Guest Contributor
Special Forces Opacity: Dangers for the UK
When news first emerged that four American special operators and five Nigerians had been killed in a deadly ambush on the 4th of October 2017, it catapulted the hitherto, little-known United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) presence in Niger into the limelight.
Cross-Strait tensions rising, but Chinese aircraft carrier ‘poses no threat’
Measured in terms of Chinese rhetoric, the temperature of cross-strait relations has risen sharply this week. The author, Dr. Euan Graham, is Director of the...
Comparing British amphibious capability with NATO allies
Comparing British amphibious capability with NATO allies
Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen: Has the UK been too passive to hold Saudi...
Do British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson’s personal comments on Saudi Arabia highlight inconsistencies in UK foreign policy towards the Middle East?
Is India Really Interested in Buying the F-35?
Indian media is reporting that the Indian Air Force has asked Lockheed Martin to brief it on the capabilities of the F-35. Yet it's not clear if this is true, or even whether an F-35 is on the horizon.
The potential futures of British power projection
The United Kingdom is a serious player on the world stage. We need to hit the ground running.
Can the German Navy Be Saved?
In a country where good news stories about the military are few and far between, recent years had been kind to the German Navy.
The End of the Battleship: Why Britain needs Aircraft Carriers
The Washington Naval Conference of 1922 can be regarded as the high point of the great steel battleships, the former pride of the world’s navies.
NATO needs a new Maritime Strategy for its Northern Flank
NATO's naval power offers much potential to deter and – if necessary – help combat Russia.
The New Entente Cordiale: An Alliance for the 21st Century
Such are Anglo-French relations, imperfect and uneasy, but when the situation has seemed bleakest, we stand together as equals.
