Defence spending

Ministers must get the Defence Investment Plan right

31 May 2026 8:33 pm

The speech by Pete Hegseth, the US Defense Secretary, to Singapore’s Shangri-La Dialogue was addressed to a Pacific audience. His…

Europe should listen to America’s uncomfortable truths

17 February 2025 5:00 pm

The response in Europe to J.D Vance’s speech at the Munich Security Conference last Friday was one of predictable outrage.…

Indefensible

28 March 2015 9:00 am

With the exception of 1983, when Michael Foot promised unilateral nuclear disarmament, defence has played little role in modern election…