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Militarism an ineffective way to address poverty: Migrante Leader

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At a recent protest calling for the Australian government to support a nuclear weapons ban treaty, Jane Corpus-Brock of Migrante Australia explained how Australia's boycott of a nuclear weapons ban treaty reflects a bigger issue: the failure of militarism in solving problems. Image: Jane Corpuz-Brock of Migrante Australia


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At a recent protest calling for the Australian government to support a nuclear weapons ban treaty, Jane Corpus-Brock of Migrante Australia explained how Australia's boycott of a nuclear weapons ban treaty reflects a bigger issue: the failure of militarism in solving problems. Image: Jane Corpuz-Brock of Migrante Australia


In May this year, Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law in Mindanao as a response to a security risk escalation in Marawi.

 

Militarism or martial law in the Philippines, says Jane Corpus-Brock, is an ineffective response to poverty.

 


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