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TD works to put Sustainable Human Safety at the heart of 21st-century foreign, defence and international development policy-making @transformdefence.bsky.social

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TRT World (@trtworld) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Israel’s onslaught has demolished 92% of Palestinian homes in Gaza, UNRWA said on May 19, leaving over two million residents in need of shelter. “Countless people have been displaced multiple times, and shelter is scarce,” the UN agency said

Israel’s onslaught has demolished 92% of Palestinian homes in Gaza, UNRWA said on May 19, leaving over two million residents in need of shelter.

“Countless people have been displaced multiple times, and shelter is scarce,” the UN agency said
Tipping Point North South (@_tpns) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Study shows that events such as the 2001–2011 war on terrorism and the 2022 Russian-Ukrainian war led to an increase in CO2 emission intensity of 0.04 (95% CI: 0.03–0.05) kg/USD for every 1% escalation in global military expenditure as a percentage of GDP (MILEX ratio).

Adam Tooze (@adam_tooze) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Europe's zombie armies. Or how to spend $3.1 trillion and have precious little to show for it. The latest Chartbook newsletter just dropped tinyurl.com/yc3fzkb2 Apropos this in the Financial Times ft.com/content/f450f1…

martin broek (@martinbroek) 's Twitter Profile Photo

WTF To help the European military industry to become bigger and stronger, Europe has to buy its fighter aircraft not in Europe but in Texas and that in large quantities. The poodle of WASP Trump has spoken. tvpworld.com/87186214/nato-… #Rutte

Khem Rogaly (@khemrogaly) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In a recent review of the economic literature, the European Commission could not demonstrate that military spending leads to growth. It is one of the least effective investments a government can make. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Trita Parsi (@tparsi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

IMPORTANT! Former Head of the IAEA writes that what Israel and Trump are doing with this war of aggression will destroy the NPT and fuel proliferation, since only possessing nukes will be perceived as a guarantee against this type of aggression.

martin broek (@martinbroek) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Still the European politicians (& their friend in society, incl. large chunks of the press) sell the beefing up of military budgets as a policy to strengthen Europe.⬇️ The EU wants military independence, but it is buying thousands of US weapons each year. theguardian.com/world/ng-inter…

Scientists for Global Responsibility (@responsiblesci) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The UK is set to return to Cold War era military spending, with 3.5% GDP committed to rearmament and a further 1.5% for cyber and intel. NATO’s 5% target will add CO2 equivalent to Brazil + Japan’s annual emissions by 2030 when we need drastic cuts. tni.org/en/publication…

martin broek (@martinbroek) 's Twitter Profile Photo

1/3 Military production requires continuously high levels of investment to maintain technological progress. This sucks public investment from other parts of the economy. Unlike defence, where the repurposing of civilian technologies for military uses carries a cost to .../2

Thomas Keith (@iwasnevrhere_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The UN Special Rapporteur’s 27-page report shows, in granular detail, how Israel’s war economy has mutated from “occupation” to an “economy of genocide,” powered by a tight-knit web of global corporations and investors. The document names more than 60 firms, among them Google,

The UN Special Rapporteur’s 27-page report shows, in granular detail, how Israel’s war economy has mutated from “occupation” to an “economy of genocide,” powered by a tight-knit web of global corporations and investors. 

The document names more than 60 firms, among them Google,
Met4Cast (@met4castuk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Med is experiencing a 1-in-216-billion-year sea temperature anomaly. To grasp how rare that is: ▸ Earth is only 4.5 billion years old. For this event to occur naturally, earth would need to exist for 48x longer ▸ This is 15x rarer than the age of the universe ▸ Equally

The Med is experiencing a 1-in-216-billion-year sea temperature anomaly.

To grasp how rare that is:

▸ Earth is only 4.5 billion years old. For this event to occur naturally, earth would need to exist for 48x longer
▸ This is 15x rarer than the age of the universe
▸ Equally