#MustRead by @annastavrianakis.bsky.social: Arms markets: a look at the world’s largest military industries phenomenalworld.org/analysis/arm...

Government ethics watchdogs are sounding the alarm after the Pentagon announced that U.S. tech company Dell has been granted a $9.7 billion contract, pointing to stock transactions that suggest corrupt President Donald Trump stands to gain financially from the deal. wapo.st/4u0tmPK

Hunger increasingly used as weapon of war as ‘food-related violence’ surges, analysis shows More than 20,000 attacks on markets, farmland and food distribution systems have been recorded since 2018 www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

🗣 “El F-35 ha sido la columna vertebral de la fuerza aérea israelí” El economista @frankslijper.bsky.social analiza los vínculos entre el sector bancario y la industria armamentística. ✍️ Entrevista de Richard Weyndling y Simona Blessich en @elsaltodiario.com www.elsaltodiario.com/una-de-las-n...

Insightful and shocking report by @trbrtc.bsky.social a.o. @nytimes.com about the PrSM: How a New U.S. Weapon Killed 21 Civilians in Iran www.nytimes.com/video/world/...

Europe's Horizon Europe programme is set to permit military research from 2028 - erasing a boundary that's defined European science for decades. As more universities enter dual-use research, we risk dual-use by design research resulting to more human rights violations www.sipri.org/commentary/t...

“Oman will behave just like everybody else, or we’ll have to blow them up [...] They understand that. They’ll be fine.” [gift article] www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/w...

The EU subsidizes an Israeli state owned arms defense company to develop new technology (e.g. through 23m Euro Horizon subsidies). These arms will be used in Israels wars and sold with great profit after they are “battle tested” on Palestinians. Public money - private profit - human cost

Turkey to buy 100 one-way explosive naval drones for swarm attacks www.defensenews.com/global/europ...

📣New report from our #TortureFreeTrade Network colleagues, Physicians for Human Rights! 🪧‘Tools of Repression: How US Law Enforcement Escalated the Use of Three Weapons to Crack Down on Immigration Protests’ examines use of weapons in policing US protests in 2025-26. 🔗: phr.org/our-work/res...

UN backs historic climate crisis ruling, despite US attempts to stop resolution, adopted by 141-8 (namely US, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Israel, Iran, Yemen, Liberia and Belarus) www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Killing By Code: New Briefing and Dataset on UK Military AI Programmes - Latest on Drone Wars UK dronewars.net/2026/05/19/k... @caatuk.bsky.social @peace-campaigns.quaker.org.uk

United Arab Emirates’ EGE group and Turkiye’s Baykar have signed a contract to arm the Turkish company’s Akincie UAV with Al Tariq guided munitions defenceweb.co.za/industry/ind...

Israel spent over a year preparing a covert site in Iraq for its operations against Iran, regional officials say. Iraqi officials confirmed the existence of a second base after a local Bedouin who discovered it was killed. (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/w...

Data-driven warfare: AI, civilian risks, and corporate responsibility Organised by Privacy International with @privacyinternational.org (moderator), Chantal Joris, @frankslijper.bsky.social, Eric Mongelard More information: cpdp.be/124691 #CPDP2026 #CompetingVisionsSharedFutures #CPDPPanels

In October 2025, the RSF seized El Fasher, killing thousands in days in one of the deadliest massacres of Sudan’s civil war. For a new documentary, Lighthouse and @aljazeera.com Fault lines traveled to Uganda to hear survivors’ stories. www.lighthousereports.com/investigatio...

apnews.com/article/leba... Israeli drone strikes on vehicles in Lebanon kill 12 people, including 2 children

Trump’s Golden Dome missile shield estimated to cost $1.2 trillion www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...

Austrian jets intercept US military planes two days in a row www.defensenews.com/global/europ...

Microsoft Ousts Head of Israeli Branch Over Use of Tech to Spy on Palestinians truthout.org/articles/mic...

Portland AI Company Ships Targeting Tech to Israeli Drone Maker Elbit Systems since 2024 Video processing firm Sightline Intelligence, which claims its AI can separate civilians from militants, faces protests at home. theintercept.com/2026/05/05/p...

As Ukraine seeks to edge China out of its drone supply chain, Taiwan emerges as a quiet player www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

MoD has no system to detect civilian harm caused by military, study shows @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Ukraine could lift arms-exports ban this year as would-be buyers line up www.defensenews.com/global/europ...

Pentagon signs AI deals with SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, Reflection, Microsoft and Amazon to integrate their tech into the most sensitive, classified systems, used for mission planning, weapons targeting and other purposes. thedefensepost.com/2026/05/04/p...

Israel to buy more F-35 and F-15 warplanes to further its military aggression, much of it to be paid by US tax dollars www.defensenews.com/global/midea...

Dutch startup Intelic (prev. Avalor AI) sets up drone marketplace for European militaries, following Ukrainian example www.defensenews.com/global/europ...

Deliberately targeting water sources to harm civilians is a crime against humanity.

US to close its 'flagship Gaza mission' as Trump 'peace' plan stalls www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...

De Limburgse ondernemer Martijn W. lijkt met voorkennis te hebben gehandeld bij defensie-inkopen. Zijn bedrijven werden eerder onderzocht door FTM vanwege schulden, meerdere faillissementen en strafrechtelijk onderzoek. Nu start Defensie een intern onderzoek naar een mogelijk ambtelijk lek.

Investigation: Russian shadow airlines use Algeria as base for secretive missions ‘Air Wagner’ is alive and well, flying missions throughout West Africa and Latin America www.defensenews.com/global/europ...

Korean prisoners of war in the 1950s were subjected to early MK-ULTRA experiments while in American custody, according to recently declassified CIA documents which confirm these experiments for the first time theintercept.com/2026/04/26/m...

Tungsten price breaks records as China export curbs, military demand boost investment United States currently ‌has ⁠no active commercial tungsten mines www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

Als voorman van Een Ander Joods Geluid mist Jaap Hamburger (75) geen demonstratie tegen het Israëlische geweld in Gaza. 'Als zionistische organisaties nu eens net zoveel woorden zouden besteden aan vermoorde Palestijnen als aan antisemitisme.' Lees het interview van correspondent Rinke Verkerk:

Lebanon accuses Israel of committing ecocide since 2023 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

US military has increased number of secret fixed-wing attack aircraft and armed MQ-9 Reaper drones involved in the assassinations at sea. Past week 54th strike since September, with death toll at least 185. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/u... [gift article]

Google workers petition CEO to refuse classified AI work with Pentagon “We want to see AI benefit humanity; not to see it being used in inhumane or extremely harmful ways,” Google employees wrote. wapo.st/4daQK7U [free article]

Mali’s armed forces have received another large shipment of military equipment from China, including Norinco's Yitian-L air defence systems. defenceweb.co.za/land/land-la...

Israel uses bulldozers our tax dollars pay for to destroy civilian infrastructure in Palestine and Lebanon. Trump just gave another $295 million worth of bulldozers to Israel last year, and 59 Senators voted against blocking their delivery earlier this month.

Massive frigate buy from Japan jolts Australian warship program, representing Japan’s largest-ever arms export. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) will construct three 4,800-ton frigates for some US$14.4 billion. www.defensenews.com/global/asia-...

Marechaussee werkte met omstreden techreus Palantir: minister verzweeg contract voor Tweede Kamer www.ftm.nl/artikelen/mi...

Libanon: wéér staan we erbij en kijken ernaar. Opinieartikel vandaag gepubliceerd in @trouw.nl over de gele lijnen, parallellen tussen Gaza en Libanon en hoe Nederland ook in Libanon weer weigert om de Israëlische bezetting en verwoestingen te veroordelen. Hele opinie: www.trouw.nl/opinie/opini...

🗣️The 2026 #DontBankontheBomb report, shows that 301 financial institutions are heavily involved in the nuclear weapons industry. That is a 15% increase compared to previous findings. Is your bank or pension fund on the list? Check it out: icanw.org/investors_su... #NuclearBan

Terwijl de aandacht uitgaat naar militaire escalatie, voltrekt zich in de Perzische Golf een groeiende milieuramp. Olielekken bedreigen unieke ecosystemen en de bestaanszekerheid van miljoenen mensen langs de kust. Wij spraken hierover met CNN: edition.cnn.com/2026/04/21/c...

Teken de petitie: zeg nee tegen kernwapens! Kernwapens zijn massavernietigingswapens. Het is een illusie dat ze de wereld veiliger maken. Onze nieuwe regering is voorstander van Europese kernwapens. Laat zien dat jij het hier niet mee eens bent. ➡️ Ga naar: paxvoorvrede.nl/acties/zegne...

A laissez-faire approach to AI is, less than ever before, politically tenable or strategically wise. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...

The murders continue. The U.S. Has Now Killed More Than 180 People in Boat Strikes. We’re Tracking Them All @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2025/11/17/t...

The $2bn a week that Donald Trump has spent on his reckless war in Iran could have funded saving more than 87 million lives, says head of UN’s humanitarian agency www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

While banned by a treaty, landmines are coming back to Europe. Countries like Poland are already moving toward using them. Others may follow. They don’t stop killing when wars end. We can still stop this, but we need to act now. Petition: action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-04...

Italy suspends defense agreement with Israel www.defensenews.com/global/europ...