Iran at boiling point and the implications for the UK
Since late December 2025, Iran has seen protests grow from relatively small-scale Bazaar unrest into a massive nationwide movement affecting almost all provinces of...
Mexico seizes 20% of the United States – what if?
A fictional what-if scenario exploring a hypothetical North American conflict, written by Dorcha Lee, a retired Irish Army colonel, defence analyst and former peacekeeper.
Dockyard to Data: Plymouth shaping future defence skills
How Plymouth’s dockyard heritage and marine autonomy cluster are building the UK’s future defence skills pipeline. By Professor Richard Davies, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Plymouth, and Jackie Grubb, Principal of City College Plymouth.
After Maduro and what the Venezuela move means
No one with a pulse can really have been surprised at recent events in Venezuela argues Lt Col Stuart Crawford.
Why sustainable aviation fuel matters for Western militaries
In this opinion piece, Rob Clarke examines how sustainable aviation fuel could become a strategic asset for the RAF and NATO, reshaping fuel security and military resilience in a contested global market.
Claims Scotland ‘short-changed’ on defence misleading
Relying on procurement-per-head to allege unfair treatment misreads the picture because it leaves out the basing, personnel and infrastructure spending that anchors Scotland in UK defence.
Cyberwarfare is here – and we must be ready
Britain's national resilience is being tested in ways that would have been unthinkable a generation ago argues Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst MP.
Prestwick’s £1 Scot Gov rescue yields defence payoff
Glasgow Prestwick Airport, bought by the Scottish government for £1 in 2013 to avert closure, has developed into a fixture in UK and allied military logistics more than a decade later. It was a good bet.
Britain talks ‘pre-war’ while its forces quietly shrink
Despite repeated claims that Britain has entered a pre-war era, the evidence points to shrinking capability, delayed modernisation and hollowed-out forces across all three services, argues one of our senior editors.
AI FPV swarms make every soldier a hunted target
A British soldier in 2025 can be hunted by a £400 quadcopter that recognises him from an old TikTok post and flies in a wave of ten to break through jamming.
