“The case for solar in Cuba is so compelling and what the US is doing is so cruel ... it is creating a humanitarian crisis on purpose.”
Our latest briefing by @cashman.bsky.social on Cuba & breaking free of US energy dominance in Yale Climate Connections 👇
yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/04/as-c...
“Reliance on fossil fuels ... is a security risk to countries, populations and economies. Only by transitioning to renewables can you remove that risk.”
@pmbigger.bsky.social speaks to 7am Podcast on the environmental costs of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
7ampodcast.com.au/episodes/aci...
I'll be in Washington State at Whitman College to discuss my forthcoming paper with the @transitionsec.bsky.social and our reporting at @inkstickmedia.com on dwindling job creation and economic mobility in the military-industrial complex.
Anyone in and around Walla Walla welcome to join!
Is defense spending really a driver for jobs? How about redirecting public spending to green sectors that actually create employment and social value? Our event with the
@transitionsec.bsky.social is happening in 2 days! register here 👇🔥 torontomu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
“For countries like Cuba ... suffering ... under a cruel and illegal US-imposed energy blockade – a transition to green electricity would reduce US leverage and provide a shining example to the world.”
Our new briefing by @cashman.bsky.social in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Cuba’s access to fuel has been cut off by the US, leading to blackouts, medicine spoiling and death.
🖋️ @cashman.bsky.social examines how Cuba could break free from the US blockade with renewables — & why the world should help pay for it.
www.transitionsecurity.org/sunrise-afte...
🚨🚨 Today, we’re launching “Stop Greed Build Green,” a strategic framework and agenda to confront the affordability crisis and the climate crisis together by putting working people in charge of the economy and the climate transition. (1/10)
“The US’s energy dominance strategy seeks to entrench dependence on fossil fuels, stall the green transition and strengthen US power.”
Our new briefing by @cashman.bsky.social on how Cuba could break free from the US blockade with renewables in @theguardian.com 👇
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
“Cuba’s crisis is part of the US ‘energy dominance’ strategy, using coercion and force to control energy supplies and, ultimately, Cuba itself.”
Cuba could break the US blockade with renewables — & the world should help pay for it.
🖋️ @cashman.bsky.social
www.transitionsecurity.org/sunrise-afte...
Investment in Cuba’s electricity system would be an act of climate justice, a form of development policy and a strategic investment in energy sovereignty.
It would yield outsized economic and social returns, while providing a model for the Caribbean and economies that rely on imported fossil fuels for electricity generation.
Solar & battery systems should be key to every stage of the transition. Cuba’s strong solar resources, recent deployment experience & rapidly falling tech costs mean fossil fuel dependence can begin reducing immediately.
There are 2 decisive thresholds. At around $8bn, Cuba would reach 93% renewable electricity generation & no longer need to import fossil fuels to generate electricity. At around $19bn, it would achieve a fully renewable power system. Smaller investments still deliver major gains.
Even relatively modest investment would sharply raise renewable generation, cut operating costs and reduce exposure to imported fuel. Higher investment has an additional benefit: it cuts fuel costs dramatically, locking in more savings, even if prices fall.
A rapid renewable electricity transition in Cuba is technically feasible and more cost-effective than continued investment in fossil fuel capacity in part because costs for key technologies have dropped dramatically.
Cuba’s dependence on imported fossil fuels has made it highly vulnerable to US coercion.
The current crisis shows how this dependence creates an external lever that can be used to destabilise the electricity system and produce social and economic devastation.
“Cuba is in the midst of a US-imposed energy and humanitarian crisis.”
Our new briefing by @cashman.bsky.social examines how Cuba could break free of US energy dominance with renewables — and why the world should help pay for it.
www.transitionsecurity.org/sunrise-afte...
“As Khem Rogaly argues, defence spending provides a weak economic stimulus compared with public investment – and is even worse as a job creator.”
Khem Rogaly quoted in @theguardian.com ’s editorial on military spending 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Alarmed by the grim symbolism of VW in talks with Israeli state-owned arms company Rafael, Khem Rogaly of @transitionsec.bsky.social and I wrote about European rearmament and ongoing subservience to US military and energy strategy for @lrb.co.uk
‘The rearmament agenda may be cloaked in the language of defence, but it serves a colonial foreign policy that looks desperately outdated in a multipolar world.’
New on the blog from Rebekah Diski and Khem Rogaly:
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ap...
A VW factory in Germany’s “City of Peace” might be converted by an Israeli weapons company to make missile systems based on the Iron Dome.
Rebekah Diski and Khem Rogaly on Europe’s rearmament and how it serves an outdated colonial foreign policy. 👇
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ap...
“The UK is at a crossroads ... failing economic transformation, this is fertile ground for the rise of the authoritarian far-right.”
Our new essay by @stefanzylinski.bsky.social reimagines the UK’s industrial, security & trade strategy in a multipolar world.
transitionsecurity.org/at-a-crossro...
Happy my latest publications are out!
Written for @transitionsec.bsky.social c.bsky.social, hosted by @cmmonwealth.bsky.social & @cplusc.bsky.social.
In the first of two essays, I examine the UK's econ model & its impact on the Global South. Read below:
transitionsecurity.org/at-a-crossro...
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“[British] military bases have been used in this war against Iran, which has been a war of aggression and an illegal war … we cannot let our bases be used again.” Khem Rogaly speaks to @lbc.co.uk 👇
“The UK faces a stark choice between defending a violent, unstable US-led order or forging an internationalist strategy.”
In the 2nd essay of our series, @stefanzylinski.bsky.social argues for a foreign policy based on green internationalism & planning.
transitionsecurity.org/forging-ahead/
“The UK confronts a new global conjuncture ... it urgently needs to transform its economic model and its foreign policy.”
In the first essay of our two-part series, @stefanzylinski.bsky.social examines the UK’s present role in the global economy. 🔗👇
transitionsecurity.org/at-a-crossro...
We’re excited to share our next free event on militarism and the politics of education!
We’ll be joined by Professor Anna Stavrianakis, Khem Rogaly, Dr Sam Perlo-Freeman, and Jinsella Kennaway.
Sign up for tickets below 👇
📅Tue 26 May 2026 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM BST 🧪
www.sgr.org.uk/events/milit...
