Invasion.
After numerous recent terror attacks on its soil, Turkey has finally decided to take a more active role in the Syrian Civil War. This move is welcomed by many, but is not without its...
Tagged: NATO
The Struggle for Sangin
One year after Nato troops ended combat operations in Afghanistan, the Taliban are close to overrunning Sangin, a key town in Helmand province. Akshay Narayan examines a rapidly deteriorating security situation. Why is Sangin...
The Turkey-Russia Crisis: On the brink of World War III?
After Turkey downed a Russian fighter jet, Janith Peiris analyses a murky Middle Eastern quagmire. Turkey and Russia are two major players in the Syrian Civil War. Russia, who has been an ally...
Dogs of War
After the events in Paris, Matt Gillow argues that what we need is a war. On Saturday night, French President François Hollande declared the attacks on Paris, carried out by so-called Islamic State, killing...
The Demonisation of Defence: A Progressive Case for Military Spending
Jeremy Corbyn has said that he could not think of a situation where he would deploy Britain’s armed forces. If anything, the left should be championing greater defence spending. The previous sixty years have...
Budget 2015: Summary
The key measures in the first Conservative-only budget since 1996. A compulsory (for 25 years and above) National Living Wage of £9 per hour by 2020 A commitment to meet the NATO 2% spending...
The Second Cold War
Tensions between NATO and Russia have been rising ever since the Russian annexation of Crimea in early 2014 and the ensuing Ukraine crisis. A second Cold War appears to be inevitable, so what should...
