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Veterans Intensify Campaign Against Northern Ireland Legacy Reforms
Britain’s most historic Army regiments have entered an increasingly bitter dispute over the government’s plans to overhaul Northern Ireland legacy legislation, lending institutional weight to a campaign that argues ageing veterans risk becoming the principal targets of renewed legal scrutiny…
South Korea’s 500,000 Drone Operators Show Uncrewed Warfare Becoming a Basic Military Skill
Seoul plans to train personnel across every service to operate drones while buying tens of thousands of training and combat systems. The scale points to a structural shift from specialist units towards mass drone literacy. South Korea plans to train…
Russian Ex-Combatants Are Becoming a European Security Planning Problem
European Council conclusions have asked officials to examine possible internal-security measures concerning Russian ex-combatants from the war against Ukraine, turning a buried summit clause into a practical question for borders, intelligence sharing and hybrid-threat planning.
EU Court Backs Italy’s Covid Vaccination Rule for Military Personnel
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that Italy’s compulsory Covid-19 vaccination requirement for military personnel did not breach EU anti-discrimination law, in a judgment clarifying the legal scope of personnel rules for armed forces. The Court…
The Defence Crisis That Could Define – Or End – Starmer’s Premiership
There are ministerial resignations that bruise governments, and there are resignations that expose something deeper: a collapse of confidence at the heart of administration. The departure this week of Defence Secretary John Healey, swiftly followed by the resignation of Armed Forces…
Duty, Courage and Chance: The Remarkable Life of D-Day Veteran Bill Redston
The death of Royal Navy veteran Bill Redston at the age of 101, just days before today’s 82nd anniversary of D-Day, marks the passing of a man whose life spanned some of the defining events of the modern era. It…
Operation Interflex: Britain Refocuses Ukraine Training Mission as War Enters New Phase
The United Kingdom is reshaping Operation Interflex, one of its most significant military contributions to Ukraine, shifting a flagship training programme away from mass infantry instruction and towards specialist battlefield skills as Kyiv’s armed forces adapt to the realities of…
Russia’s Assault Arithmetic Points to a Growing Manpower Problem
Russia increased the number of assault actions along the Ukrainian front in May, but the additional effort produced little territorial gain. The figures point to a widening imbalance between the resources Moscow is committing and the results it is achieving.…
101 years of age today, and still going strong… that’s Henri, a brave Belgian warrior
Today’s world leaders should heed the “mistakes” of the past or face the consequences, warns Count Henri d’Oultremont, who celebrates his 101st birthday this day, May 31st. As one of only three known Belgian survivors of the famous Piron Brigade, Henri knows what…
Russia’s drone training drive in Crimea raises legal risks over militarisation of children
Reports that Russian occupation authorities are expanding drone-piloting courses for students and teenagers in Crimea point to a broader wartime effort to turn education into a pipeline for military skills. Russian occupation authorities in Crimea are expanding drone-related training for…