The tendency to adopt the Trump playbook wholesale is disturbing. (View Post)

A serious defence plan would focus on our most dangerous deficiencies. On that list is the serious lack of ground based air defence in the UK (and overseas bases); degraded naval capacity (including … (View Post)

I'm shocked by this news. The Moscow–Tehran axis is collapsing before our eyes. It has been confirmed that Iran did in fact appeal to russia, invoking clauses on “mutual assistance in the event … (View Post)

International law, FWIW, says that you can. And in practical terms, it means that the last decade of Iran's attempted rapprochement with a number of its regional neighbours is in the dustbin. (A… (View Post)

International law, FWIW, says that you can. And in practical terms, it means that the last decade of Iran's attempted rapprochement with a number of its regional neighbours is in the dustbin. (A… (View Post)