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Over the past couple of decades, many military analysts have claimed that technology has changed the very nature of war. But this is, I believe, mistaken. Two centuries ago, Carl von Clausewitz, the Prussian “philosopher of war,” described the nature of w

Initially designed to fight the Taliban, the aircraft is ill-suited to counter novel threats

Beneath the balmy November sun of New Mexico, the British soldiers were happy. They were about to show off what their £5m Watchkeeper drones were truly capable of in front of a key UK ally.

As we prepare to enter the month of August, we will, I’m sure, once again rehash the perennial debate concerning the morality of the use of the atom bomb against Japan. This year, the debate will be enlivened by the release of the excellent film, Oppenhei

For the past sixteen months or so, the attention of the United States has been focused on the Russo-Ukrainian War, which continues to sputter along with neither side able to achieve its goals. But dangerous as that conflict may be, there are more serious

The US military is in trouble. How do we know? First, the services are facing “unprecedented challenges” in recruiting. Officials blame a combination of circumstances: a shrinking percentage of young Americans fit for service; an inability to recruit in h

Important questions remain about future Arctic regional cooperation following Russias invasion of Ukraine. Next month, Norway will take over the chairmanship of the Arctic Council from Russia and diplomatic efforts are already underway to ensure the transfer goes as smoothly as possible. Gabriella Gricius explores three possible scenarios of what this Arctic Council could look like.

The Biden administration has generally been optimistic—at least in terms of its public rhetoric—about the war in Ukraine. On 20 February, President Joe Biden, speaking in Kyiv told Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenksy, “This is the largest land war in E

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