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Royal Navy’s gunboat diplomacy is fueling climate crisis
Greenwashing genocide? The UK welcomes Sri Lanka’s notorious president
Britain courts fossil fuel lobbying governments to increase oil and gas production
British diplomats seek to “improve perceptions” of UK in repressive Colombia
UK military plan to counter Russian “threat” in Arctic is three years late
British army ignored five fires before sparking Kenya inferno
Government approves ex-minister for oil company role after he lobbied two prime ministers for its CEO
Sir Alan Duncan, an oil salesman turned British foreign minister, has been approved by the UK government to take up a role at Vitol, the world’s largest petroleum trader. Declassified reveals the potential conflict of interests at the heart of the appointment.
The UK’s new nuclear strategy is illegal and dangerous to the world
Boris Johnson’s government has announced an increase in the UK’s arsenal of nuclear arms and now threatens to use it against non-nuclear-weapon states. These policies are illegal and are likely to increase global tensions.
Aircraft carrier base threatens endangered whales
British officials did not consider the environmental impact of a new naval base in the Indian Ocean, despite evidence it will have ‘large adverse’ consequences for a species of whale ‘at high risk of extinction’, Declassified has found.