Transition Security Project
@transitionsec.bsky.social
Investigating the US and UK military industrial complexes as economic, climate and geopolitical threats. By @cmmonwealth.bsky.social and @cplusc.bsky.social.
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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
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 👇
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 👇
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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.
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.
“Returning Venezuelan oil production to 1990s peak levels would result in five hundred million tons of annual carbon dioxide emissions... higher than the emissions of France, or the UK”.
New analysis from our Co-Director Patrick Bigger.
substack.com/@climatecomm...
New analysis from our Co-Director Patrick Bigger.
substack.com/@climatecomm...
Trump’s Illegal Invasion of Venezuela Forebodes an Environmental Disaster
Rebuilding Venezuelan oil production would produce new annual emissions higher than the carbon footprints of France, the UK, or Thailand
substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:08 PM
“Returning Venezuelan oil production to 1990s peak levels would result in five hundred million tons of annual carbon dioxide emissions... higher than the emissions of France, or the UK”.
New analysis from our Co-Director Patrick Bigger.
substack.com/@climatecomm...
New analysis from our Co-Director Patrick Bigger.
substack.com/@climatecomm...
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Workers suffer when governments prioritize war over the general welfare. Biden-Harris prioritized militarism, leading to electoral disaster for Democrats in 2024.
For @transitionsec.bsky.social, I argue for a political agenda centered on working-class security
transitionsecurity.org/working-clas...
For @transitionsec.bsky.social, I argue for a political agenda centered on working-class security
transitionsecurity.org/working-clas...
Working Class Security
Expanding the US warfare state has made the working class less secure. Prioritising everyday security over military expansion is a better electoral strategy for progressives.
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December 16, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Workers suffer when governments prioritize war over the general welfare. Biden-Harris prioritized militarism, leading to electoral disaster for Democrats in 2024.
For @transitionsec.bsky.social, I argue for a political agenda centered on working-class security
transitionsecurity.org/working-clas...
For @transitionsec.bsky.social, I argue for a political agenda centered on working-class security
transitionsecurity.org/working-clas...
NEW: Read @stephensemler.bsky.social on how the expansion of the US warfare state has made the working class less secure.
Prioritising everyday security over military expansion is the right electoral strategy for progressives.
transitionsecurity.org/working-clas...
Prioritising everyday security over military expansion is the right electoral strategy for progressives.
transitionsecurity.org/working-clas...
Working Class Security
Expanding the US warfare state has made the working class less secure. Prioritising everyday security over military expansion is a better electoral strategy for progressives.
transitionsecurity.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
NEW: Read @stephensemler.bsky.social on how the expansion of the US warfare state has made the working class less secure.
Prioritising everyday security over military expansion is the right electoral strategy for progressives.
transitionsecurity.org/working-clas...
Prioritising everyday security over military expansion is the right electoral strategy for progressives.
transitionsecurity.org/working-clas...
The Pentagon’s planned cobalt stockpile “could be used instead to produce 80.2 gigawatt hours of battery capacity — more than double the existing energy storage capacity in the US”.
Our research manager Lorah Steichen wrote for the @financialtimes.com.
Our research manager Lorah Steichen wrote for the @financialtimes.com.
Critical minerals should not be stockpiled for military use
The US is funnelling materials such as cobalt and graphite into national defence rather than new climate technologies
www.ft.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:59 AM
The Pentagon’s planned cobalt stockpile “could be used instead to produce 80.2 gigawatt hours of battery capacity — more than double the existing energy storage capacity in the US”.
Our research manager Lorah Steichen wrote for the @financialtimes.com.
Our research manager Lorah Steichen wrote for the @financialtimes.com.
🚨 NEW ESSAY 🚨
Read Heidi Peltier on the intimate relationship between the military and fossil fuel industries, and the political coalitions needed to counter their power.
transitionsecurity.org/confronting-...
Read Heidi Peltier on the intimate relationship between the military and fossil fuel industries, and the political coalitions needed to counter their power.
transitionsecurity.org/confronting-...
Confronting the Power of the Global Military Industry
The military and fossil fuel industries form a powerful nexus. What kind of coalition is needed to counter their political power?
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December 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
🚨 NEW ESSAY 🚨
Read Heidi Peltier on the intimate relationship between the military and fossil fuel industries, and the political coalitions needed to counter their power.
transitionsecurity.org/confronting-...
Read Heidi Peltier on the intimate relationship between the military and fossil fuel industries, and the political coalitions needed to counter their power.
transitionsecurity.org/confronting-...
🚨NEW ESSAY🚨: Read Rebekah Diski on trade union politics in an era of rearmament, genocide and climate breakdown.
transitionsecurity.org/bread-and-bu...
transitionsecurity.org/bread-and-bu...
Bread and Butter Is Not Enough
Trade unions are grappling with an era of rearmament and climate breakdown. Amid these crises, a renewed labour internationalism is needed.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
🚨NEW ESSAY🚨: Read Rebekah Diski on trade union politics in an era of rearmament, genocide and climate breakdown.
transitionsecurity.org/bread-and-bu...
transitionsecurity.org/bread-and-bu...
NEW: The Pentagon’s Cold War-era stockpiling threatens the supply of minerals needed for the energy transition.
Our analysis shows the Pentagon’s planned cobalt stockpile would be enough to more than double existing energy storage capacity in the US.
transitionsecurity.org/mining-for-war/
Our analysis shows the Pentagon’s planned cobalt stockpile would be enough to more than double existing energy storage capacity in the US.
transitionsecurity.org/mining-for-war/
Mining for War: Assessing the Pentagon’s Mineral Stockpile
How can the Pentagon's energy transition mineral stockpiles be repurposed toward the green transition?
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December 5, 2025 at 10:56 AM
NEW: The Pentagon’s Cold War-era stockpiling threatens the supply of minerals needed for the energy transition.
Our analysis shows the Pentagon’s planned cobalt stockpile would be enough to more than double existing energy storage capacity in the US.
transitionsecurity.org/mining-for-war/
Our analysis shows the Pentagon’s planned cobalt stockpile would be enough to more than double existing energy storage capacity in the US.
transitionsecurity.org/mining-for-war/
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These are war crimes committed in our name.
December 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
These are war crimes committed in our name.
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: The Pentagon has brought back Cold War-era stockpiling, taking vital resources from the energy transition.
Our analysis shows that the Pentagon’s planned cobalt and graphite stockpile is large enough to produce 100,000 electric buses.
transitionsecurity.org/mining-for-war/
Our analysis shows that the Pentagon’s planned cobalt and graphite stockpile is large enough to produce 100,000 electric buses.
transitionsecurity.org/mining-for-war/
Mining for War: Assessing the Pentagon’s Mineral Stockpile
How can the Pentagon's energy transition mineral stockpiles be repurposed toward the green transition?
transitionsecurity.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
NEW: The Pentagon has brought back Cold War-era stockpiling, taking vital resources from the energy transition.
Our analysis shows that the Pentagon’s planned cobalt and graphite stockpile is large enough to produce 100,000 electric buses.
transitionsecurity.org/mining-for-war/
Our analysis shows that the Pentagon’s planned cobalt and graphite stockpile is large enough to produce 100,000 electric buses.
transitionsecurity.org/mining-for-war/
The arms race is undermining the green transition as critical minerals are diverted for the military.
Our briefing on the Pentagon’s return to stockpiling from Lorah Steichen in @theguardian.com.
www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/04/critical-minerals-military-us-pentagon-climate-crisis
Our briefing on the Pentagon’s return to stockpiling from Lorah Steichen in @theguardian.com.
www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/04/critical-minerals-military-us-pentagon-climate-crisis
Global race to secure critical minerals for weapons threatens climate, warns report
Study reveals US earmarked billions to stockpile critical minerals for military use, including precision-guided weaponry and AI-driven warfare
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The arms race is undermining the green transition as critical minerals are diverted for the military.
Our briefing on the Pentagon’s return to stockpiling from Lorah Steichen in @theguardian.com.
www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/04/critical-minerals-military-us-pentagon-climate-crisis
Our briefing on the Pentagon’s return to stockpiling from Lorah Steichen in @theguardian.com.
www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/04/critical-minerals-military-us-pentagon-climate-crisis
NEW ESSAY: Read @rajpatel.org on the overlapping global crises of war, ecology and economy, and how frontline movements are confronting this moment.
transitionsecurity.org/polycrisis-a...
transitionsecurity.org/polycrisis-a...
Polycrisis: A Breviary
Today’s world is beset by several overlapping crises. Movements on the frontline are mapping out strategies for survival.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
NEW ESSAY: Read @rajpatel.org on the overlapping global crises of war, ecology and economy, and how frontline movements are confronting this moment.
transitionsecurity.org/polycrisis-a...
transitionsecurity.org/polycrisis-a...
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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New essay, written for the excellent @transitionsec.bsky.social
Propelled by the climatic and hegemonic transitions, military-imperial forms of state capitalism are confiscating our collective right to a safe, green, tech-powered future.
transitionsecurity.org/imperial-sta...
@campolis.bsky.social
Propelled by the climatic and hegemonic transitions, military-imperial forms of state capitalism are confiscating our collective right to a safe, green, tech-powered future.
transitionsecurity.org/imperial-sta...
@campolis.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 8:36 AM
New essay, written for the excellent @transitionsec.bsky.social
Propelled by the climatic and hegemonic transitions, military-imperial forms of state capitalism are confiscating our collective right to a safe, green, tech-powered future.
transitionsecurity.org/imperial-sta...
@campolis.bsky.social
Propelled by the climatic and hegemonic transitions, military-imperial forms of state capitalism are confiscating our collective right to a safe, green, tech-powered future.
transitionsecurity.org/imperial-sta...
@campolis.bsky.social
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"Imperial state capitalism is hijacking the transition and the promise of a decarbonised economy." @iliasalami.bsky.social @transitionsec.bsky.social transitionsecurity.org/imperial-sta...
Imperial State Capitalism
A new geopolitics is shaping the development of AI and the energy transition.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:17 AM
"Imperial state capitalism is hijacking the transition and the promise of a decarbonised economy." @iliasalami.bsky.social @transitionsec.bsky.social transitionsecurity.org/imperial-sta...
“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
Listen back to our launch event via
@macrodosepod.bsky.social
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Our tech and energy systems being transformed. But how & in whose interests?
Read @iliasalami.bsky.social's Imperial State Capitalism to understand how the development of AI & the energy transition are being shaped by profiteering & geopolitical competition.
transitionsecurity.org/imperial-sta...
Read @iliasalami.bsky.social's Imperial State Capitalism to understand how the development of AI & the energy transition are being shaped by profiteering & geopolitical competition.
transitionsecurity.org/imperial-sta...
Imperial State Capitalism
A new geopolitics is shaping the development of AI and the energy transition.
transitionsecurity.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Our tech and energy systems being transformed. But how & in whose interests?
Read @iliasalami.bsky.social's Imperial State Capitalism to understand how the development of AI & the energy transition are being shaped by profiteering & geopolitical competition.
transitionsecurity.org/imperial-sta...
Read @iliasalami.bsky.social's Imperial State Capitalism to understand how the development of AI & the energy transition are being shaped by profiteering & geopolitical competition.
transitionsecurity.org/imperial-sta...
There's 10 days left to apply for our new position as a full-time researcher at Transition Security Project!
Find out more and apply 👇
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Find out more and apply 👇
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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!
Find out more and apply 👇
transitionsecurity.org/update/vacancy
Find out more and apply 👇
transitionsecurity.org/update/vacancy
Alongside recognition of the genocide, Western countries should also commit to an immediate arms embargo and end their military collaboration with Israel.
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Climate Justice Demands Ceasefire and Arms Embargo on Israel
Genocide and apartheid are incompatible with climate justice.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Alongside recognition of the genocide, Western countries should also commit to an immediate arms embargo and end their military collaboration with Israel.
transitionsecurity.org/climate-just...
transitionsecurity.org/climate-just...
We are delighted to join over 100 organisations in endorsing this resolution.
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Tlaib Introduces Resolution Recognizing the Genocide of the Palestinian People in Gaza
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), alongside 20 other Members of Congress, introduced H.Res.876 – Recognizing the Genocide of the Palestinian People in Gaza. This resolutio...
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November 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM
We are delighted to join over 100 organisations in endorsing this resolution.
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