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The Severe Vulnerabilities of Today’s British Army (opens the original)
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I recently contributed to a call for evidence on the state of the British Armed Forces. As such, I thought that I would expand on some of the contributions I made and put them into a single article. This is based on my own experiences as a soldier, and my many discussions with friends and colleagues still serving in the Army. These reflections unfortunately do not give cause for optimism. Strengths<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!adm4!,f_
A Black Day for the Royal Navy (opens the original)
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This is the fourth in a series of historical vignettes detailing great British military disasters. You can also read my analyses of Singapore, Kut, and Walcheren.Introduction‘By God . . . I think the Devil shits Dutchmen!’In mid-June 1667, a Dutch war fleet sailed up the Medwa
Holding Elections During Wartime (opens the original)
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There has recently been a resurgence of discussion over holding elections in Ukraine. I have no say in whether this is a good idea or not – that is a matter for Ukrainian citizens to decide, not foreigners pontificating from abroad.However, the history of wartime elections intrigued me, and so I decided to do some research. Remarkably, there is relatively little academic literature on the concept, at least regarding the conduct of elections during major wars.<a class="footnote-anchor" href="#foo
Ukrainian Independence and Britain (opens the original)
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Yesterday, I was lucky enough to attend the Ukrainian Independence Day event at the National Army Museum in Chelsea.1 The evening was both a celebration of Ukrainian culture, and an in-depth discussion on Operation Interflex, the United Kingdom’s flagship contribution to the Ukrainian Armed Forces through training provision. I’d like to reflect on the evening both as a meld of culture and military activity and a microcosm of British-Ukrainian relations.<div class="captioned
Punching Putin in the Face (opens the original)
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This is an update of an article I wrote last year for the Council on Geostrategy. I have also written a long paper on conventional and nuclear deterrence which might be of interest.If you had told someone in 2021 that within a year, there would be a full-scale conventional war on the European continent, they’d have probably called you crackers. If you had informed them that Russia would not just be conducting
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