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Global Conflicts & Militarization

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The Drone Surge

The US Air Force is ramping up the use of pilotless drones in Pakistan and Afghanistan, killing unprecedented numbers of militants and civilians alike. Is this trend leading toward robotic warfare where human accountability is left out of the loop? By Nick Turse.

The War Trap

In the midst of economic, environmental and resource crises, the US military budget is larger than at any time during the Cold War. Current political and economic structures must be reformed in order to deprioritise the military-industrial complex, argues Ernest Partridge.

The Nuclear-Weapons Opportunity

Sixty-four years after the tragedy of Hiroshima and a year before the next review conference of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, a combination of strategic, political and attitudinal factors is finally facilitating progress towards global nuclear disarmament, writes Paul Rogers.

Globalization of Nuclear Technology: Myth and Reality

The international efforts of all nuclear nations, regardless of their political ideologies or systems of government, must concentrate on preventing nuclear technology from falling into the hands of non-state agents - requiring a global plan of action to accomplish this goal, writes Aqueil Ahmad.

America, Russia, and a Nuclear-Free World

Behind the arms reductions agreed by Obama and Medvedev is a trend of establishment figures who call for global nuclear disarmament. But is this the first step towards a nuclear-free world, or calculating realpolitik to secure military power? By Andrew Mack.

UN Report Shows 42 million People Uprooted by Conflict

The number of people forcibly uprooted by conflict and persecution worldwide stood at 42 million at the end of 2008 amid a sharp slowdown in repatriation and more prolonged conflicts resulting in protracted displacement.

The Nuclear Non-Protestation Treaty

The rise of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty has resulted in the demise of disarmament movements, killing off global protests against nuclear weapons. Once the only danger becomes their acquisition by poor states, their retention by rich ones can be forgotten, argues Susan Watkins.

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