Category: War
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Security Guarantees for the Russian Federation
While there is much talk of security guarantees for Ukraine, there is very little, if any, talk of security guarantees for the Russian Federation in […]
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Why Nuclear Weapons Are Not ‘Immoral’
Although I have talked about the problem with ‘moral arguments’ in a previous post1, I have recently heard many people say nuclear weapons are immoral […]
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EU Signals Its Policy Towards Russia – No Diplomatic Solution
The European Union has signalled it future policy towards Russia by announcing the appointment of the hard line Estonian president, Kaja Kallas, as the new […]
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The Black Sea Fleet and Crimea
The Russian Federation view the Crimea Peninsula as a vital strategic asset. In particular the port of Sevastopol, which is home to the Black Sea […]
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Should Ukraine Have Kept Nuclear Weapons?
Particularly at the moment, when nuclear disarmament is mentioned, people say that Russia would not have invaded Ukraine if Ukraine had kept its nuclear weapons. This is a short post to question that assumption.
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Party Consensus – War With Russia
There is one thing worse than planning a war with Russia, and that is mindlessly sleepwalking into it.
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Ukraine Background: The Dissolution Of The Soviet Union
When people talk about “peace and understanding”, I often think that they get it the wrong way round – we need some level of understanding […]
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Ukraine: Red Lines and Nuclear Warnings
Why is Russia so concerned that if Ukraine is given weapons to attack targets inside Russia, it could lead to direct Russia-NATO conflict and possibly […]
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Is The ‘Green’ Party For Or Against Nuclear Weapons?
The simple answer to the question is yes – it is ‘for or against’ nuclear weapons, however, it cannot make up its mind. It has […]
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Ukraine, The Middle East And Climate Change
When discussing tackling climate change, it is important to realize the role of fossil fuel in geopolitical power struggles. One of the reasons that reducing reliance on fossil fuel to combat climate change is the strategic advantage of controlling oil supply.
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Cluster Bomb Action – The Lakenheath 8
Although some of us had highlighted the use of cluster bombs in the Iraq and Afghan was as part of our anti-war campaigning, we had […]
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RAF Lakenheath
RAF Lakenheath is home to the 48th Fighter Wing. The base is used by F-15E and 54 F-35A fighter/bombers. As well as the base, the […]
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RAF Mildenhall
Mildenhall is largest USAF base in the UK but rarely gets the attention it deserves from the peace movement. Although it does not have large […]
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Peace Is Boring
From The Iliad to the present day, war has always been a spectacle, particularly for those who watch from afar. This does not mean […]
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Should We Stop Supporting The Ukrainian Government
This post was going to be ‘a few notes on the war in Ukraine’. However, I have decided to give it some focus, which will […]
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Lest We Forget: Civilian Casualties of War
Although it is difficult to estimate the number of civilians killed due to war what is not difficult to realise is that they are usually […]
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Nuclear Disarmament – a naive idea?
Jeremy Corbyn’s statements about scrapping the Trident nuclear weapons system has again resulted in responses that such ideas are naive and a gut reaction that […]
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Iraq / Syria – Humanitarian War?
“There never has been a war yet which, if the facts had been put calmly before the ordinary folk, could not have been prevented … […]
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Iraq / Syria background
It is disappointing that many comments on the current situation in Iraq and Syria, including many made by those in the ‘peace movement’ and ‘the […]
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