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.

Patrick Howse’s poem NBH offers up a reflection on how the experience of witnessing war endures long after leaving the battlefield.

In The Dogs of Mariupol, New Zealand journalist Tom Mutch offers a raw, humane account of Ukraine’s war, reflecting on trauma, resistance, and the forging of a new national identity in the crucible of conflict.

Two-thirds of U.S. adults have personally experienced gun violence—most acutely in Black and Hispanic communities—exposing the scale and racial disparities of America’s hidden public health crisis.

Here AOAV’s Iain Overton argues that gun regulations protect not only lives but the foundational freedoms of American public life, and should be constitutionally affirmed as such.

Trump’s second term has ushered in a sweeping rollback of gun control in the United States, reversing modest public health reforms and replacing them with an ideology that elevates gun rights above human rights—both domestically and globally.

This report analyses how media and political narratives shape responses to gun massacres in the UK, US, and Australia, highlighting contrasting public health, criminal justice, and regulatory framings in the cases of Dunblane, Las Vegas, and Port Arthur.

A new report reveals the devastating psychological impact of war on Gaza’s children, as almost all fear imminent death and half express a desire to die.

Research from Rutgers Health reveals that nearly 60% of Black Americans face gun violence, leading to increased rates of functional disabilities, with significant differences between genders.