Two trillion dollars for war
New SIPRI data shows world military expenditure surged during the pandemic in 2020 to nearly $2 trillion. UK military spending is also on the increase.
News
All the latest from Campaign Against Arms Trade, across the country and near you, including press releases, the CAAT Blog, articles from the CAAT News magazine, and info on local actions. Browse the full list, or filter by type or topic.
Guest blog: Arms Trade Local – Islington Council and the arms trade
London CAAT's Neil Devlin investigates pension fund investment in the arms trade by the London Borough of Islington - which is also home to the CAAT office.
Arms sales back on trial
CAAT's legal challenge over the supply of UK weapons for the war in Yemen will now proceed to the High Court.
Arms sales to war in Yemen back in Court
CAAT legal challenge granted permission to proceed to High Court
Six years of shame
This March marks six years since Saudi-led forces launched their first attacks on Yemen. Six years of conflict has caused devastation in Yemen. This is six years that shames the UK.
After six years of war in Yemen, the UK is still arming Saudi Arabia
The UK government must now take action to help end this deadly conflict. Every day that this war continues there will be more people killed and more vital services destroyed. The UK must stop its arms sales now, and increase momentum towards peace.
Image: Photo by Clément Alloing, CC BY-NC-ND
Does your university care about you?
As this year's Security & Policing arms fair reaches its last day online, our Universities Co-ordinator, Malak Mayet, asks us if Universities really care about their students?
Guest blog: ‘Security Sells!’ – Yet, what of our actual security needs?
Prosperous partners-in-crime: as Government, Industry and Academia toil away to translate UK national security needs into exporting opportunities, do you feel more safe? London CAAT's Nico Edwards argues not in her second blog post of our Security & Policing Arms Fair series.
