Why the military’s impact on climate change can no longer be ignored www.tni.org/en/publicati...

“One day, there will be no one left to produce food in Europe if we keep going this way.” – Françoise, animal farmer in Wallonia 🇧🇪 The #EUMercosur trade deal will only benefit big agribusiness and fuel unfair competition for small-scale, family farmers - in Europe and Latin America. ⬇️⬇️

Come to our launch on 21 November in London! Free entry - with the book’s editors James O’Nions and Daisy Pearson, plus contributors including Hilary Wainwright @redpeppermag.bsky.social and Hamza Hamouchene @tninstitute.bsky.social www.globaljustice.org.uk/event/book-l...

A salute to Peter Weiss ips-dc.org/remembering-... seen here with Vanessa Redgrave and Cora Weiss. A vital figure for IPS in Washington @ips-dc.org and and TNI in Amsterdam @tninstitute.bsky.social

I'm proud that I played a small role editing this report. The new undersea cable linking Tunisia and Italy is presented as a win-win project. But as the report shows, it is just the latest version of colonialism: Europe meeting its decarbonisation goals at the expense of Tunisia's sovereignty.

As monsoon floods hit Lahore, Pakistan’s military launches the Green Pakistan Initiative. Framed as modernisation, it transfers land to Gulf investors through a military-run company. Farmers in Punjab and Sindh face eviction from land they have worked for generations. www.tni.org/en/article/t...

🚨 The European Parliament is about to start debating a law that would harm millions across Europe. With 250+ groups we call on EU lawmakers to reject it.

How is Brazil’s recent deadly police raid related to Israel’s genocide in Gaza? Solidarity movements from Brazil’s favelas have long linked Israel’s militarism to Brazil’s own state violence. www.tni.org/en/article/f...

Tunisia’s public utility, STEG, risks being sidelined. Domestic renewable energy production stalls, public ownership weakens, and the country becomes dependent on imports. This is not energy sovereignty, it’s dependency dressed as progress. New TNI report: www.tni.org/en/publicati...

“By binding Israel’s military power together with the Gulf’s hydrocarbon reserves...Washington aims to push back against its weakened regional and global position.” Read Adam Hanieh on fossil capitalism in the Middle East, kicking off our essay series. transitionsecurity.org/oil-militari...

I was first radicalized by anti-corporate globalization movement that defined the US left in the late 90s, reaching its apotheosis w/ Battle in Seattle against WTO. A few weeks ago, I hosted a live Dig w/ @eurtradejustice.bsky.social in Brussels on the history of global trade justice movement 1/

What was the 'Battle in Seattle'? Who won? How did it shape the movement for trade justice globally and in Europe? It was wonderful to have @danieldenvir.bsky.social join us recently to unpick these questions for the latest episode of @thedigradio.bsky.social podcast

The anti-globalization left is stranded as Trumpism retools its free-trade critique into corporate nationalism. Reading struggle in cycles, our essay of the week traces the exhaustion of a nation-state strategy. By @lughiotto.bsky.social in @tninstitute.bsky.social buff.ly/otl5jLz

"The EU took the floor to lecture the world about rights and democracy while on a ruthless deregulation campaign, promoting trade agreements that only serve corporate interests. Stop siding with corporate lobbies and secure a strong #BindingTreaty." Sol Trumbo Vila @tninstitute.bsky.social

Ramping up for the Peoples' Week of Mobilisation and 11th session of the #BindingTreaty negotiations this week We come together, communities, movements and organisations from around the world to internationalise the struggle against corporate power and impunity ✊️

Corporate giants and their financiers are maintaining the occupation and genocide in Palestine. As they reap colossal profits, the rights of the Palestinian people are being trampled on. In solidarity with the Palestinian people, we demand an end to corporate complicity and impunity #FreePalestine

While the US & Europe ramp up military spending, millions live in poverty. Today, we launch Transition Security Project, investigating how militarisation makes us poorer and less safe amid climate crisis — and what genuine security could look like. 🧵 transitionsecurity.org

Two years into Israel's war of extermination, there can be no peace without accountability for the industrial-scale killing or justice for Palestinians, writes @dondeniamh.bsky.social. www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/peac...

The official launch of @transitionsec.bsky.social is in just one week! Join CCI & @cmmonwealth.bsky.social at the free inaugural panel event featuring our strategic co-dir @triofrancos.bsky.social: 🔗 shorturl.at/NwJCL

This course looks fantastic — I’ve just signed up! 🌱 Registrations are still open for those interested.

What's driving land grabbing in the world today? Our hot-off-the-press open access paper shows land grabbing is now shaped by: 1. geopolitics 2. financialization 3. climate policies We set out why it matters, how people respond, and what's to be done @plaasuwc.bsky.social @tninstitute.bsky.social

Land is life. Who has access to what land and under what conditions partly determines who gains and who loses. Land politics shape food, climate, labour, migration, democracy, and geopolitics. Democratizing land regimes is difficult but absolutely necessary for a just future.

European-Indonesian civil society and unions speak out against EU-Indonesia trade deal, warning it endangers the environment, climate, and the rights of women, Indigenous Peoples, workers, small farmers & fishers. europeantradejustice.org/eu-indonesia...

Land is at the heart of people’s livelihoods and cultures, and communities worldwide struggle to secure access against corporate and state power. The Oxford Handbook of Land Politics shows how land is never just about production but also about care, migration, and justice www.tni.org/en/article/t...

Palestinian liberation is not simply a moral or human rights issue: it is a direct confrontation with US imperialism and fossil capitalism. Thus, Palestinian liberation must be at the core of global environmental and climate justice struggles. www.tni.org/en/article/e...

Did you know that EU countries can get sued for billions by foreign investors just for protecting national security, sanctioning war profiteers and climate action? Read our new stories to learn more about ISDS and its devastating consequences for democracy, people and the planet: 10isdsstories.org

Extractivism and Corporate Privileges in the #Milei Era: An Analysis of the Large Investment Incentives Regime (RIGI) The #RIGI has been the government's major bet to attract investments Have the RIGI objectives been fulfilled after 1 year? @tninstitute.bsky.social www.tni.org/en/article/e...

🚨 The EU’s new “Return Regulation” is in reality a Deportation Regulation. It expands detention - including in offshore sites - fuels racial profiling & strips away rights. Here’s why civil society is united in rejecting it ⬇️

🚨 ONLINE EVENT Join us for a free panel on the war economy, the climate impacts of war & the geopolitics of the climate transition. Speakers: @stephensemler.bsky.social, @triofrancos.bsky.social & @iliasalami.bsky.social, chaired by @lalehkhalili.bsky.social 📅 16 Oct 6PM BST 🔗 shorturl.at/NwJCL

The #SOTEU speech has started, shall we guess how many times we'll hear the word "competitiveness"? We need #rulestoprotect people and the environment, not profit! multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...

Civil society must be at the heart of industrial policy. Last week in Johannesburg, @tninstitute.bsky.social @tninstitute.bsky.social and Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies, brought 45+ leaders from 22 countries together to chart paths for equity and sustainability in green transformation

From NACLA’s Green Capitalism in the Americas, we look at foreign investment in solar energy in Honduras that led to persecution of communities starting under the narcodictatorship and now $1,6 billion in claims over modest reforms. @tandfresearch.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/eprint/HFMVI...

Extractivism and Corporate Privileges in the #Milei Era - An Analysis of the Large Investment Incentives Regime #RIGI My piece on the new law that protects foreign and national big investments in #Argentina #ISDS @tninstitute.bsky.social www.tni.org/en/article/e...

This September, Sri Lanka will host the Nyéléni Global Forum for Food Sovereignty in Kandy. 500+ delegates from 96 countries will gather to reclaim land, water & seeds from corporate control and put them back in the hands of communities. www.sundayobserver.lk/2025/08/31/o...

Puerto Rico’s inspiring community-led responses to hurricanes, climate change and a deep economic and political crisis, offer important insights for social movements worldwide fighting against new forms of neoliberal authoritarianism. www.tni.org/en/article/r...

Almost two years into the genocide, India continues to supply arms, drones, and even migrant labour to Israel to replace displaced Palestinians. Why is there no significant resistance from civil society? www.tni.org/en/article/i...

The left opposition in Venezuela deserves our solidarity, not despite their criticism of the Maduro government, but because of it. The left that abandons its own critics is a left that has lost its way, writes Daniel Chavez: www.tni.org/en/article/s...

🚰 Water should always be for the people, and not profit! Communities across Latin America have paved the way for local resistance against water privatizing corporations. 🔽 Read more in @tninstitute.bsky.social's latest Writings on Water Democracy.

📍This week in Johannesburg (28-29 Aug), @tidecentre.bsky.social, @tninstitute.bsky.social and Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) convene a global forum: ‘Reclaiming Industrial Policy for the People’. #GreenIndustrialPolicy #CivilSociety #TIDECentre

In this new longread, Achin Vanaik draws parallels between Zionism and Hindutva, arguing that Indian activists need to link the struggles against both. What is the history of India's relationship with the Palestinian liberation struggle? www.tni.org/en/article/i...

How did India move from supporting Palestinian liberation to becoming Israel’s largest arms buyer between 2003 and 2013? In this new longread, Achin Vanaik explains what’s behind Modi’s support for Zionism. www.tni.org/en/article/i...

Water is increasingly privatized worldwide. Latin American communities have fought for decades to defend it as a commons. Their stories remind us: water democracy is possible, and worth defending everywhere. www.tni.org/en/article/w...

The outcome of Indonesia's negotiations with the US as announced by Donald Trump on 16 July, which includes an agreement to reduce Indonesia's reciprocal tariffs by 19%, is far from “beneficial”. TNI’s Rachmi Hertanti breaks down why: www.tni.org/en/article/t...

50+ grassroots movements around the world are uniting for real systemic transformation. Nyéléni 2025 is people-powered and needs your help to make it happen. We’d be grateful if our network joins in supporting this important gathering! Donate here: whydonate.com/fundraising/...

Rachmi Hertanti at @tninstitute.bsky.social has examined the details and hidden costs of the agreement. She argues that the agreement was shaped by asymmetrical power dynamics, driven by the US’ unilateral demands and Indonesia’s constrained bargaining position. www.tni.org/en/article/t...

New poll: People across the world say companies selling weapons, fuel, or heavy machinery to Israel should be held accountable for how those products are used in Gaza. palenergyembargo.com/news/press-p...

The destruction of the UAWC seed bank in Hebron is a deliberate attack on Palestinian food sovereignty and peasant resistance. This assault targets the right to land, life, and self-determination. Peasant seeds are seeds of resistance. Hold Israel accountable. viacampesina.org/en/2025/08/l...

The fight for fair rules in the platform economy is gaining momentum. Global standards for gig work are on the table but will they challenge inequality or entrench it? @botpopuli.bsky.social breaks down the stakes: botpopuli.net/platform-pow...

"Transnational corporations pollute our air + rivers, and we cannot take them to international court. But if we pass a law to protect our territories, they can sue our states for the expected profits from these violations. Where is the justice? Juliana Senna @tninstitute.bsky.social #MaputoWorkshop

Human rights abuses continue unchecked in Europe’s EV mineral supply chains. Our new research reveals these harms and shows why transparency across the supply chain is essential, not optional. www.tni.org/en/publicati...