Ready (or not), here they come
The UK armed forces have a huge readiness problem. Martin Docherty-Hughes MP looks at the ever-changing and particularly fractious climate of geopolitical tension and argues why Scotland is well-placed to create an armed force ready for the modern day.
Russia’s Baltic neighbours to create massive border defences
Russia’s Baltic neighbours to create massive border defences as Trump continues undermining NATO.
Islamic State attack in Moscow risks escalating the Ukraine war
There is still much that is unknown about the attack. One can, however, draw out some of the potential consequences.
Leadership in defence should put country before Party
It should be Britain's plan to defend our country better, not just Labour’s argues Shadow Secretary of State for Defence John Healey MP in this submission to the UK Defence Journal.
US built Gaza pier risks attack warns analyst
Don’t underestimate the level of resistance faced from the usual suspects argues Lt Col Stuart Crawford.
Russian grip on Crimea looks shaky
It is ten years since Russia illegally annexed Crimea. Efforts to firmly integrate the peninsula into Russia, however, have not gone well.
How Haiti became a failed state
Rival gangs have joined forces to overrun the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, in an attempt to force the resignation of the acting president, Ariel Henry.
And the election winner will be… Vladimir Putin
Anyone else who might be a focus for opposition is either in jail, dead or exiled.
A US with fewer allies threatens global security
The modern US-led global order is in many ways a modern iteration of something developed by Great Britain at the beginning of the 19th century.
Russian soldiers’ wives increasingly outspoken in opposition
Russian soldiers' wives who have have emerged as one of the few sources of open criticism of the state's handling of Russia's war in Ukraine.
