WorldFrench port strikes: Unions seek better working conditions, but can they curb militarisation?

Carys Garland welcomes Renaud Foucart, a senior lecturer in economics at Lancaster University. An international dockworkers’ strike highlights links between organized labor, technological change and Europe’s growing military investment. Foucart says workers’ strategic place in global supply chains gives them exceptional leverage, while questioning whether they can redirect military policy.