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Militarism Watch


Building Research Skills for Demilitarization Activism

Militarism Watch increases the capacity in social change movements and academia for research that serves activism & campaigns against U.S. militarization. Militarism Watch responds to the need for skills to research the many aspects of U.S. militarism, to inform our choices and work on emerging issues, and to increase our effectiveness in advocacy and media outreach.

Research Tools - Handouts, links, case studies, recorded webinars

Who supports Militarism Watch - Endorsers, research associates, coordinating committee

Success Stories - Accounts from Fellowship magazine on successful collaboration between researchers and activists

News and Events - Upcoming workshops, webinars

Research Needs - Post a research need or respond to one

Research Results - Publishing the work of Militarism Watch’s research associates

How to Become a Militarism Watch Research Associate

Blog

By John Lindsay-Poland

Posted by John Lindsay-Poland 15 weeks 6 days ago

More than a dozen human rights organizations are calling on the State Department to disclose which military and police units receive U.S. aid in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and Colombia, but Washington so far has...

Posted by John Lindsay-Poland 42 weeks 2 days ago

I have been crunching some numbers lately, in an attempt to pull together different forms of U.S. military aid, spending and sales in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The following graphs come from putting...

Posted by John Lindsay-Poland 1 year 7 weeks ago

This session will address how to use the Freedom of Information Act as a means to obtain key documents and information about U.S. military activities. The two resources are the Freedom of Information Act Guide and link...

Posted by John Lindsay-Poland 1 year 8 weeks ago

Militarism Watch produces handouts and other resources to help increase skills on research, with digital versions and links to these tools to be posted on this web page. Activities to increase capacity include workshops, webinars or cyber-seminars, and a “research camp,” conducted by project members. As a set of tools is developed and posted, project members are encouraged to publish the results of their research.

Aspiring and experienced researchers are invited to be project members, to learn and share skills, and to share the results of their research into aspects of U.S. militarization, including military bases, arms sales, private contractors, recruitment, lack of GI rights, and more.