS: 'Security: Challenging assumptions in a changing world' This booklet takes the claims of the UK's 2025 National Security Strategy and some broader claims about so-called national security and offers people- and planet-centred responses and alternatives. shorturl.at/S0DGi

New Resource: Talking Points on Security Claims and Responses

In 2025 the UK government produced its National Security Strategy, titled “Security for the British People in a Dangerous World”, setting the UK on a path to increased militarisation and seeking to…

rethinkingsecurity.org.uk

It is mad that we have, somehow, allowed net zero - a policy common to all major parties under 5 years ago and supported by a majority of the public - to become a synoym for mad radicalism. It is doubly mad that we've allowed this to happen during the hottest summer on record.

Jo Michell@jomichell.bsky.social · 3w ago

I’m sorry, but what is ‘radical’ about the policies pursued by Miliband?

Last week's NATO Summit was another display of performative loyalty to Donald Trump. Ian Davis argues that the UK’s new leadership must think beyond Trump’s transactionalism and foster an honest debate about how we spend to really make Britain safer. rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2026/07/14/b...

Britain should be wary of mistaking higher defence spending for a real strategy

The July 2026 NATO Summit was another display of performative loyalty to Donald Trump, quantified in percentage points of GDP and multibillion dollar equipment contracts. Ian Davis argues that the …

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Rethinking Security @rethinkingsecurity.bsky.social · 4w ago

TOMORROW evening at 6pm: Open Online Discussion on UK Security What do last week's Defence Investment Plan and today's NATO Summit mean for UK and European security? Join RS + NATO Watch Director Ian Davis for implications, alternatives & action. Register: rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/home/.

100 countries have signed up to the UN Nuclear Weapons Ban (TPNW)! In the words of Tonga's Permanent Representative to the UN, "nuclear disarmament [is] inextricably linked to the well-being of humanity and to the sustainable future to which we collectively aspire.” www.icanw.org/tonga_brings...

Tonga becomes the 100th country to join the UN Nuclear Ban Treaty

The Kingdom of Tonga has become the 100th country to sign, ratify or accede to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, marking a major milestone for the growing global movement to eliminate ...

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TOMORROW evening at 6pm: Open Online Discussion on UK Security What do last week's Defence Investment Plan and today's NATO Summit mean for UK and European security? Join RS + NATO Watch Director Ian Davis for implications, alternatives & action. Register: rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/home/.

The summit is again going to be primarily about managing President Trump and keeping the United States committed to the alliance. Will the calculation that the security costs of abandoning NATO exceed the political costs of sustaining it still hold post-Ankara? theconversation.com/nato-summit-...

Nato summit will reveal how alliance plans to manage European security as US cuts back its support

As ever, a lot will depend on the mood of the US president, Donald Trump.

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“Unless it reverses course, the Government has prioritised the budget of a Ministry of Defence that loses billions each year to waste, fraud, mismanagement and global power projection over the needs of the public.” Read our new briefing in full 👇 www.transitionsecurity.org/buying-the-dip

Buying the Dip: The Defence Investment Plan Will Lead to Domestic Unemployment

The “defence dividend” promised by the UK Government will not materialise.

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Pleased to say Health Poverty Action's one of the signatories to this!

Quakers in Britain@quaker.org.uk · last mo.

"Development, diplomacy, peacebuilding, conflict and atrocity prevention are all essential and underfunded tools in building a safer world." An open letter to the PM on the UK's military spending https://www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-events/news/diverse-coalition-urges-pm-to-rethink-military-spending

NFPB has signed this open letter

Quakers in Britain@quaker.org.uk · last mo.

"Development, diplomacy, peacebuilding, conflict and atrocity prevention are all essential and underfunded tools in building a safer world." An open letter to the PM on the UK's military spending https://www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-events/news/diverse-coalition-urges-pm-to-rethink-military-spending

CND is happy to have signed this letter to the outgoing PM over the government's military spending hikes. £5 billion of spending outlined in Tuesday's Defence Investment Plan remains unfunded, threatening even more cuts to public services. We need investment in #PeopleNotNukes!

Quakers in Britain@quaker.org.uk · last mo.

"Development, diplomacy, peacebuilding, conflict and atrocity prevention are all essential and underfunded tools in building a safer world." An open letter to the PM on the UK's military spending https://www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-events/news/diverse-coalition-urges-pm-to-rethink-military-spending

"Development, diplomacy, peacebuilding, conflict and atrocity prevention are all essential and underfunded tools in building a safer world." An open letter to the PM on the UK's military spending https://www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-events/news/diverse-coalition-urges-pm-to-rethink-military-spending

Diverse coalition urges PM to rethink military spending

More than fifty humanitarian, climate and peacebuilding organisations are urging Keir Starmer to rethink Britain's growing military spending, ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara.

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We echo the call to move the money from increased militarism towards genuine human security. More weapons don’t make anyone safer, they serve to increase human and environmental destruction. @wilpf.bsky.social @rethinkingsecurity.bsky.social

Quakers in Britain@quaker.org.uk · last mo.

"Development, diplomacy, peacebuilding, conflict and atrocity prevention are all essential and underfunded tools in building a safer world." An open letter to the PM on the UK's military spending https://www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-events/news/diverse-coalition-urges-pm-to-rethink-military-spending

Great to have worked on this letter with @rethinkingsecurity.bsky.social We were joined by a wide range of signatories inc @christianaiduk.bsky.social @cclimateaction.bsky.social @aoav.bsky.social @ceobs.org @forceswatch.bsky.social @responsiblesci.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social @cnduk.bsky.social

Quakers in Britain@quaker.org.uk · last mo.

"Development, diplomacy, peacebuilding, conflict and atrocity prevention are all essential and underfunded tools in building a safer world." An open letter to the PM on the UK's military spending https://www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-events/news/diverse-coalition-urges-pm-to-rethink-military-spending

CAAT is proud to be a signatory to this letter.

Rethinking Security @rethinkingsecurity.bsky.social · last mo.

We are proud to have have coordinated this open letter from 55 British organisations to the outgoing and (probably) incoming PMs. Capacities to build & prepare for peace are being eclipsed by the rush to put the UK on a war-footing. A national conversation on security is necessary & long-overdue.

We’re proud to have joined @rethinkingsecurity.bsky.social & other organisations in signing this public letter to the PM. Billions more are being found for military spending. But what about peacebuilding, diplomacy, climate action and conflict prevention? rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/open-letter-...

Open Letter to PM on Military Spending

Following the release of his government’s Defence Investment Plan (DIP), more than 50 organisations from across the UK have jointly written to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to warn against …

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We are proud to have have coordinated this open letter from 55 British organisations to the outgoing and (probably) incoming PMs. Capacities to build & prepare for peace are being eclipsed by the rush to put the UK on a war-footing. A national conversation on security is necessary & long-overdue.

Quakers in Britain@quaker.org.uk · last mo.

"Development, diplomacy, peacebuilding, conflict and atrocity prevention are all essential and underfunded tools in building a safer world." An open letter to the PM on the UK's military spending https://www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-events/news/diverse-coalition-urges-pm-to-rethink-military-spending

Proud to join @rethinkingsecurity.bsky.social and 50+ organisations in calling on the PM to rethink the UK's war-footing approach ahead of the NATO Summit in Ankara. Real security means investing in peace, climate action, and diplomacy. rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/open-letter-...

Open Letter to PM on Military Spending

In the wake of yesterday’s Defence Investment Plan (DIP), more than 50 organisations from across the UK have jointly written to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to warn against the government’s incr…

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New Open Online Discussion, 09 July: Precede by the Defence Investment Plan (👀), the NATO summit on 07-08 July may well be a crucial moment for UK and European security policy. Join RS + NATO Watch Director Ian Davis to discuss its implications. Register: rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/home/events/...

New Open Online Discussion, 09 July: Precede by the Defence Investment Plan (👀), the NATO summit on 07-08 July may well be a crucial moment for UK and European security policy. Join RS + NATO Watch Director Ian Davis to discuss its implications. Register: rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/home/events/...

🚨 NEW VIDEO: The UK government is pouring billions in taxpayer money into a new military space race. But where’s the public discussion? Watch, share, and take action: youtu.be/jLLxYRiroQk?...

Exposed: The UK Government's Military Space Plans (And How to Stop Them)

YouTube video by Space Watch UK

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As 'Tommy Robinson' & the Tate Bros visit Moscow... What is the linkage between right-wing populist parties in Europe and support for Ukraine or Russia? New public opinion polling research by Francesco Rigoli explores the psychology of populism & security. rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2026/06/11/p...

Public Opinion on the War in Ukraine: Why right-wing populists are less supportive of Ukraine

What is the linkage between right-wing populist parties in Europe and support for Ukraine or Russia? Is there anything distinct about the views of Reform UK voters on defence and foreign policy iss…

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Did you know that the UK spent one-third MORE on nuclear weapons last year than Russia spent? Or almost the same as China spent? Or double the combined estimated nuclear spending of India, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea? And the plan is to more than double that spending in real terms by 2035.

ICAN@nuclearban.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🚨 NEW REPORT fresh off the press: At a time when the cost of living is soaring and millions struggle to afford food and fuel, the world's 9 nuclear-armed states spent billions more on weapons of mass destruction. Read the report here: www.icanw.org/2025_nuclear...

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Australia: Public inquiry overdue for secretive, expensive AUKUS pact

Australia and Britain are paying billions for a secretive defence deal critics call reckless, with a £200bn price tag

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Negotiated rapidly & in secret, AUKUS is among the most expensive, consequential & opaque deals in UK & Australian military history. Ian Lowe reports on the launch of a new civil society-led public inquiry that aims to provide some much lacking scrutiny. rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2026/06/02/a...

AUKUS: Time for a Public Inquiry

Negotiated rapidly and in secret, the AUKUS pact to produce new nuclear-powered submarines is among the most expensive, consequential and opaque deals in British and Australian military history. Ia…

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What does the UK public really think about national security? The government seems disinterested in a genuine ‘national conversation’. New research by Dr Tom Martin on UK public opinion reveals significant divisions among voters about threats & responses. rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2026/05/28/u...

UK Public Opinion and National Security

While the UK government has spent the last year heralding a ‘national conversation’ on defence and security, it seems to have little interest in hearing from the British public on how it views its …

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