Features in issue 2447

Peace, progress and private armies

by Naeem Sadiq

Armed groups who operate outside of the "national armed forces" model - be they guerrillas engaged in "liberation" struggles, mercenaries or private armies - present specific challenges to antimilitarist activists, as this article by Naeem Sadiq suggests.

Yesh Gvul: a uniquely Israeli innovation in the culture of protest

by Peretz Kidron

In this article looking at the development of the "selective refusal" (to military service) movement, Peretz Kidron argues that the Israeli experience proves it to be a valuable tool of protest.

Chipping away at the core

by Ruth Hiller

Ruth Hiller talks about her experience of working with groups that challenge two of Israeli society's deep foundations: militarism and patriarchy.

We won't fight your ******* wars... or will we? Feminism and anti-militarism, where next?

by Sian Jones

Siân Jones examines the "feminisation" of western militaries and argues that the gendered view of peacekeeping and peacebuilding, by both militaries and mainstream feminists, has created new challenges for antimilitarists.

Not much impact ... yet

by Tikiri

Interfering in the huge French army recruiting operation seemed quite an obvious antimilitarist strategy at the time...

Antimilitarism in the (new) German peace and anti-war movement after 11 September

by Tobias Pfluger

Tobias Pfluger discusses some of the inherent tensions between the wider peace movement and those who identify as antimilitarist.

The flaw in the peoples' army

by Wolfram Beyer

In this article looking at calls for conscientious objection and against war made more than 100 years ago, Wolfram Beyer highlights an ongoing tension between the traditional leftist position on war and violence and that of libertarian anti-militarists.

The state and militarism after 11 September

by Ekkehart Krippendorff

Since 11 September the militarist rhetoric spewing out of the US and Europe has reached new heights. Ekkehart Krippendorff looks at the intrinsic relationship between state formations and the military in the post 11 September political environment.