Resilience is deterrence
Resilience underpins deterrence. Without secure supply chains, industrial depth and sovereign capability, Britain’s strategic autonomy is constrained in an era of systemic competition, argues Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst MP.
Is Hegseth’s future at the Pentagon uncertain?
Controversy over operations, conduct and civil military tensions has cast uncertainty over Pete Hegseth’s standing at the Pentagon, Dorcha Lee, former Irish Defence Forces Provost Marshal and Director of Military Police, argues.
Storm clouds gather over Iran
In this article, Lt Col Stuart Crawford argues that the USA is going to have to deal with Iran and its theocratic regime at some point, and it may well be that this point has now been reached.
Trump takes back insults to Britain’s war dead
Honour satisfied and British pride restored? Perhaps, but why say it in the first place asks Lt Col Stuart Crawford.
The United States is trying to return us to a previous era
The latest US National Security Strategy signals a decisive break with the post-war order, argues Greg Quinn OBE, a former British diplomat, raising questions for Europe and its allies about power, dependence, and what comes next.
Can Europe build a credible nuclear deterrent without the US?
A new analysis by Dorcha Lee, a retired Irish Army Colonel and defence analyst, examines whether a seven-nation European consortium could provide a credible nuclear deterrent should the US nuclear umbrella be withdrawn.
Delta Force won’t invade Greenland; but Wall Street might
Claims that the United States could seek to seize Greenland misunderstand both geography and strategy, with Washington far more likely to deepen influence through investment and cooperation as Arctic routes and critical minerals grow in importance, argues former MP and defence commentator James Gray.
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.
