Brexit & Foreign Policy
Understanding Kilcullen’s metrics of counterinsurgency
The NATO/Afghan coalition in the Helmand province reported the first significant resistance of Operation Moshtarak today. It is foreseeable that […]
Without political will for an enduring campaign, operations like Moshtarak remain futile
Without the political will for an enduring campaign, operations like those being undertaken in Marjah at present remain strategically futile.
One Young World summit to open in London tonight
At the inaugural One Young World summit from February 8th to 10th in London, hundreds of young leaders from 192 nations will take up the most pressing issues.
Campaign launched to commit UK to spending 0.7% of income on development aid
The Global Poverty Promise campaign today asks people to support a new law that would commit the UK to spend 0.7% of national income on development assistance.
Defence green paper asks right questions even as the Government suggests wrong answers
Today’s defence green paper asks the right questions on the future of defence policy even as Secretary of State Bob Ainsworth gives support to the wrong answers
Brown’s super-carriers are the wrong choice
Gordon Brown's commitment to the construction of new aircraft carriers is good news for defence sector jobs. But it is bad news for the defence budget and strategy.