Spot the spelling, this is from Jeremy M H, one of our many friends from the USA; Intro The United Kingdom appears to occupy a unique niche in the defense landscape. As a major player in any military actions for…
At this D-Day ‘versary time of year I often think about deception. The scale of Op Fortitude was staggering and there’s plenty of good stuff to read on the subject elsewhere so no need to repeat here. Plus the fact…
Context Relative economic decline (latest GNP and GDP tables) Move from a uni-polar to a multi-polar world US strategic pivot Future roles UK territorial integrity – The majority of the threat is apparent in other domains: cyber warfare, terrorism, organised…
Offshore and nearshore infrastructure is becoming increasingly important, is the UK defence, policing and security infrastructure too fragmented to adequately protect them? Only a few weeks ago, during the unseasonal cold spell, we saw how a less than 8 hour…
Thought I would bounce this one out with a provocative title [browser-shot width=”600″ url=”;] Does this mean all talk of a maritime decade and the end of protracted land wars is somewhat premature? Does anyone else think those in green…
I think we all understand the desire of those in mainland Europe to move ever closer to a single entity in all matters, many have foreseen this and despite the so called Euro scepticism in the some of the mainstream…
A guest post from Sir Humphrey. Firstly, may I say that I’m delighted at the level of interest shown in the first part of this short series. I shouldn’t be surprised though that so much of the commentary focused on…
A Guest post from Chris.B So, TD is on a drive this summer to turn the debate temporarily away from shiny equipment and things that either blow other stuff up or can be fitted inside an ISO container (tip to…
A Guest Post from Sir Humphrey, author of ‘The Thin Pinstriped Line‘ defence blog East of East of Suez – the UK commitment to the Asia / Pacific Rim. The Far East is an area which has long held a…
