An AOAV convened panel at the Frontline Club examined how surging global military spending has reinforced a system in which arms companies, governments and media structures are intertwined, while legal and political mechanisms meant to restrain war profits often prove weak or unused.

A series of reports by Action on Armed Violence reveals that Britain’s military justice system is mired in secrecy, impunity, and institutional evasion, with elite units shielded from scrutiny, whistleblowers silenced, and the Ministry of Defence systematically resisting accountability.