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      Gavin Williamson has announced a new Defence Arctic Strategy, but does the British military have enough resources to back it up?
      With the RAAF’s first two operational F-35 fighters arriving in early December, long-time critics have launched a fresh wave of claims that the aircraft is a disaster.
      The UK has emerged as the most pessimistic country regarding its future peace prospects in a survey of 15 countries commissioned by the British Council and International Alert. 
      A devastating new report has highlighted skill shortages in 102 critical areas across the armed forces. Commanders have reportedly had to cancel leave as a result in an effort to maintain operations. 
      The Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) has confirmed to us that British soldiers in Bosnia have not changed their shoulder insignia, contrary to a wildly shared tweet from the 'Veterans for Britain' group. 
      In August, Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro claimed he was the target of a drone-borne explosive assassination attempt.
      In July, U.S. President Donald Trump made waves in Brussels by suggesting that the U.S. might "do its own thing" if NATO Alliance members don't meet defence spending commitments.
      What is the future of UK-EU defence industrial cooperation in the post-Brexit environment?
      NATO is arguably over-complicated by the subordinate nature of the military structure to that of its political structure.
      Diego Garcia is one of the last British footholds ‘East of Suez’ and the last British possession in the Indian Ocean.

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