Transition Security Project
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Investigating the US and UK military industrial complexes as economic, climate and geopolitical threats. By @cmmonwealth.bsky.social and @cplusc.bsky.social.
According to SIPRI, NATO’s five per cent target means increasing UK military and security spending by more than £130 billion per year from 2035.
The benefits of this will flow to the private shareholders of arms companies.
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The benefits of this will flow to the private shareholders of arms companies.
Watch our latest video 👇
January 15, 2026 at 10:28 AM
According to SIPRI, NATO’s five per cent target means increasing UK military and security spending by more than £130 billion per year from 2035.
The benefits of this will flow to the private shareholders of arms companies.
Watch our latest video 👇
The benefits of this will flow to the private shareholders of arms companies.
Watch our latest video 👇
Europe has prioritised an arbitrary military spending target set by the US over climate investment.
This brought no leverage in the face of violations of international law but risks our collective safety amid the climate crisis.
Watch our video on Europe’s military industrial turn.
This brought no leverage in the face of violations of international law but risks our collective safety amid the climate crisis.
Watch our video on Europe’s military industrial turn.
January 14, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Europe has prioritised an arbitrary military spending target set by the US over climate investment.
This brought no leverage in the face of violations of international law but risks our collective safety amid the climate crisis.
Watch our video on Europe’s military industrial turn.
This brought no leverage in the face of violations of international law but risks our collective safety amid the climate crisis.
Watch our video on Europe’s military industrial turn.
If used for the energy transition, the Pentagon’s cobalt and graphite stockpiles could produce fifteen times the number of electric buses already on US roads.
December 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
If used for the energy transition, the Pentagon’s cobalt and graphite stockpiles could produce fifteen times the number of electric buses already on US roads.
NEW ESSAY: Ahead of the Budget, read @ElkeSchwarz on how the UK Government has made venture capital investment in defence tech the cornerstone of its growth model and security strategy.
transitionsecurity.org/venture-capital-statecraft/
transitionsecurity.org/venture-capital-statecraft/
November 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
NEW ESSAY: Ahead of the Budget, read @ElkeSchwarz on how the UK Government has made venture capital investment in defence tech the cornerstone of its growth model and security strategy.
transitionsecurity.org/venture-capital-statecraft/
transitionsecurity.org/venture-capital-statecraft/
"The military industrial complex tries to present the illusion that it serves working class interest." — @stephensemler.bsky.social
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November 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
"The military industrial complex tries to present the illusion that it serves working class interest." — @stephensemler.bsky.social
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“War may be really good for business, but in reality it is much better for profits than it is for jobs.” — @lalehkhalili.bsky.social
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November 19, 2025 at 10:17 AM
“War may be really good for business, but in reality it is much better for profits than it is for jobs.” — @lalehkhalili.bsky.social
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There's 10 days left to apply for our new position as a full-time researcher at Transition Security Project!
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November 18, 2025 at 10:16 AM
There's 10 days left to apply for our new position as a full-time researcher at Transition Security Project!
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Find out more and apply 👇
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“[There are] new fusions of state & private capital at the very heart of US empire, where state ownership is harnessed for militarised competition & imperial scrambles over tech & resources.” — @iliasalami.bsky.social
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November 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
“[There are] new fusions of state & private capital at the very heart of US empire, where state ownership is harnessed for militarised competition & imperial scrambles over tech & resources.” — @iliasalami.bsky.social
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“It's a boon for shareholders. It's a boon for militarism. It's a clear negative for ecological & climate goals.” — @triofrancos.bsky.social
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November 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
“It's a boon for shareholders. It's a boon for militarism. It's a clear negative for ecological & climate goals.” — @triofrancos.bsky.social
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The US and China have agreed to a one-year truce in their trade war. What lies behind this conflict and what does it mean for the world economy?
Read @mona-ali.bsky.social on Washington’s assault on global trade and the alliances emerging in response.
transitionsecurity.org/rebalancing-...
Read @mona-ali.bsky.social on Washington’s assault on global trade and the alliances emerging in response.
transitionsecurity.org/rebalancing-...
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The US and China have agreed to a one-year truce in their trade war. What lies behind this conflict and what does it mean for the world economy?
Read @mona-ali.bsky.social on Washington’s assault on global trade and the alliances emerging in response.
transitionsecurity.org/rebalancing-...
Read @mona-ali.bsky.social on Washington’s assault on global trade and the alliances emerging in response.
transitionsecurity.org/rebalancing-...
“Between 2012-22, BAE Systems received £36bn in UK government contracts — more than one fifth of its global revenue.”
BAE buys armour plating from Plasan, which has given the Israeli military both free equipment and a maintenance team during their genocidal assault on Gaza.
BAE buys armour plating from Plasan, which has given the Israeli military both free equipment and a maintenance team during their genocidal assault on Gaza.
October 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
“Between 2012-22, BAE Systems received £36bn in UK government contracts — more than one fifth of its global revenue.”
BAE buys armour plating from Plasan, which has given the Israeli military both free equipment and a maintenance team during their genocidal assault on Gaza.
BAE buys armour plating from Plasan, which has given the Israeli military both free equipment and a maintenance team during their genocidal assault on Gaza.
Our interactive timeline showcasing historic instances of industrial conversion in the UK, US and continental Europe.
October 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Our interactive timeline showcasing historic instances of industrial conversion in the UK, US and continental Europe.
We pay billions every year to expand the military industry, yet jobs vanish & insecurity grows.
We could invest in real security: good jobs, green industry, thriving communities.
Our video investigates alternative futures for the military industry via the Clyde shipyards.
We could invest in real security: good jobs, green industry, thriving communities.
Our video investigates alternative futures for the military industry via the Clyde shipyards.
October 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
We pay billions every year to expand the military industry, yet jobs vanish & insecurity grows.
We could invest in real security: good jobs, green industry, thriving communities.
Our video investigates alternative futures for the military industry via the Clyde shipyards.
We could invest in real security: good jobs, green industry, thriving communities.
Our video investigates alternative futures for the military industry via the Clyde shipyards.
“The choice that [Zarah and Zack] should be making is a much more strategic one ... to look at a defence strategy that is actually about national defence, rather than about loyalty to the US.”
Our co-director Khem Rogaly on @novaramedia.com
Our co-director Khem Rogaly on @novaramedia.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
“The choice that [Zarah and Zack] should be making is a much more strategic one ... to look at a defence strategy that is actually about national defence, rather than about loyalty to the US.”
Our co-director Khem Rogaly on @novaramedia.com
Our co-director Khem Rogaly on @novaramedia.com
“Spain, for instance, resisted the military spending target. They asked for the climate crisis to be treated as a security threat ... their military [has] divisions that are focused entirely on disaster relief.”
Our co-director Khem Rogaly on @novaramedia.com
Our co-director Khem Rogaly on @novaramedia.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
“Spain, for instance, resisted the military spending target. They asked for the climate crisis to be treated as a security threat ... their military [has] divisions that are focused entirely on disaster relief.”
Our co-director Khem Rogaly on @novaramedia.com
Our co-director Khem Rogaly on @novaramedia.com
“Militaries are a huge and hidden source of emissions.”
Our co-director Khem Rogaly on the relationship between militarisation and climate crisis for @novaramedia.com 👇
Our co-director Khem Rogaly on the relationship between militarisation and climate crisis for @novaramedia.com 👇
October 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
“Militaries are a huge and hidden source of emissions.”
Our co-director Khem Rogaly on the relationship between militarisation and climate crisis for @novaramedia.com 👇
Our co-director Khem Rogaly on the relationship between militarisation and climate crisis for @novaramedia.com 👇
🚨 We've just launched Transition Security Project — a new research centre investigating the UK & US military industrial complexes and rethinking security for a planet in crisis.
Explore our new website at the link below!
🔗 transitionsecurity.org
Explore our new website at the link below!
🔗 transitionsecurity.org
October 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
🚨 We've just launched Transition Security Project — a new research centre investigating the UK & US military industrial complexes and rethinking security for a planet in crisis.
Explore our new website at the link below!
🔗 transitionsecurity.org
Explore our new website at the link below!
🔗 transitionsecurity.org
“[The US] is not going to supersede China as a green industrial powerhouse, it's not going to defeat China as an economic, productive engine ... so [the US] is leaning into its military strength.”
Our co-director Khem Rogaly on @novaramedia.com
Our co-director Khem Rogaly on @novaramedia.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
“[The US] is not going to supersede China as a green industrial powerhouse, it's not going to defeat China as an economic, productive engine ... so [the US] is leaning into its military strength.”
Our co-director Khem Rogaly on @novaramedia.com
Our co-director Khem Rogaly on @novaramedia.com
“The Government don’t really have a plan of where they're going to get that money from ...
... They've just signed up to this GDP figure set as a kind of geopolitical posture by NATO rather than anything to do with military need.”
Our co-director Khem Rogaly on @novaramedia.com
... They've just signed up to this GDP figure set as a kind of geopolitical posture by NATO rather than anything to do with military need.”
Our co-director Khem Rogaly on @novaramedia.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“The Government don’t really have a plan of where they're going to get that money from ...
... They've just signed up to this GDP figure set as a kind of geopolitical posture by NATO rather than anything to do with military need.”
Our co-director Khem Rogaly on @novaramedia.com
... They've just signed up to this GDP figure set as a kind of geopolitical posture by NATO rather than anything to do with military need.”
Our co-director Khem Rogaly on @novaramedia.com
Today, we launch Transition Security Project — investigating the US and UK military industrial complexes, their political economy and the threats they pose to the climate transition.
Read our launch essay in full: transitionsecurity.org/transition-s...
Read our launch essay in full: transitionsecurity.org/transition-s...
October 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Today, we launch Transition Security Project — investigating the US and UK military industrial complexes, their political economy and the threats they pose to the climate transition.
Read our launch essay in full: transitionsecurity.org/transition-s...
Read our launch essay in full: transitionsecurity.org/transition-s...
“Through collaboration and coordination with movements, politicians and journalists, Transition Security Project aims to help secure a safe global climate transition by paving the way towards new priorities for security.”
October 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
“Through collaboration and coordination with movements, politicians and journalists, Transition Security Project aims to help secure a safe global climate transition by paving the way towards new priorities for security.”
“The same military establishments demanding support on the grounds of security are producing [global] instability in a quest for dominance.”
October 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
“The same military establishments demanding support on the grounds of security are producing [global] instability in a quest for dominance.”
“True security would require investment in health, care, housing, climate adaptation and the energy transition.”
October 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
“True security would require investment in health, care, housing, climate adaptation and the energy transition.”
“The choice to pursue militarisation carries economic, environmental and geopolitical costs, each posing grave threats to human security.”
October 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
“The choice to pursue militarisation carries economic, environmental and geopolitical costs, each posing grave threats to human security.”
“Rather than develop a green economy, European governments are expanding their war machines.”
October 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
“Rather than develop a green economy, European governments are expanding their war machines.”