We have armed forces well below establishment, a cohort of youngsters stymied by Covid-19 and lack of employment opportunities and a feeling that we might all be able to do better for one another, argues Stuart Crawford in his look at the old chestnut that is the reintroduction of National Service.
The economic impact of COVID-19 is likely to present very serious challenges for the security of the United Kingdom, argues Harry Basnett in this submission to the UK Defence Journal.
"We should let our soldiers, sailors and airmen/women speak and have confidence in them", argues Stuart Crawford in his look at at how the British Army and the media communicate.
"Russia has become more aggressive, authoritarian and nationalist, increasingly defining itself in opposition to the West."
For more than a century, the RFA has been essential in allowing the Royal Navy to operate globally.
The Five Eyes brings the UK, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand into the world's most complete and comprehensive intelligence alliance.
It had been claimed that PPE companies in England were told to prioritise England over Scotland. The First Minister of Scotland and the Scottish Health Secretary have however "accepted assurances" that this is not the case.
NATO say that Russian officials have made false accusations about the role of the Alliance in the fight against COVID-19.
Stuart Crawford, who was also a British Army officer, has said the Scottish Government should focus on specialising in certain areas.
The aircraft carrier is often the first and sometimes only means through which a government can react to a rapidly deteriorating military situation.
