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A New Command in Scotland Signals the Army’s Wider Role in National Resilience
Brigadier Dave Calder takes charge of 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland, bringing operational experience and a strong local connection to a role that extends well beyond traditional military duties. The arrival of Brigadier Dave Calder OBE as the…
The sound of military tradition still has it’s place in Britain’s modern Army
There is no military tradition as instantly recognisable as the sound of massed pipes and drums echoing across Edinburgh Castle. Yet behind the spectacle lies something more consequential than ceremony: a demonstration of how institutions preserve their identity while adapting…
Innovation at Tactical Speed: How One Soldier’s Invention Could Change Battlefield Protection
Modern warfare has become a contest of adaptation. Technologies that once took years to reach operational units are now evolving in months, while the proliferation of inexpensive unmanned aerial vehicles has fundamentally altered the battlefield. Against this backdrop, one of…
America’s Maritime Support Helps Ukraine Secure the Black Sea’s Future
Patrol boats currently operating in the Black Sea, supplied by Washington, illustrate how targeted military assistance is strengthening Ukraine’s resilience while reinforcing wider Western security interests. The debate over Western military support for Ukraine often centres on sophisticated missile systems,…
One Network, Two Systems: A Wake-Up Call Britain Can No Longer Ignore
There are reports that merely catalogue risks, and there are reports that fundamentally challenge established assumptions. One Network, Two Systems: The Research Security Risks of UK/China University Cyber Partnerships belongs firmly in the latter category. Produced by UK-China Transparency and…
South Africa’s Moscow Turn Demands a Western Security Reckoning
South Africa’s government has long insisted that its relationship with Russia is an expression of strategic independence. Pretoria calls it non-alignment. It presents its diplomacy as a refusal to be drawn into great-power blocs and argues that the West…
Russia’s Gulf intelligence gamble could test Trump’s apparent reluctance to confront Putin
If Moscow has supplied Tehran with satellite intelligence on US military facilities, Washington may face an uncomfortable question: how should it respond when a strategic adversary operates through an increasingly capable partner? Claims that Russia has supplied Iran with satellite…
MFU: Britain Takes the Helm in Planning Ukraine’s Future Security
With the appointment of Lieutenant General Tom Bateman the United Kingdom is to assume command of the multinational force supporting Ukraine (MFU), taking over from France. The force itself will become operational only once conditions permit. The announcement comes after more…
Guarding the Knowledge Frontier: Five Eyes Warn of China’s Expanding Human Intelligence Campaign
The latest security advisory jointly issued by the Five Eyes intelligence community is notable not because it reveals a new espionage technique, but because it illustrates how dramatically the battlefield of intelligence collection has shifted. Rather than clandestine meetings in…
The Hidden Strategic Costs of China’s New London Embassy
Planning disputes are rarely matters of grand strategy. Most revolve around traffic flows, heritage concerns or the height of new buildings. Yet the proposal by the People’s Republic of China to establish what would become its largest embassy in Europe…