Aid to Ukraine: Storm Shadow Missiles
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It’s Like the First World War…If We kill them, they’re just replaced
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The Russo-Ukraine war: Implications for UK Defence
Excellent analysis of the implications of the Russo-Ukraine War for British defence policy by Geraint Hughes of the Defence Studies Department, King’s College London.
Geraint Hughes, Defence Studies Department, King’s College London
Over a month has passed since Vladimir Putin launched his ‘special military operation’ to subjugate Ukraine. Russia’s blatant and unprovoked invasion of its neighbour has caused amajor international crisis, with Britain and other NATO powers being presented with the hard task of helping the Ukrainians to defend their homeland while simultaneously avoiding escalation with its nuclear-armed aggressor. The aim of this post is to summarise the key implications of this war for Britain’s defence policy, and also for its armed forces in particular.
The 2021Integrated Reviewand the ensuingDefence White Paperemphasised the ‘sub-threshold’ threat that Russia and other potential adversaries posed to the UK and its allies, arguing that Britain’s enemies would utilise tools of statecraft short of overt warfare (propaganda, military sabre-rattling, covert action etc) to achieve their objectives. This thinking reflected current conceptions of‘political…
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SMS Seeadler: A First World War Sailing Warship
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WWII GI’s Letter Home Delivered in 2021
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New defence chief warns of Russian threat at sea | The Times
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China’s Magic Weapon
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Russians Harrass British Destroyer in the Black Sea
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