Transition Security Project
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27 Apr 2026
wired.com ↗

The climate and ecological impacts of the war on Iran

Patrick Bigger spoke to Wired about the devastating environmental impacts of the war on Iran.
Press
23 Apr 2026
jacobin.com ↗

War is not working for American workers

Lorah Steichen wrote for Jacobin about Taylor Barnes’ briefing for Transition Security Project
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21 Apr 2026
newstatesman.com ↗

The transatlantic relationship does not serve British security

Kevin Cashman’s research on US “energy dominance” and European dependence was featured in a New Statesman essay.
Press
20 Apr 2026
com.au ↗

The environmental catastrophe of the war on Iran

Patrick Bigger spoke to one of Australia’s leading news podcasts about the environmental devastation produced by the US and Israel’s war on Iran.
Press
17 Apr 2026
thelancet.com ↗

The environmental legacies of war and genocide

Patrick Bigger’s research on the environmental destruction produced by Israel’s genocide in Gaza was featured in the Lancet.
Press
16 Apr 2026
yaleclimateconnections.org ↗

Cuba’s renewables rollout could prevent energy coercion, but it needs international support

Kevin Cashman’s briefing on Cuba’s renewable energy strategy was featured in Yale Climate Connections.
Press
15 Apr 2026
theguardian.com ↗

Cuba could break US “energy dominance” through renewables investment

Kevin Cashman’s briefing on how renewables could help Cuba break free of the US fuel blockade was covered by the Guardian.
Press
14 Apr 2026
theguardian.com ↗

The UK should prioritise its security over US primacy

Khem Rogaly’s research was quoted in a Guardian editorial on UK security and military spending.
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14 Apr 2026
lrb.co.uk ↗

The view from Osnabrück

TSP fellow Rebekah Diski and Co-Director Khem Rogaly wrote for the London Review of Books blog about European rearmament.
Press
11 Apr 2026
x.com ↗

The UK must withdraw its bases from the war on Iran

Our Co-Director Khem Rogaly spoke to LBC Weekend Breakfast about the war on Iran and why the UK should end its involvement.
Press
4 Apr 2026
thetimes.com ↗

The UK’s commitment to global power projection is outdated in a multipolar world

Khem Rogaly spoke to the Times about Britain’s foreign policy and Zack Polanski’s articulation of a progressive alternative.
Press
1 Apr 2026
theguardian.com ↗

Trump’s fossil fuel imperialism

Patrick Bigger was interviewed by the Guardian about US resource imperialism.
Press
31 Mar 2026
theguardian.com ↗

US “energy dominance” is making the UK less secure

Khem Rogaly spoke to the Guardian about the costs of US “energy dominance” to the UK.
Press
30 Mar 2026
x.com ↗

The UK must withdraw its support for the illegal war on Iran

Khem Rogaly was interviewed by LBC about the UK’s role in the war on Iran.
Press
26 Mar 2026
npr.org ↗

The climate and ecological costs of war

Patrick Bigger was interviewed on NPR’s 1A about the environmental devastation produced by war.
Press
21 Mar 2026
substack.com ↗

The war on Iran produced five million tonnes of emissions in two weeks

Fred Otu Larbi, Patrick Bigger and Benjamin Neimark’s research on the emissions impact of the US-Israeli war on Iran was covered by Bloomberg, the Daily Mail, Scientific American, Truthout, Live Science and several other international media outlets.
Press
21 Mar 2026
theguardian.com ↗

The US and Israel’s war on Iran is an environmental disaster

Fred Otu-Larbi, Patrick Bigger and Benjamin Neimark’s analysis of the emissions from the illegal war on Iran was featured by the Guardian.
Press
21 Mar 2026

The UK’s military bases must not be used to strike Iran

Khem Rogaly spoke to Sky News about the use of UK military bases to launch US airstrikes on Iran.
Press
19 Mar 2026
break-down.org ↗

The fossil empire goes to Iran

Patrick Bigger and Kevin Cashman wrote for the Break Down about the war on Iran and the “energy dominance” agenda.
Press
13 Mar 2026
thenation.com ↗

Fortress America is now our main climate policy

Lorah Steichen and Patrick Bigger spoke to The Nation about state violence and the climate crisis.
Press
10 Mar 2026
theguardian.com ↗

Relying on fossil energy makes Britain less secure

Kevin Cashman’s briefing for Transition Security Project was quoted in a Guardian editorial on Britain’s energy dependence.
Press
10 Mar 2026
newstatesman.com ↗

The “special relationship” does not operate in the interests of the British people

Khem Rogaly spoke to the New Statesman about Zack Polanski’s foreign policy.
Press
7 Mar 2026
x.com ↗

Britain needs an independent foreign policy not more military spending

Khem Rogaly was interviewed on LBC’s Weekend Breakfast about recent proposals to increase the UK’s military spending.
Press
5 Mar 2026
grist.org ↗

The hidden potential of Trump’s critical minerals stockpile

Lorah Steichen spoke with Grist about the dangers of militarising mineral supply chains.
Press
5 Mar 2026
theguardian.com ↗

Transatlantic partnership has left Europe exposed to another energy shock

Kevin Cashman and Khem Rogaly spoke to the Guardian about how Europe’s relationship with the US risks its economic stability and energy security.
Press
3 Mar 2026
lbc.co.uk ↗

Keir Starmer has allowed British military bases to support the illegal war on Iran

Khem Rogaly wrote for LBC on how the UK government has supported the illegal US-Israeli war on Iran.
Press
21 Feb 2026
irishexaminer.com ↗

How European rearmament threatens Ireland’s neutrality

Transition Security Project Co-Director Khem Rogaly spoke to the Irish Examiner about the consequences of European rearmament.
Press
14 Feb 2026
x.com ↗

European rearmament is being driven by US pressure

Khem Rogaly spoke to LBC News about the Munich Security Conference and how US pressure is destabilising Europe.
Press
6 Feb 2026
vashtimedia.com ↗

The privatisation of Israel’s war economy and the genocide in Gaza

Khem Rogaly from Transition Security Project discussed the privatisation of the Israeli arms industry with Vashti Media.
Press
13 Jan 2026
opendemocracy.net ↗

Ministry of Defence partners with private finance for rearmament

Elke Schwarz’s Transition Security Project essay was quoted in an Open Democracy investigation.
Press
9 Jan 2026
substack.com ↗

Trump’s illegal invasion of Venezuela forebodes an environmental disaster

Our Co-Director Patrick Bigger analysed the emissions impact of returning Venezuelan oil production to 1990s levels.
Press
22 Dec 2026
grist.org ↗

The Pentagon is hoarding critical minerals that could power the clean energy transition

Our Research Manager Lorah Steichen's briefing was featured in Grist.
Press
16 Dec 2025
ft.com ↗

Energy transition minerals should not be stockpiled by the Pentagon

Our Research Manager Lorah Steichen wrote about her Transition Security Project briefing in the Financial Times.
Press
4 Dec 2025
theguardian.com ↗

The Pentagon’s planned mineral stockpile threatens the climate transition

Our Research Manager Lorah Steichen’s briefing was featured by the Guardian.
Press
2 Dec 2025
youtube.com ↗

Britain’s war crimes in Afghanistan

Our Co-Director Khem Rogaly spoke to Owen Jones about the Afghanistan war crimes inquiry.
Press
1 Dec 2025
x.com ↗

British war crimes in Afghanistan demand accountability and a new foreign policy

Our Co-Director Khem Rogaly was interviewed on Sky News about the Afghanistan war crimes inquiry.
Press
20 Nov 2025
theguardian.com ↗

Military environmental damage must be accounted for at COP

Our Co-Director Patrick Bigger was interviewed by the Guardian during the COP summit.
Press
9 Nov 2025
com.pk ↗

War industries play a huge role in the climate crisis

Our Co-Director Patrick Bigger was interviewed by the Express Tribune and featured on the front page.
Press
23 Oct 2025
thenational.scot ↗

Promise of military industry jobs overstated by government, think tank finds

Our new video investigation — Green Clydeside — featured by The National.
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apple.com ↗

War, climate crisis and the economy: Transition Security Project launch

Listen to our launch event with Laleh Khalili, Ilias Alami, Stephen Semler and Thea Riofrancos. The event was published as a podcast by Macrodose.
Press
16 Oct 2025
novaramedia.com ↗

Responding to the global spike in military spending

Our Co-Director Khem Rogaly appeared on Novara Live to discuss the launch of Transition Security Project.
Press
14 Oct 2025
neweconomics.org ↗

How did the UK become a global arms dealer?

Our Co-Director Khem Rogaly and one of our fellows David Wearing interviewed on the New Economics podcast.
Press
12 Oct 2025
jacobin.com ↗

All guns and no butter on a burning planet

Our Co-Directors Khem Rogaly and Patrick Bigger wrote about our launch for Jacobin.
Press
30 Aug 2025
taz.de ↗

Weapons or wind turbines?

Our Co-Directors Khem Rogaly and Patrick Bigger interviewed in German daily newspaper Taz.
Press
18 Aug 2025
rusi.org ↗

Military investment will not produce prosperity

Our Co-Director Khem Rogaly co-authored a commentary piece for RUSI, with Noah Sylvia.
Press
17 Jul 2025
theguardian.com ↗

$1 trillion Pentagon budget to add vast emissions, study shows

Our Research Manager Lorah Steichen and Co-Director Patrick Bigger’s analysis covered by the Guardian.
Press
24 Jun 2025
theguardian.com ↗

Europe’s surging military spending will hurt climate and social programmes

Our analysis of NATO’s new military spending target featured in the Guardian.
Press
23 Jun 2025
decorrespondent.nl ↗

The more weapons Europe buys, the less safe it becomes

Our Co-Director Khem Rogaly’s analysis of European rearmament profiled in De Correspondent.
Press
4 Jun 2025
theguardian.com ↗

Britain’s warfare state is steeped in old thinking

Our Co-Director Khem Rogaly quoted by David Edgerton in his analysis of the Strategic Defence Review.
Press
3 Jun 2025
x.com ↗

Global military power won’t make Britain more secure

Our Co-Director Khem Rogaly spoke to LBC radio.
Press
3 Jun 2025
x.com ↗

The government’s drive to increase military spending will bring insecurity abroad and instability at home

Sky News invited our Co-Director Khem Rogaly to discuss the UK’s Strategic Defence Review.
Press
1 Jun 2025
thetimes.com ↗

Will higher defence spending help the economy?

Our Co-Director Khem Rogaly interviewed by the Times.
Press
30 May 2025
theguardian.com ↗

Israel’s assault on Gaza has a carbon footprint exceeding many countries

Our Co-Director Patrick Bigger’s analysis of Israel’s ecocide in Gaza featured in the Guardian.
Press
13 Mar 2025
novaramedia.com ↗

The reason behind Starmer’s military spending agenda

Our Co-Director Khem Rogaly wrote for Novara Media on the UK’s decision to increase military spending.
Press
11 Mar 2025
novaramedia.com ↗

The absurdity of rearmament

Our Co-Director Khem Rogaly was interviewed by Novara FM on European rearmament.
Press
7 Mar 2025
theguardian.com ↗

Why increased military spending won’t help Britain’s ailing economy

Our Co-Director Khem Rogaly wrote for the Guardian on the government’s claim that military spending will revitalise the economy.
Press
2 Mar 2025
inews.co.uk ↗

UK military spending is already higher than in 1980

Our Co-Director Khem Rogaly spoke to the i paper on government plans to hike military expenditure.
Press
22 Dec 2024
com.pk ↗

Gaza’s environment may never fully heal

Our Co-Director Patrick Bigger interviewed by the Express Tribune.
Press
18 Oct 2024
theguardian.com ↗

Belfast shipyard can be repurposed to make green infrastructure

Our report — A Lucas Plan for the Twenty First Century — was covered by the Guardian and endorsed by the RMT.
Press
15 Aug 2024
break-down.org ↗

Against a military transition

Nico Edwards and our Co-Director Khem Rogaly wrote about militarised adaptation for the Break Down.
Press
25 Jul 2024
youtube.com ↗

The hidden climate impact of military power

Our Co-Director Khem Rogaly discussed our research on military ecological damage on the Break Down.
Press
19 Jul 2024
newrepublic.com ↗

Military readiness in a warming world

Our Co-Director Patrick Bigger interviewed by the New Republic.
Press
3 Jul 2024
turningpointmag.org ↗

Three dimensions of militarism in the climate crisis

Our Co-Director Patrick Bigger wrote for Turning Point magazine.
Press
18 Apr 2024
theguardian.com ↗

Top Ministry of Defence contractors paid out £15 billion to shareholders

Owen Jones discussed our work in the Guardian.
Press
8 Apr 2024
altreconomia.it ↗

The impact of the military sector on the climate crisis

Our Co-Director Khem Rogaly spoke to Italian magazine Altreconomia about the ecological impact of the military.
Press
9 Jan 2024
theguardian.com ↗

Emissions from Israel’s attack on Gaza have immense impact on the climate

Our Co-Director Patrick Bigger’s analysis of the emissions produced by Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza featured in the Guardian.
Press
15 Dec 2023
sciencefriday.com ↗

The mammoth carbon footprint of the US and UK militaries

Transition Security Project’s Co-Directors Patrick Bigger and Khem Rogaly interviewed by Science Friday for National Public Radio.
Press
12 Dec 2023
aljazeera.com ↗

The US military’s devastating carbon footprint

Transition Security Project’s Co-Directors Patrick Bigger and Khem Rogaly interviewed by Al Jazeera.
Press
17 Nov 2023
dw.com ↗

War and warming

Transition Security Project’s Co-Directors Patrick Bigger and Khem Rogaly interviewed by Deutsche Welle’s Living Planet podcast.
Press
16 Nov 2023
lrb.co.uk ↗

Up in arms?

Our analysis of the ownership of the military industry used by Anna Stavrianakis in a letter to the London Review of Books.
Press
10 Nov 2023
motherjones.com ↗

US military owes climate damages to the global south

Mother Jones covered our report — Less War, Less Warming.
Press
6 Nov 2023
theguardian.com ↗

Anglo-American militaries owe billions in climate damages

Our Less War Less Warming report featured by the Guardian US.
Press
31 Oct 2023
novaramedia.com ↗

The military industry is propped up with state subsidy

Andrew Kersley covered our analysis for Novara Media.
Press
15 Sep 2023
opendemocracy.net ↗

The arms trade funnels public cash into private pockets

Our Co-Director Khem Rogaly wrote about shareholder payouts in the military industry for Open Democracy.
Press
9 Jul 2023
theguardian.com ↗

UK government wastes billions while military industry pumps money to investors

The Observer featured our work on the political economy of military spending.