Anne-Marie Weeden
@amweeden.bsky.social
Senior Research Fellow at RUSI, working on environmental crime, corruption and illicit finance. Chasing a healthier, happier world, for people, nature and security.
(All tweets my own, etc.)
(All tweets my own, etc.)
For which read your previous post re taxing the rich!
February 25, 2025 at 10:58 PM
For which read your previous post re taxing the rich!
I’m inclined to agree in that climate will rapidly become a major spending priority (and about time too), but not sure that defence will become irrelevant - quite the opposite - climate change impacts will accelerate conflict and insecurity around the globe. To quote Jaws, we need a bigger boat.
February 25, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I’m inclined to agree in that climate will rapidly become a major spending priority (and about time too), but not sure that defence will become irrelevant - quite the opposite - climate change impacts will accelerate conflict and insecurity around the globe. To quote Jaws, we need a bigger boat.
They are - potentially in this case - leverage for resolving conflict. But elsewhere (Goma for example) they are a driver of conflict. As they no doubt factored in Putin’s motivation for invading Ukraine, over time both thing can also be true.
February 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
They are - potentially in this case - leverage for resolving conflict. But elsewhere (Goma for example) they are a driver of conflict. As they no doubt factored in Putin’s motivation for invading Ukraine, over time both thing can also be true.