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Cold Response 26: Alliance Strength Tested by Arctic Extremes and Political Tensions
This March, the frozen landscapes of northern Norway will once again echo to the cadence of multinational military manoeuvres as Exercise Cold Response 26 brings together some 28,000 troops from the United States and NATO partners for one of the…
Beneath the rubble of war, British Army medics fight a different kind of battle
War has always demanded courage, but few roles require quite the same combination of skill, calm and self-sacrifice as that of the military medic. While soldiers are trained to close with and defeat the enemy, Army medical personnel are trained…
School Strikes Sweep Germany in Response to New Military Service Law
Germany’s Bundestag has approved a far-reaching reform of military service designed to expand the Bundeswehr over the next decade, while leaving open the option of a return to conscription if voluntary recruitment fails to meet targets. The decision has triggered…
Armed with Signals: How Britain’s Soldiers Are Mastering Jungle-Tech to Secure the Future
In the steamy undergrowth of Belize, a small team of soldiers from 216 (Parachute) Signal Squadron — part of the UK’s 16 Air Assault Brigade — recently undertook a demanding mission. But it wasn’t one of assault or rescue. Instead,…
University Cadets in Germany Reveal Britain’s Future Military Elite
It’s often said that the character of a nation is defined by its youth—by what they choose to believe, whom they choose to trust, and how far they are prepared to go. Last week, 140 UK university officer cadets from…
Europe’s Military Sleepwalk Must End – Before It’s Too Late
There is a grim and unwelcome truth that Europe’s political class has been studiously avoiding for far too long: the continent is not ready for a war it may not have the luxury to avoid. Russian aggression, once dismissed as…
Pride and Precision on Parade as Britain’s Youngest Soldiers Graduate in Harrogate
Under the grey skies of North Yorkshire, the Army Foundation College at Harrogate resounded on Thursday with the stamp of boots, the blare of brass, and the unmistakable air of ceremony. Seven hundred and fifty Junior Soldiers – most barely…
Europe’s Military Training Crisis: Why the Continent Is Unprepared for War
When Russia crossed the Dnipro in 2022, the shock was felt far beyond the front lines. Europe’s military doctrine—thin, underfunded, and overly reliant on peacetime assumptions—was unmasked for what it is: a hollow structure ill-equipped for the rigours of modern…