ISIS Is an Existential Threat, but Not to the West
The word ‘existential’ aptly entered the English lexicon in 1941, when borders, governments, peoples and democracy itself were all having ...
The Talibans Siege of Kunduz Highlights a Worrying New Dynamic
The Taliban seized the northern Afghan city of Kunduz on 28th September after five months of fighting. Even though the city was recaptured ...
Whats Haunting Anglo-Iranian Relations
With specialist restorers needing to be flown in from the UK to restore the building to its past glory, on ...
Why Britain hasnt Followed the US into Syria
It seems like a generation ago now, but it was only in late August 2013 that Britain’s House of Commons ...
Death by Treasury: The Challenge of Defense Austerity in Britain
Last week, Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, made the surprise announcementthat the Conservative Government would commit to spending 2% ...
200 Years after Waterloo, How will Todays Wars be Remembered?
Can you remember the last time the conclusion of a war was widely celebrated by soldiers, politicians, the press and ...
Vladislav Surkov: The (Gray) Cardinal of the Kremlin
In the parlance of our times, Vladislav Surkov is Russia’s very real answer to Frank Underwood – a behind the ...
Urban Warfare and Jade Helm: Why We Should Invade Texas
I grew up watching The Simpsons and it remains one of my favorite TV shows. So when news stories began to gain ...
UK General Election: There Are No Votes in Defence
The astute reader may have noticed the “c” in “defence” contained in the title – these words weren’t spoken by ...
From Tikrit to Mosul
On March 2, a motley assortment of loyalist fighters launched an assault on Tikrit, the birthplace of Saddam Hussein. It ...