Arms trade

Articles

A farewell to arms exports by Nicholas Gilby (November 2009)

The arms industry has changed dramatically since the end of the cold war. But British government policy, including subsidies and promotion of arms exports, hasn’t. Nicholas Gilby looks at the changes and the state of the arms industry today, and considers the implications for campaigners

Direct action not inaction by Andrew Beckett (October 2009)

Andrew Beckett of Smash EDO says Milan Rai’s criticism of direct action campaigns misses the point

Disarming the arms makers by Milan Rai (October 2009)

Milan Rai looks at the growth of local campaigns against arms manufacturers

Waiting for the barbarians by Solomon Hughes (April 2008)

The so-called War on Terror has created a global bonanza for the world of commercial military suppliers, writes Red Pepper correspondent Solomon Hughes in this exclusive extract from his new book War on Terror, Inc