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How did global armament become hegemonic? What are the intentions of global powers? How do we slow down the arms race? How will tech change warfare? How can we rebuild the global peace movement?
* Niamh Ni Bhriain, coordinator of TNI's War and Pacification programme
* Samar Al-Bulushi, professor of anthropology at UC Irvine and author of War-Making as World-Making: Kenya, the United States, and the War on Terror (2024)
* Andrew Feinstein, Shadow World Investigations and editor of Monstrous Anger of the Guns: How the Global Arms Trade Is Ruining the World and What We Can Do About It (2024)
* Co-moderator: Anuradha Chenoy, Adjunct Professor, Jindal Global University (Haryana, India) and Asia-Europe Peoples' Forum.
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00:00 Introduction
07:39 Niamh on Europe's war economy
18:10 Andrew on the global arms industry and trade
28:28 Samar on hidden global forms of militarism
40:52 Niamh on importance of neutrality
47:30 Andrew on power of direct action
54:51 Samar on popular internationalism vs state multilateralism
01:04:06 Niamh on militarism and climate change
01:09:07 Andrew on workers and transition
01:17:31 Samar on intersections of militarism with racism, patriarchy, and policing
01:23:36 Niamh on credibility crisis of governments
01:26:12 Andrew on potential for profound systemic change
How did global armament become hegemonic? What are the intentions of global powers? How do we slow down the arms race? How will tech change warfare? How can we rebuild the global peace movement?
* Niamh Ni Bhriain, coordinator of TNI's War and Pacification programme
* Samar Al-Bulushi, professor of anthropology at UC Irvine and author of War-Making as World-Making: Kenya, the United States, and the War on Terror (2024)
* Andrew Feinstein, Shadow World Investigations and editor of Monstrous Anger of the Guns: How the Global Arms Trade Is Ruining the World and What We Can Do About It (2024)
* Co-moderator: Anuradha Chenoy, Adjunct Professor, Jindal Global University (Haryana, India) and Asia-Europe Peoples' Forum.
Visit our website: tni.org
Support our work: tni.org/en/support-tni
Sign up for our newsletter: tni.org/en/subscribe
00:00 Introduction
07:39 Niamh on Europe's war economy
18:10 Andrew on the global arms industry and trade
28:28 Samar on hidden global forms of militarism
40:52 Niamh on importance of neutrality
47:30 Andrew on power of direct action
54:51 Samar on popular internationalism vs state multilateralism
01:04:06 Niamh on militarism and climate change
01:09:07 Andrew on workers and transition
01:17:31 Samar on intersections of militarism with racism, patriarchy, and policing
01:23:36 Niamh on credibility crisis of governments
01:26:12 Andrew on potential for profound systemic change
