The party’s rise has been fuelled by strong patriotic messaging, yet important questions remain about its approach to security and armed violence.

The modern military remains a breeding ground for toxic masculinity. Here researcher Myriam Correa examines where institutional misogyny, weak accountability, and the infiltration of online incel ideologies converge to endanger women in uniform and corrode the very values armed forces claim to defend.

Shipping documents examined by Declassified UK and The Ditch reveal that Durham-based Permoid Industries has supplied over 1,000 British-made ammunition containers to Israel’s Elbit Systems since October 2023.

This report exposes the deadliest weapons used by Israel in Gaza, including the GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb, JDAM GBU-31 V3, SPIKE missile, M107-A3 155mm artillery shell, and white phosphorus shells, highlighting their destructive impact on civilians and the legal, ethical concerns surrounding their use.

Three SAS veterans have called for British soldiers to be exempt from human rights laws, but as AOAV argues, true military integrity demands transparency, accountability, and justice—not impunity.

The Economist front page reports on Ukraine’s military, economic, and diplomatic struggles deepen as Russian gains persist, while internal divisions and wavering Western support threaten its path forward.

The report provides an overview of the conference ‘A Disarming Debate: Challenging Militarism in British Academia,’ which addressed concerns about the influence of the military-industrial complex on UK universities.

This article discusses how endemic corruption within the Russian military, from high-ranking officials to conscripts, has hampered Russia’s ability to achieve its military objectives in Ukraine, leading to inefficiencies, inadequate equipment, and logistical problems.

Ben Roberts-Smith, a highly decorated soldier, is at the center of a high-profile defamation case in Australia, accused of war crimes. The trial, the first of its kind in the country, has significant legal and cultural implications.

At least 97 people have been killed and hundreds injured in Sudan as fighting between the military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) escalates, disrupting daily life and straining hospitals, while the international community calls for an immediate ceasefire and a return to talks for a civilian-led government.

A power struggle between Sudan’s military and the Rapid Support Forces has erupted in violence throughout Khartoum, resulting in civilian casualties and threatening both the country’s transition to civilian rule and regional stability.