Online conference by ENAAT - European Network Against Arms Trade

More information & registration here: https://forms.komun.org/eu-peace-day-webinar

9 June, 18:00 CEST: "A militarised garden, how to break the consensus on EU funding for rearmament" online conference

Join us to hear from and debate with MEPs and representatives of civil society on how to challenge the current consensus for EU military funding in the European parliament 

#StopReArmEU #Antimilitarism #WelfareNotWarfare #defundthemilitaryindustrialcomplex #Europe #Military #ReArmEurope #ArmsTrade

US arms sales to Taiwan on ‘pause’ due to Iran war, says acting navy chief

Hung Cao’s comments are latest blow to Taipei after Donald Trump recently cast doubt over US’s enduring support

The Guardian

Oslo cancels export license for a naval missile system bound for Malaysia after new regulations, possibly altering defense dynamics in Asia‑Pacific. This decision may prompt a review of dual‑use protocols, calling for clearer international agreements.

🚩 #Defense #ArmsTrade #Geopolitics #AsiaPacific

You’ve heard the king’s speech – but I think a better one might run like this

If I were in government I’d propose a very different response to the challenges we face – starting with protecting people from the cost of living, says former Labour home secretary David Blunkett

The Guardian

🇩🇰🚢🇮🇱 #Copenhagen #cops beat up people because they say no to #Mærsk shipping #weapons for the #zionist #genocide in occupied #Palestine.

🏏🐕‍🦺🗯️ »We are peaceful!« yelled one, as cops kept striking them with sticks and attack them with #dogs as they were lying on the ground. The cops beat up the #journalists, too.
https://arbejderen.dk/indland/masken-af-maersk-aktivister-taesket-med-knipler-for-at-bekaempe-et-folkedrab/
#ACAB #Denmark #dkpol #Arbejderen #armstrade

Masken af Mærsk: Aktivister tæsket med knipler for at bekæmpe et folkedrab

Betjente stormede frem fra alle sider og svang løs med knipler, mens aktivister satte i løb for at nå hen til målet: Dørene ind til Mærsks hovedkvarter i København.

Arbejderen
Defence sovereignty: Europe races to build the low-cost weapons of future

With Trump wavering on Nato and war in Ukraine, Europe is scrambling to spend billions on weapons such as drones

The Guardian

Why the Trump-Xi Summit Matters, Even if Little Seems to Come of It

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/world/asia/trump-xi-china-us-summit.html

As Stockpiles Fall, U.S. Sells More Missiles Worth $17 Billion to Gulf Nations

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/us/politics/weapons-stockpiles-iran-war.html