Iain Overton is the Executive Director at openDemocracy. He focuses on themes related to security and law enforcement, public security, and regional interest, with a particular emphasis on military, counterterrorism, and law enforcement technology. Overton's work has been featured in outlets such as Byline Times, Action on Armed Violence, Global Advertising News, Global Investigative Journalism Network, and Mesquite News.
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Iain Overton's coverage primarily focuses on international conflicts, military affairs, and human rights issues. He is particularly interested in investigative reports related to government actions and policies concerning these topics.
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By: Iain Overton
This paper argues that Hollywood has long functioned as an influential, largely unregulated vehicle for normalising and marketing firearms by associating them with heroism, masculinity and power, with evidence suggesting these portrayals shape public attitudes towards guns and warrant greater public health scrutiny and regulatory transparency.
By: Iain Overton
An investigation into UK arms exports to Bangladesh finds no conclusive evidence that British equipment was used during the country's deadly 2024 uprising, but identifies troubling questions over helicopter components, unlimited-value licences, and the UK's continued support for a government it had publicly criticised on human rights grounds.
By: Iain Overton
By AOAV on The phrase “military-industrial complex” began as a warning rather than a description. In his 1961 farewell address, US President Dwight D.
By: Iain Overton
Longstanding grievances over land, jurisdiction and military activity are intensifying as the island becomes increasingly exposed to regional conflicts.
By: Iain Overton
The Ministry of Defence has launched a landmark epidemiological study into whether 1.4 million serving personnel and veterans face elevated cancer risks, signalling a significant shift towards greater transparency over the long-term health consequences of military service.
By: Iain Overton
As the Government gears up for a military spending bonanza, Iain Overton asks whether Britain is really defending its territory, or simply the profits of the global defence industry
By: Iain Overton
AOAV and SOAS brought together journalists, researchers and experts to examine how artificial intelligence, surveillance, big tech and automated targeting are reshaping warfare, civilian harm and the investigative methods needed to expose responsibility across increasingly opaque military systems.
By: Iain Overton
As drought exposes the fragility of Britain’s water and food systems, the government’s defence-spending surge raises a larger question: whether national security is still being defined too narrowly for an age of climate disruption.
At Farnborough, weapons are sold as solutions, precision and progress. AOAV examines how defence-industry language conceals the human cost of war.
By: Iain Overton
A guide to essential investigations, journalists and organisations exposing the use of AI in warfare, autonomous weapons and military targeting.
