Warrior Nation

Aug 27 2024 36 ep. 45 mins 28
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Welcome to Warrior Nation, the UK's only podcast offering a critical lens on the British military and its relationship with civil society. The podcast is produced by ForcesWatch, an organisation dedicated to investigating militarisation and military ethics. From the brutality of basic training, to predatory recruitment practices and lobbying, we expose and challenge unaccountable military power.

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International anti-militarism: Life, art and loss in the Palestinian diaspora (SE5 EP6)

Aug 27 2024 55 mins  
Welcome to Season Five of Warrior Nation! This time we're talking to anti-militarist activists from around the world to learn their motivations, strategies and tactics. The last few years have shown us nothing if not that militarism is on the rise globally, making it more important than ever that voices critical of war and the military have a platform.We speak to British-Palestinia

International anti-militarism: Neocolonialism in South Korea (SE5 EP5)

May 16 2024 43 mins  
Welcome to Season Five of Warrior Nation! This time we're talking to anti-militarist activists from around the world to learn their motivations, strategies and tactics. The last few years have shown us nothing if not that militarism is on the rise globally, making it more important than ever that voices critical of war and the military have a platform.We spoke to Jungmin Choi from

Anti-militarism & international solidarity: Kathy Kelly (SE5 EP4)

Mar 26 2024 58 mins  
Welcome to Season Five of Warrior Nation! This time we're talking to anti-militarist activists from around the world to learn their motivations, strategies and tactics. The last few years have shown us nothing if not that militarism is on the rise globally, making it more important than ever that voices critical of war and the military have a platform.Kathy Kelly is a renowned Amer

International anti-militarism: Ukrainian war resisters (SE5 EP3)

Mar 14 2024 46 mins  
Welcome to Season Five of Warrior Nation! This time we're talking to anti-militarist activists from around the world to learn their motivations, strategies and tactics. The last few years have shown us nothing if not that militarism is on the rise globally, making it more important than ever that voices critical of war and the military have a platform.Russia's invasion of Ukraine h

International anti-militarism: militarism & patriarchy in Israel (SE5 EP2)

Feb 29 2024 47 mins  
Welcome to Season Five of Warrior Nation! This time we're talking to anti-militarist activists from around the world to learn their motivations, strategies and tactics. The last few years have shown us nothing if not that militarism is on the rise globally, making it more important than ever that voices critical of war and the military have a platform.Israel is one of the profoundl

International anti-militarism: Demilitarising Education (SE5 EP1)

Feb 08 2024 62 mins  
Welcome to Season Five of Warrior Nation! This time we're talking to anti-militarist activists from around the world to learn their motivations, strategies and tactics. The last few years have shown us nothing if not that militarism is on the rise globally, making it more important than ever that voices critical of war and the military have a platform.First up, Demilitarise Educati

International anti-militarism (Season 5 Trailer)

Jan 16 2024 2 mins  
Warrior Nation returns with a series exploring the work of leading anti-militarist organisations from around the world. With wars raging in Gaza, Ukraine and beyond, platforming critical voices has never been more important. So we've sought out people and organisations who resist every day to ask them how they develop the strategies and tactics to challenge the powerful forces whic

The Troubles, so called: Britain's war in Ireland (EP3)

Sep 28 2023 30 mins  
Whether it is Brexit or historical allegations, the colonial legacy of Northern Ireland haunts British politics. With a controversial bill on the war having just been approved in Parliament, Forces Watch found three unique voices whose lives and work have been profoundly shaped by the so-called Troubles.What does the war in Ireland share with the so-called War on Terror? Award-winn

The Troubles, so called: Britain's war in Ireland (EP2)

Sep 19 2023 58 mins  
Whether it is Brexit or historical allegations, the colonial legacy of Northern Ireland haunts British politics. With a controversial bill on the war having just been approved in Parliament, Forces Watch found three unique voices whose lives and work have been profoundly shaped by the so-called Troubles.What is it like to be occupied by the British military? In episode two of our s

The Troubles, so called: Britain's war in Ireland (EP1)

Sep 13 2023 59 mins  
Whether it is Brexit or historical allegations, the colonial legacy of Northern Ireland haunts British politics. With a controversial bill on the war having just been approved in Parliament, ForcesWatch found three unique voices whose lives and work have been profoundly shaped by the so-called Troubles.In the first episode of this three part special series, we speak to former Briti