More than 50 UK civil society organisations – including AOAV – have written to the Prime Minister urging the Government to rebalance its approach to security by investing in diplomacy, development and climate action alongside defence, warning that an increasing focus on militarisation risks making the world less, not more, secure.
Open Letter to the Prime Minister on military spending and the next NATO Summit
New poll exposes political fault lines over UK’s nuclear deterrent with Reform voters five times more likely than Greens to back nuclear retaliation
A new YouGov survey finds Reform UK voters are five times more likely than Green supporters to favour nuclear retaliation after a devastating attack on Britain, exposing deep political divisions over deterrence, alliance politics and the protection of civilians.
AOAV among organisations warning of higher education militarisation
Action on Armed Violence has joined a coalition of UK organisations in endorsing a statement urging universities to reject the Defence Universities Alliance, warning that closer ties between higher education and the defence sector risk undermining academic independence and accelerating the militarisation of campuses.
UN warns civilian protection in war failing, citing AOAV’s data on how explosive violence continues to devastate cities
A new UN report warns that civilians continue to bear the overwhelming burden of modern warfare, with explosive weapons in populated areas remaining a leading cause of death, injury and destruction, drawing on AOAV data to illustrate the scale of the crisis.
The loss of valuable data from past Conflict Pool Projects and its strategic implications
The UK’s failure to preserve and institutionalise conflict-related data from its former Conflict Pool reveals deep systemic weaknesses in government learning, accountability, and evidence-based programming—losses that have crippled adaptive policymaking, hindered evaluation of effectiveness in countries like Somalia, and reflect a wider global erosion of conflict data infrastructure that threatens the integrity of future peacebuilding efforts.
The war without front lines: how IEDs are the greatest existential threats to some States in West Africa today
A quiet war is engulfing West Africa, where improvised explosive devices are devastating communities, dismantling state authority, and threatening to unravel entire nations through a deadly combination of terror, displacement, and institutional collapse.
Cutting British aid to fund defence: the false economy that jeopardises long-term peace?
AOAV warns that unthinking hikes in Britain’s defence budget, funded by slashed development aid, risk deepening global instability and undermining the balanced, preventative security strategies needed for lasting peace.
Ground-breaking study reveals significant decline in conventional war since 1950, unveils Mars Database as key research tool for global peace efforts
Study led by Professor Michael Spagat uncovers a notable decline in conventional war since 1950, utilising the comprehensive Mars database and offering valuable insights for future conflict prevention and peace promotion.