Defence Notes
Opinion: British Army could emerge as the winner from ministerial changes and spending reviews
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has completed his first significant reshuffle, hiring and firing ministers to form his cabinet and to focus on the delivery of ...
Defence Notes
Opinion: Another year of instability amid Middle Eastern power plays
The new decade has opened, quite literally, with a bang. The drone strike by the US military on 3 January to kill the head of ...
Defence Notes
Opinion: Make or break time for UK defence
For the British Armed Forces, 2020 began with an abrupt start as the aftermath of the strike by the US military on Iranian Qods Force ...
Defence Notes
Opinion: Christmas respite for UK Armed Forces ahead of crunch 2020
As the year draws to a close, the UK MoD would be excused for letting out a sigh of exhaustion as a busy, and at ...
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Defence Notes
Opinion: Transatlantic relationship enters an uncertain phase
6th February 2020
The decision by the UK government to approve the use of Huawei technology in “non-core” parts of the new national 5G network has been met ...
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Defence Notes
Opinion: Will UK election result bring defence benefits?
16th December 2019
The population of the United Kingdom has voted in a general election, and resoundingly returned the Conservative Party, led by Boris Johnson as Prime Minister, ...
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Defence Notes
Opinion: Tripartite naval exercise indication of shifting alliances
27th November 2019
In the latest sign of the changing strategic balance in Africa, the first ever tripartite naval exercises between South Africa, Russia and China will occur ...
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Naval Warfare
Opinion: UK back in the MPA business, but is it permanent?
5th November 2019
The Royal Air Force has officially taken delivery of the first P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPA). This marks the beginning of a return to ...
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Land Warfare
Opinion: What is the British Army for?
18th October 2019
A month on from the madding halls of DSEI 2019 it is worth taking stock of what came to pass, not least the raft of ...
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Defence Notes
Opinion: Trump’s diplomacy by social media risks strategic partnerships
25th September 2019
One of the defining hallmarks of President Donald Trump’s period in the Oval Office is the sheer unpredictability of his policy ideas, which often seem ...
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Naval Warfare
Opinion: Royal Navy returns to carrier strike capability
5th September 2019
The Royal Navy (RN) has begun the deployment of the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth across the Atlantic to the US to carry out the ...
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Defence Notes
Opinion: Is there an absence of interest in UK defence?
21st August 2019
Boris Johnson has been UK Prime Minister for almost a month, yet it is still hard to understand what his vision for defence is, or ...
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Defence Notes
Opinion: What will Boris do for defence?
24th July 2019
Boris Johnson has been confirmed as the new prime minister of the United Kingdom. He enters office at a time of unparalleled global security challenges ...
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Naval Warfare
Opinion: Will diplomatic gulf threaten Iran stance?
15th July 2019
Following the recent rise in tensions between the UK and Iran over the detention of the tanker MV Grace 1 by Royal Marine Commandos, the ...
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Naval Warfare
Opinion: Russia's reducing naval might
8th July 2019
The Russian Navy has unveiled its latest plans to build two helicopter carriers (LPH) over the next 10 years, which will form the basis of ...
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Naval Warfare
Opinion: New First Sea Lord faces new challenges
21st June 2019
Earlier this week Adm Tony Radakin has been appointed as the new First Sea Lord of the UK Royal Navy, taking over from Adm Sir ...
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Naval Warfare
Opinion: US Navy escort force feeling the strain
6th June 2019
The US Navy (USN) may be the largest and most capable navy on the planet but its escort force is stretched thinly across the globe, ...
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Defence Notes
Opinion: A career on the rocks
9th May 2019
'Gavin who?' This was a common question on his appointment to the MoD as Secretary of State for Defence in late 2017. The intervening 18 ...
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Naval Warfare
Opinion: All creatures great and small
2nd May 2019
Fishermen in northern Norway recently made global media headlines for encountering a Beluga whale that appeared to have been fitted with some kind of manmade ...
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Defence Notes
Opinion: Fate of the Littoral Strike Ship inextricably linked to fortunes of minister
9th April 2019
April Fools’ Day is not traditionally regarded as an auspicious day to make serious announcements to the media. But in keeping with his reputation as ...
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Naval Warfare
Opinion: West feeling the squeeze in choke point contest
5th April 2019
Empires are built on trade and commerce, and for centuries control of key land or maritime trade routes has been integral to securing the long-term ...
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Naval Warfare
Opinion: Negotiating the MCM minefield
1st April 2019
‘Every ship can be a minesweeper – once’ is a familiar naval saying, but one that is no less relevant today than it has been ...
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Defence Notes
Opinion: Controlling the information space
11th March 2019
In the last few weeks India and Pakistan have come close to the brink of outright war over ongoing issues in the Kashmir region. The ...
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Defence Notes
Opinion: Williamson promises the Earth but can he deliver?
13th February 2019
Gavin Williamson, the Secretary of State for Defence has used a speech at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) on 11 February to set out his ...
