Nato
Britain’s armed forces no longer have the resources for a major war
Our armed forces have been cut too far to fight a meaningful war – and the coming defence review looks unlikely to change that
Watching the next war
Nato’s beefed-up military exercises are impressive – and ominous
Redefining aid
In this week’s Queen’s Speech, the government promised as usual to cut red tape for businesses. But David Cameron is…
Exit, pursued by a bear
In the 1984 US presidential election, Ronald Reagan came up with an effective way of embarrassing his rival Walter Mondale…
The empire-builders
For Nato and the EU as much as for Putin, Ukraine is a question not of virtue but of power and land
Laying down our arms
Britain is forfeiting its position on the world stage. With no national debate, we are surrendering our claim to be…
Will there be war in Ukraine?
Further Russian military intervention would be a disaster. But Putin might have to do it anyway
Afghanistan year zero
All bets are off when the US troops pull out
