he UN Secretary-General has drawn on Action on Armed Violence data in a new General Assembly report, citing AOAV figures on global IED incidents, civilian casualties and the growing use of drones.

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 analyses how NATO’s failure to secure Libya’s vast arms depots after the 2011 intervention helped fuel insurgencies and terror across West Africa.

Five European countries withdrawing from the Mine Ban Treaty marks a dangerous erosion of humanitarian norms, risking a return to indiscriminate violence that endangers civilians and undermines decades of disarmament progress.

The Strategic Defence Review 2025 heralds a worrying embrace of militarism over disarmament, risking the erosion of ethical oversight and civilian safety.

Pope Leo XIV’s digital diplomacy offers a quiet rebuke to the logic of war

The UK Parliament’s 8 May session on economic security exposed a dangerously narrow and elite-driven definition of security—one that excluded voices from civil society, the global South, and those most affected by Britain’s economic and military policies.

The death of Pope Francis marks the end of a papacy that, while not without its controversies, consistently offered a measured and persistent call for peace in an age when many leaders have grown comfortable with the language of war.

Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia’s withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention threatens global disarmament efforts, risking increased civilian casualties and undermining humanitarian norms.

Is the Irish President Michael D. Higgins’s critique of NATO’s defence spending, labelled “disgusting” by The Economist defence editor Shashank Joshi, a principled stance or a failure to address geopolitical realities?

Eisenhower’s farewell address remains a vital call to balance military power with democratic values, emphasising vigilance against the military-industrial complex, the need for ethical governance, and the pursuit of lasting peace through diplomacy and justice.

This briefing paper identifies key MPs in the 2024 UK Parliament who are likely to support conflict resolution, human rights, and disarmament based on their backgrounds, affiliations, and past actions