Anna Stavrianakis
@annastavrianakis.bsky.social
Arms trade, militarism, global insecurities and global (dis)order @ Uni Sussex and Shadow World Investigations
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A case was brought against UK arms exports to Israel by Palestinian human rights organisation Al Haq & the Global Legal Action Network, but High Court judges refused their case.
@annastavrianakis.bsky.social explains why the government was taken to court.
politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/why-the...
@annastavrianakis.bsky.social explains why the government was taken to court.
politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/why-the...
annastavrianakis.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 10:26 AM
A case was brought against UK arms exports to Israel by Palestinian human rights organisation Al Haq & the Global Legal Action Network, but High Court judges refused their case.
@annastavrianakis.bsky.social explains why the government was taken to court.
politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/why-the...
@annastavrianakis.bsky.social explains why the government was taken to court.
politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/why-the...
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When peace and security mean arming genocide.
@annastavrianakis.bsky.social, a Senior Lecturer in International Relations, explains why the UK government was taken to court over arms sales to Israel, and makes the case for a two-way arms embargo on Israel.
@annastavrianakis.bsky.social, a Senior Lecturer in International Relations, explains why the UK government was taken to court over arms sales to Israel, and makes the case for a two-way arms embargo on Israel.
Why the UK Government was Taken to Court Over Arms Sales to Israel
When peace and security mean arming genocide.
politicalquarterly.org.uk
October 21, 2025 at 9:26 AM
When peace and security mean arming genocide.
@annastavrianakis.bsky.social, a Senior Lecturer in International Relations, explains why the UK government was taken to court over arms sales to Israel, and makes the case for a two-way arms embargo on Israel.
@annastavrianakis.bsky.social, a Senior Lecturer in International Relations, explains why the UK government was taken to court over arms sales to Israel, and makes the case for a two-way arms embargo on Israel.
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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
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
Transition Security Project
transitionsecurity.org
October 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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
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
Today! I am delighted to be a fellow of the TSP - tune in to hear what the project is all about!
🚨 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
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
October 16, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Today! I am delighted to be a fellow of the TSP - tune in to hear what the project is all about!
Why we need a two-way arms embargo on Israel:
politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/why-the...
politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/why-the...
Why the UK Government was Taken to Court Over Arms Sales to Israel
When peace and security mean arming genocide.
politicalquarterly.org.uk
October 16, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Why we need a two-way arms embargo on Israel:
politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/why-the...
politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/why-the...
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🎉 We are OPEN now for abstract, roundtable and panel submissions for #BISA2026 🎉
'Is International Studies ready for what comes next? New thinking, new directions' 🌎
Submit here! 👉 buff.ly/kK9oIlM
@visitbrighton.bsky.social @simonrushton.bsky.social @julietdryden.bsky.social
'Is International Studies ready for what comes next? New thinking, new directions' 🌎
Submit here! 👉 buff.ly/kK9oIlM
@visitbrighton.bsky.social @simonrushton.bsky.social @julietdryden.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
🎉 We are OPEN now for abstract, roundtable and panel submissions for #BISA2026 🎉
'Is International Studies ready for what comes next? New thinking, new directions' 🌎
Submit here! 👉 buff.ly/kK9oIlM
@visitbrighton.bsky.social @simonrushton.bsky.social @julietdryden.bsky.social
'Is International Studies ready for what comes next? New thinking, new directions' 🌎
Submit here! 👉 buff.ly/kK9oIlM
@visitbrighton.bsky.social @simonrushton.bsky.social @julietdryden.bsky.social
And for our Italian-speaking friends! www.vignarca.net/2025/09/lett...
September 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
And for our Italian-speaking friends! www.vignarca.net/2025/09/lett...
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1/ 🧵
shadowworldinvestigations.org/statement-in...
This letter, out today, has been endorsed by a number of experts listed by the Forum on the Arms Trade. The Forum itself does not take positions. Partial list of endorsers includes:
shadowworldinvestigations.org/statement-in...
This letter, out today, has been endorsed by a number of experts listed by the Forum on the Arms Trade. The Forum itself does not take positions. Partial list of endorsers includes:
Statement in Support of Francesca Albanese - Shadow World Investigations
16 September 2025. Over twenty of the world’s leading arms trade experts have issued a statement in support of UN Special Rapporteur, Francesca Albanese, and specifically her recent report to the Unit...
shadowworldinvestigations.org
September 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
1/ 🧵
shadowworldinvestigations.org/statement-in...
This letter, out today, has been endorsed by a number of experts listed by the Forum on the Arms Trade. The Forum itself does not take positions. Partial list of endorsers includes:
shadowworldinvestigations.org/statement-in...
This letter, out today, has been endorsed by a number of experts listed by the Forum on the Arms Trade. The Forum itself does not take positions. Partial list of endorsers includes:
Hundreds and hundreds of protesters at the DSEI arms fair today, of all ages, races, genders and faiths, making their presence felt as the suited and booted, mostly male, mostly white delegates went for their big jolly - www.middleeasteye.net/news/protest...
Thousands protest against presence of Israeli companies at London arms fair
Several activists, calling for an end to the genocide in Gaza, received medical treatment amid police clashes at the DSEI event
www.middleeasteye.net
September 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Hundreds and hundreds of protesters at the DSEI arms fair today, of all ages, races, genders and faiths, making their presence felt as the suited and booted, mostly male, mostly white delegates went for their big jolly - www.middleeasteye.net/news/protest...
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Police have charged a further 46 more people with supporting the banned campaign group Palestine Action, bringing the total facing prosecution related to protests in London to 114.
September 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Police have charged a further 46 more people with supporting the banned campaign group Palestine Action, bringing the total facing prosecution related to protests in London to 114.
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Centrism isn't an obstacle to fascism or a bulwark against it. It's a welcome mat.
There's no point telling people "It's Starmer or Farage" when the dynamic at work here is plainly Starmer *and* Farage.
"Labour or Reform" makes as much sense at this point as "Vichy or the Third Reich".
There's no point telling people "It's Starmer or Farage" when the dynamic at work here is plainly Starmer *and* Farage.
"Labour or Reform" makes as much sense at this point as "Vichy or the Third Reich".
“I don’t want asylum seekers to live on my street” is genuinely a wild thing to say as a notionally progressive politician
Oh nothing, just the actual Prime Minister telling people they’re entirely correct to drive asylum seekers out of their communities
September 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Centrism isn't an obstacle to fascism or a bulwark against it. It's a welcome mat.
There's no point telling people "It's Starmer or Farage" when the dynamic at work here is plainly Starmer *and* Farage.
"Labour or Reform" makes as much sense at this point as "Vichy or the Third Reich".
There's no point telling people "It's Starmer or Farage" when the dynamic at work here is plainly Starmer *and* Farage.
"Labour or Reform" makes as much sense at this point as "Vichy or the Third Reich".
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NEW: The world’s largest professional organization of scholars studying genocide just voted overwhelmingly in support of a resolution declaring that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
apnews.com/article/geno...
apnews.com/article/geno...
Leading genocide scholars organization says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
The largest professional organization of scholars studying genocide says that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
apnews.com
September 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
NEW: The world’s largest professional organization of scholars studying genocide just voted overwhelmingly in support of a resolution declaring that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
apnews.com/article/geno...
apnews.com/article/geno...
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This made my day today.
Police pulled over a dalek outside DSEI, London's arms fair, scanned the QR code on its lanyard and were taken to my fake Royal Navy recruitment website - royalnavy.org.uk
Police pulled over a dalek outside DSEI, London's arms fair, scanned the QR code on its lanyard and were taken to my fake Royal Navy recruitment website - royalnavy.org.uk
September 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This made my day today.
Police pulled over a dalek outside DSEI, London's arms fair, scanned the QR code on its lanyard and were taken to my fake Royal Navy recruitment website - royalnavy.org.uk
Police pulled over a dalek outside DSEI, London's arms fair, scanned the QR code on its lanyard and were taken to my fake Royal Navy recruitment website - royalnavy.org.uk
Excellent short read - especially pertinent as flags are going up in Brighton and, crucially, being taken down again by anti-fascists
While there can be no complacency in countering fascists on the streets, concerns about the far right must also be concerns about the role of mainstream politicians and media in shaping the reactionary agenda
aurelmondon.medium.com/the-people-l...
aurelmondon.medium.com/the-people-l...
‘The people’, ‘legitimate concerns’ and the far-right ‘protests’
Our understanding of the world, beyond the most direct elements in our personal life, is always mediated. In today’s information landscape…
aurelmondon.medium.com
August 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Excellent short read - especially pertinent as flags are going up in Brighton and, crucially, being taken down again by anti-fascists
Saturday afternoon be like 💪
August 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Saturday afternoon be like 💪
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Huge victory for public pressure on the British government as genocidal rogue state Israel pulls out in a huff from the DSEI arms fair. Campaigners that Netpol is speaking to say the next step is to close the entire event down with a blockade on 9 September www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
Israel says it won’t participate in upcoming UK weapons show after Defense Ministry officials barred from taking part
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www.timesofisrael.com
August 29, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Huge victory for public pressure on the British government as genocidal rogue state Israel pulls out in a huff from the DSEI arms fair. Campaigners that Netpol is speaking to say the next step is to close the entire event down with a blockade on 9 September www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
Classic UK govt move: there is a useful fiction of the separation between arms companies and governments. So the UK gets to look like it did something good while materially enabling the bad stuff to happen and letting the Israeli govt cry wolf about how badly it’s treated.
Starmer's government bans Israeli officials but not Israeli arms companies. Says it all about Starmer.
UK government says Israel’s decision to escalate war on Gaza ‘wrong’ as Israel decries ‘discrimination’.
August 29, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Classic UK govt move: there is a useful fiction of the separation between arms companies and governments. So the UK gets to look like it did something good while materially enabling the bad stuff to happen and letting the Israeli govt cry wolf about how badly it’s treated.
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Starmer's government bans Israeli officials but not Israeli arms companies. Says it all about Starmer.
UK government says Israel’s decision to escalate war on Gaza ‘wrong’ as Israel decries ‘discrimination’.
UK bans Israeli officials from major arms exhibition
UK government says Israel’s decision to escalate war on Gaza ‘wrong’ as Israel decries ‘discrimination’.
bit.ly
August 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Starmer's government bans Israeli officials but not Israeli arms companies. Says it all about Starmer.
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3/ Poland notification is labeled as F-35. And the UK Globemaster notification comes after the courts there ruled to allow it to continue to provide parts into the F-35 pool (see @annastavrianakis.bsky.social for some background
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...) Might there be a connection?
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...) Might there be a connection?
When ‘Peace and Security’ Means Arming Genocide
On 30 June 2025, the High Court refused a judicial review of UK arms export policy towards Israel. This article examines the government's claims in the case and the judges’ ruling, arguing that the l...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
3/ Poland notification is labeled as F-35. And the UK Globemaster notification comes after the courts there ruled to allow it to continue to provide parts into the F-35 pool (see @annastavrianakis.bsky.social for some background
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...) Might there be a connection?
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...) Might there be a connection?
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This is the even darker dimension to Russia's pro-natalism push, including paying schoolgirls to have babies. Putin's Russia is obsessed with demographics and the composition of Russia's population. This demonstrates an intense focus on preventing Ukrainian society from growing.
Ask yourself: What kind of state bombs maternity wards 81 times?
Answer honestly and you’ll understand what russia is.
Visualization by @thestudyofwar.bsky.social
Answer honestly and you’ll understand what russia is.
Visualization by @thestudyofwar.bsky.social
August 23, 2025 at 6:59 AM
This is the even darker dimension to Russia's pro-natalism push, including paying schoolgirls to have babies. Putin's Russia is obsessed with demographics and the composition of Russia's population. This demonstrates an intense focus on preventing Ukrainian society from growing.
I wrote a short, open-access account of how the High Court ended up accepting the UK govt's argument that protecting "international peace and security" means arming genocide in Palestine: please read and share - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
When ‘Peace and Security’ Means Arming Genocide
On 30 June 2025, the High Court refused a judicial review of UK arms export policy towards Israel. This article examines the government's claims in the case and the judges’ ruling, arguing that the l...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I wrote a short, open-access account of how the High Court ended up accepting the UK govt's argument that protecting "international peace and security" means arming genocide in Palestine: please read and share - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Excellent taster of their new book - thank you Rafeef, Adam and Robert! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
Resisting Erasure w/ Adam Hanieh, Rafeef Ziadah and Robert Knox
Podcast Episode · Politics Theory Other · 20/08/2025 · 1h 19m
podcasts.apple.com
August 20, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Excellent taster of their new book - thank you Rafeef, Adam and Robert! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
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Perhaps, one day, schoolkids will study this squalid little chapter in British terror-panic history. When they do, I hope these two headlines from today are printed side by side, with clear annotation of which individual faced more outrage and condemnation.
August 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Perhaps, one day, schoolkids will study this squalid little chapter in British terror-panic history. When they do, I hope these two headlines from today are printed side by side, with clear annotation of which individual faced more outrage and condemnation.
The three best ideas I’ve had for how to organise my book have come when I’m 1) not sitting at the computer and 2) physically moving. Apparently the body isn’t just a receptacle for the brain.
August 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The three best ideas I’ve had for how to organise my book have come when I’m 1) not sitting at the computer and 2) physically moving. Apparently the body isn’t just a receptacle for the brain.
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Greek people blocking Israelis from leaving a cruise ship in Syros, Greece.
People support Palestine governments support genocide
People support Palestine governments support genocide
July 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Greek people blocking Israelis from leaving a cruise ship in Syros, Greece.
People support Palestine governments support genocide
People support Palestine governments support genocide