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Warpod: Ten years of the Arms Trade Treaty
As we mark ten years since the Arms Trade Treaty entered into force, Roy Isbister and Elizabeth Kirkham from Saferworld’s Arms Unit tell us about their experience of working on the global treaty to regulate the international arms trade.
12 December 2024
Blog
Making the case for de-escalation in the UK's Strategic Defence Review
As a new UK Strategic Defence Review gets underway, a series of complex interconnected crises from the Middle East to the Horn of Africa must prompt a much greater emphasis on de-escalation. Charlie Linney and Lewis Brooks propose three areas where UK Defence can contribute to de-escalation and conflict prevention.
30 October 2024
Blog
UK continues to provision Israel’s F-35 fighter aircraft despite finding Israel at clear risk of breaking international law
The UK has suspended 30 of the 350 currently extant licences for exports to Israel but continues to allow the most problematic of UK arms exports, components for F-35 fighter aircraft, which have been at the heart of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza.
3 September 2024
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Warpod: Where next for the UK Integrated Security Fund?
With a new Labour government in power after the UK’s 2024 General Election, what does the future hold for the UK’s Integrated Security Fund (UK ISF)? As Lewis Brooks says in the episode, “If you want to understand UK security and conflict policy around the world, then you need to understand this fund”.
25 July 2024
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Warpod: Somalia’s security sector after the African Union withdrawal
With the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) set to withdraw and the al-Shabaab insurgency still posing a very real threat, how can the Somali security sector address some of the challenges facing the country and the wider region?
6 June 2024
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Warpod BONUS: The impact of US and European elections on UK security policy
With a general election on the horizon in 2024 and evolving security dynamics pulling policymakers and politicians in different directions, we spoke to two experts – Olivia O'Sullivan, the Director of the UK in the World Programme at Chatham House, and Christine Cheng, senior lecturer in War Studies at King's College London – to hear their insights on UK security policy.
21 May 2024
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Warpod: how are UK political parties thinking about security policy?
With a general election on the horizon in 2024 and evolving security dynamics pulling policymakers and politicians in different directions, we spoke to two experts – Olivia O'Sullivan, the Director of the UK in the World Programme at Chatham House, and Christine Cheng, senior lecturer in War Studies at King's College London – to hear their insights on UK security policy.
1 May 2024
Comment & analysis
What is the right role for the UK in preventing and resolving conflict? Views from Africa, Asia and the Middle East
We brought together UK government officials and peacebuilders from conflict-affected countries to inform the UK government’s understanding of contemporary conflict trends and how the UK should respond to them.
24 April 2024
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Warpod: the future of peacekeeping
In this episode, we explore the future of United Nations (UN) peacekeeping and the role of the African Union (AU) in peace operations with Congresswoman Sara Jacobs, David Haeri from the UN Department for Peace Operations, and Linda Darkwa, Senior Research Fellow at the Legon Centre for International Affairs and Diplomacy at the University of Ghana.
4 April 2024