Iain Overton

By AOAV on A new investigation by Airwars reveals the unprecedented scale of civilian harm during Israel's military campaign in Gaza, which began on October 7, 2023.

By Iain Overton on Last night, I had the honour of being a judge on the investigative journalism category of the British Journalism Awards.

By AOAV on An inquest has concluded that Patrick Crawford, a 15-year-old schoolboy, was “more likely than not” shot dead by a British Army

The Economic Impact of the British Army, commissioned by the Army and produced by Oxford Economics, claims that military spending drives economic growth, but its reliance on flawed multipliers, unproven R&D spillovers, and disregard for opportunity costs exposes it as a sophisticated lobbying document rather than objective economic analysis.

By Iain Overton on Earlier this year, the damning revelation of Israel's use of an AI-powered targeting system known as ‘Lavender' exposed a terrifying shift in the nature of warfare.

Report reveals a decade of systemic abuse, bullying, and oversight failings at the Army Foundation College in Harrogate, exposing a troubling pattern of harm towards under-18 recruits.

A review of Andrew Fox’s Henry Jackson Society report on Gaza death toll figures finds limited evidence for claims of MoH data manipulation, highlighting errors as random rather than systematic, and somewhat more evidence for media complicity.

Laser weapons like the UK’s DragonFire represent a breakthrough in modern warfare due to their precision and efficiency, but their deployment raises significant legal, ethical, and humanitarian concerns, particularly regarding compliance with international humanitarian law and the need to update Protocol IV of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons to address emerging risks.

The growing use of thermite bombs, particularly in conflict zones like Ukraine and Myanmar, raises significant humanitarian, environmental, and legal concerns, with calls for stricter international regulations under Protocol III of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons.

The targeting of dual-use electronic devices as explosive booby traps in Lebanon has caused indiscriminate civilian harm, violated International Humanitarian Law (IHL), and underscored the urgent need for accountability and stronger protections against such tactics.