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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
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
As the UK Government restarts its Integrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy Review, Lewis Brooks outlines four priorities for promoting peace and stability.
21 July 2020
Saferworld welcomes the publication of the report on UK arms exports during 2016 by the Committees on Arms Export Controls (CAEC).
19 July 2018
“This is a dark day for the UK, as well as for the people of Yemen."
10 July 2017
As with many aspects of UK political, social and economic life, Brexit is likely to have an impact on the rules governing UK arms transfers. Elizabeth Kirkham
6 July 2017
Figures published by HMG show an increase in UK arms export licences to Saudi Arabia in the last quarter despite overwhelming evidence of human rights violations committed by the Saudi-led aerial campaign in Yemen. despite overwhelming evidence of massive human rights violations committed by the Saudi-led coalition in its aerial bombing campaign in Yemen. - See more at: http://www.noodls.com/viewNoodl/31735385/amnesty-international-united-kingdom-section/uk-sold-1631bn-of-arms-to-saudi-arabia-in-three-months-la#sthash.feRWnvlx.dpuf UK sold £1bn of arms to Saudi Arabia in three months last year despite massive human rights violations in Yemen - See more at: http://www.noodls.com/viewNoodl/31735385/amnesty-international-united-kingdom-section/uk-sold-1631bn-of-arms-to-saudi-arabia-in-three-months-la#sthash.feRWnvlx.dpuf
19 January 2016
Philippe Sands QC and others submit damning legal opinion commissioned by Saferworld and Amnesty.
16 December 2015
As the humanitarian situation worsens in Yemen, the voices questioning the UK’s contradictory policies are growing louder, says Zarina Khan in our latest blog
27 October 2015