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Our next booklist suggestions come from Andrew Young, picking up on his interests in amphibious warfare & looking at how today's defence establishment can learn from history: www.sahr.org.uk/view-book-li...
You can also catch his recent online talk for the Society at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=55UL...
You can also catch his recent online talk for the Society at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=55UL...
December 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Our next booklist suggestions come from Andrew Young, picking up on his interests in amphibious warfare & looking at how today's defence establishment can learn from history: www.sahr.org.uk/view-book-li...
You can also catch his recent online talk for the Society at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=55UL...
You can also catch his recent online talk for the Society at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=55UL...
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Skeptics see Maginot 2.0. The reality? A modern system built to slow, expose, and punish aggression.
Europe’s New Lines of Defense Are Not Maginot 2.0
Across Europe, nations have signaled a desire to dig, wire, and network their frontiers. From the Baltic Defense Line and the European Union’s proposed
warontherocks.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Skeptics see Maginot 2.0. The reality? A modern system built to slow, expose, and punish aggression.
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Spare some love today for Collingwood. The other Admiral at Trafalgar.
Proud northerner. Hater of flogging. Legit brilliant commander and Nelson's trusted right hand. First into battle on Royal Sovereign. Took charge after Nelson was sniped and saved the British Fleet.
Here's HIS Trafalgar... /1 🧵
Proud northerner. Hater of flogging. Legit brilliant commander and Nelson's trusted right hand. First into battle on Royal Sovereign. Took charge after Nelson was sniped and saved the British Fleet.
Here's HIS Trafalgar... /1 🧵
October 21, 2023 at 9:52 AM
Spare some love today for Collingwood. The other Admiral at Trafalgar.
Proud northerner. Hater of flogging. Legit brilliant commander and Nelson's trusted right hand. First into battle on Royal Sovereign. Took charge after Nelson was sniped and saved the British Fleet.
Here's HIS Trafalgar... /1 🧵
Proud northerner. Hater of flogging. Legit brilliant commander and Nelson's trusted right hand. First into battle on Royal Sovereign. Took charge after Nelson was sniped and saved the British Fleet.
Here's HIS Trafalgar... /1 🧵
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Norway Chooses Type 26 as Future Frigate
A long awaited decision on the Royal Norwegian Navy’s next generation warships was announced on Aug. 31, with Norwegian PM confirming the procurement of UK-designed Type 26 frigates in a deal worth £10 billion.
Story: theaviationist.com/2025/08/31/n...
A long awaited decision on the Royal Norwegian Navy’s next generation warships was announced on Aug. 31, with Norwegian PM confirming the procurement of UK-designed Type 26 frigates in a deal worth £10 billion.
Story: theaviationist.com/2025/08/31/n...
Norway Chooses Type 26 as Future Frigate
A long awaited decision on the Royal Norwegian Navy's next generation warships was announced on Aug. 31, with Norwegian PM Jonas Støre confirming the
theaviationist.com
September 1, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Norway Chooses Type 26 as Future Frigate
A long awaited decision on the Royal Norwegian Navy’s next generation warships was announced on Aug. 31, with Norwegian PM confirming the procurement of UK-designed Type 26 frigates in a deal worth £10 billion.
Story: theaviationist.com/2025/08/31/n...
A long awaited decision on the Royal Norwegian Navy’s next generation warships was announced on Aug. 31, with Norwegian PM confirming the procurement of UK-designed Type 26 frigates in a deal worth £10 billion.
Story: theaviationist.com/2025/08/31/n...
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The Norwegian Government has selected the United Kingdom as a strategic partner for the acquisition of new frigates. The purchase of British frigates will be the largest Norwegian defence capability investment to date 🇬🇧 🇳🇴
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
Norway selects British Type 26 frigates - Naval News
Norway has selected the United Kingdom as a strategic partner for the acquisition of new frigates.
www.navalnews.com
August 31, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The Norwegian Government has selected the United Kingdom as a strategic partner for the acquisition of new frigates. The purchase of British frigates will be the largest Norwegian defence capability investment to date 🇬🇧 🇳🇴
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
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Sailing under the steep cliff of the North Cape; two 🇸🇯 and two 🇺🇸 warships. A P-8 Poseidon and two F-35 made a low flyover. Controlling the Bear Gap (North Cape, Bear Island, Spitsbergen) could be a priority. See photos:
NATO warships sail into Barents Sea
'It is important for us to train together and have allied naval presence outside our northern coast,' says Brynjar Stordal, spokesperson for Norway's joint headquarters.
www.thebarentsobserver.com
August 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Sailing under the steep cliff of the North Cape; two 🇸🇯 and two 🇺🇸 warships. A P-8 Poseidon and two F-35 made a low flyover. Controlling the Bear Gap (North Cape, Bear Island, Spitsbergen) could be a priority. See photos:
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Of course the Queen was Remain. You don’t sustain a hereditary monarchy by randomly pulling pins out of grenades for the lols at the urging of a cluster of snake oil chancers.
August 30, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Of course the Queen was Remain. You don’t sustain a hereditary monarchy by randomly pulling pins out of grenades for the lols at the urging of a cluster of snake oil chancers.
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All three 🇷🇺 Northern Fleet Yasen-class submarines are at sea as U.S. carrier group sails outside Norway. Search reported by British media.
All three Northern Fleet Yasen submarines at sea as U.S. carrier group sails outside Norway
As of August 25, the Yasen-class submarines Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk and Kazan are not present at the Nerpicha base in Zapadnaya Litsa. British media report about NATO warplanes searching for a Russi...
www.thebarentsobserver.com
August 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
All three 🇷🇺 Northern Fleet Yasen-class submarines are at sea as U.S. carrier group sails outside Norway. Search reported by British media.
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Just got round to watching Mario Draghi's speech in Rimini in the original Italian. It is easily the most important speech on Europe so far this year and I hope someone (@grandcontinent.bsky.social?) publishes it in English and other EU languages soon.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMME...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMME...
Mario Draghi’s Full Speech: Europe’s Harsh Reality — Powerless on the Global Stage! -ITALIAN-
YouTube video by EU Debates | eudebates.tv
www.youtube.com
August 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Just got round to watching Mario Draghi's speech in Rimini in the original Italian. It is easily the most important speech on Europe so far this year and I hope someone (@grandcontinent.bsky.social?) publishes it in English and other EU languages soon.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMME...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMME...
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Amid Norway's anniversary celebration of the Svalbard Treaty comes another verbal attack from Moscow
Amid Norway's celebration of Svalbard Treaty comes another verbal attack from Moscow
The country's Crone Prince and Prime Minister came to the far northern archipelago to celebrate 100 years of Norwegian sovereignty. At the same time, the Russian Foreign Ministry issued yet another sh...
www.thebarentsobserver.com
August 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Amid Norway's anniversary celebration of the Svalbard Treaty comes another verbal attack from Moscow
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What is Atlantic Bastion and will it work?
I'm delighted that my first report for the Foreign Policy Research Institute is now out - covering the goal, the tech, the threat, and the history (for all you SOSUS nerds).
www.fpri.org/article/2025...
I'm delighted that my first report for the Foreign Policy Research Institute is now out - covering the goal, the tech, the threat, and the history (for all you SOSUS nerds).
www.fpri.org/article/2025...
www.fpri.org
August 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
What is Atlantic Bastion and will it work?
I'm delighted that my first report for the Foreign Policy Research Institute is now out - covering the goal, the tech, the threat, and the history (for all you SOSUS nerds).
www.fpri.org/article/2025...
I'm delighted that my first report for the Foreign Policy Research Institute is now out - covering the goal, the tech, the threat, and the history (for all you SOSUS nerds).
www.fpri.org/article/2025...
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A longer video of the collision between PLA Navy destroyer Guilin and a Chinese coast guard ship as they pursued a Philippines coast guard patrol vessel about 10 miles east of Scarborough Shoal
August 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
A longer video of the collision between PLA Navy destroyer Guilin and a Chinese coast guard ship as they pursued a Philippines coast guard patrol vessel about 10 miles east of Scarborough Shoal
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Starmer is weirdly good at foreign policy - at a time being good at foreign policy isn’t easy
app.thenewworld.co.uk/story/140205...
app.thenewworld.co.uk/story/140205...
Whisper it, but Starmer is getting one big thing right
The PM is floundering at home but abroad, he may have quietly saved Britain’s global relevance
app.thenewworld.co.uk
August 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Starmer is weirdly good at foreign policy - at a time being good at foreign policy isn’t easy
app.thenewworld.co.uk/story/140205...
app.thenewworld.co.uk/story/140205...
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Three B-1B Lancer bombers from an air base in Texas landed at Ørland air base in Norway on Saturday to begin training operations with NATO Allies.
US bombers back in Norway ahead of Russia's Zapad-2025 exercise
Several B-1B Lancer bombers from an air base in Texas landed at Ørland air base in Norway on Saturday to begin training operations with NATO Allies.
www.thebarentsobserver.com
August 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Three B-1B Lancer bombers from an air base in Texas landed at Ørland air base in Norway on Saturday to begin training operations with NATO Allies.
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There's a lot wrong with British democracy, but three things we should defend with iron determination:
- no party involvement in appointing judges;
- non-partisan drawing of constituency boundaries;
- limited party spending by comparison with the US - though this is now very much at risk.
- no party involvement in appointing judges;
- non-partisan drawing of constituency boundaries;
- limited party spending by comparison with the US - though this is now very much at risk.
August 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
There's a lot wrong with British democracy, but three things we should defend with iron determination:
- no party involvement in appointing judges;
- non-partisan drawing of constituency boundaries;
- limited party spending by comparison with the US - though this is now very much at risk.
- no party involvement in appointing judges;
- non-partisan drawing of constituency boundaries;
- limited party spending by comparison with the US - though this is now very much at risk.
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Through Projet Grayburn, BDT UK say it is offering Britain a way back into full-spectrum small-arms production.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/bdt-uks-proj...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/bdt-uks-proj...
BDT UK’s Project Grayburn pitch to re-arm British industry
Through Projet Grayburn, BDT UK say it is offering Britain a way back into full-spectrum small-arms production.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
July 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Through Projet Grayburn, BDT UK say it is offering Britain a way back into full-spectrum small-arms production.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/bdt-uks-proj...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/bdt-uks-proj...
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Turkey Moves Closer to Eurofighter Typhoon Acquisition
Turkey and the UK have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking another step toward Ankara’s potential acquisition of the Eurofighter Typhoon.
Story: theaviationist.com/2025/07/23/t...
Turkey and the UK have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking another step toward Ankara’s potential acquisition of the Eurofighter Typhoon.
Story: theaviationist.com/2025/07/23/t...
Turkey Moves Closer to Eurofighter Typhoon Acquisition
Turkey and the UK have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking another step toward Ankara’s potential acquisition of the Eurofighter Typhoon.
theaviationist.com
July 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Turkey Moves Closer to Eurofighter Typhoon Acquisition
Turkey and the UK have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking another step toward Ankara’s potential acquisition of the Eurofighter Typhoon.
Story: theaviationist.com/2025/07/23/t...
Turkey and the UK have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking another step toward Ankara’s potential acquisition of the Eurofighter Typhoon.
Story: theaviationist.com/2025/07/23/t...
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Just to prove I love planes as well as ships...
I drew on my research into Joint Strike Fighter to assess what expanding GCAP might bring ⬇️
www.britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-big-as...
I drew on my research into Joint Strike Fighter to assess what expanding GCAP might bring ⬇️
www.britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-big-as...
Should GCAP be opened to other countries?
The Big Ask | No. 28.2025
www.britainsworld.org.uk
July 11, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Just to prove I love planes as well as ships...
I drew on my research into Joint Strike Fighter to assess what expanding GCAP might bring ⬇️
www.britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-big-as...
I drew on my research into Joint Strike Fighter to assess what expanding GCAP might bring ⬇️
www.britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-big-as...
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Cringe every time a leader says world more dangerous. We have a combination of the world's most powerful military bound by treaty to come to our aid, no great power challenger across the channel, no empire to defend, nearly all Euro militaries facing 1 way, and the only threat bogged down in UKR.
December 12, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Cringe every time a leader says world more dangerous. We have a combination of the world's most powerful military bound by treaty to come to our aid, no great power challenger across the channel, no empire to defend, nearly all Euro militaries facing 1 way, and the only threat bogged down in UKR.
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Happy birthday, you've fucked it: Seven unrelated thoughts about Labour's first year in power
iandunt.substack.com/p/seven-unre...
iandunt.substack.com/p/seven-unre...
Seven unrelated thoughts about Labour's first year in power
A torrid week in Westminster made it a uniquely inopportune time to celebrate an anniversary. What the hell is going on?
iandunt.substack.com
July 4, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Happy birthday, you've fucked it: Seven unrelated thoughts about Labour's first year in power
iandunt.substack.com/p/seven-unre...
iandunt.substack.com/p/seven-unre...
What's the min number of F35Bs UK needs to sustain a frontline strength of 24 aircraft aboard a carrier: 36, 48, 72? If it's lower end then look for a 3rd squadron. But given the legs on a B variant, I think I'd rather buy another tranche of typhoon than A variants for some dubious nuclear mission.
July 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
What's the min number of F35Bs UK needs to sustain a frontline strength of 24 aircraft aboard a carrier: 36, 48, 72? If it's lower end then look for a 3rd squadron. But given the legs on a B variant, I think I'd rather buy another tranche of typhoon than A variants for some dubious nuclear mission.
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A Brief History of Nuclear Weapons in the Royal Air Force
Following the announcement that the Royal Air Force is regaining nuclear weapons, we explore the service’s history using nukes, explaining why they were originally abandoned in 1998.
Story: theaviationist.com/2025/06/28/h...
Following the announcement that the Royal Air Force is regaining nuclear weapons, we explore the service’s history using nukes, explaining why they were originally abandoned in 1998.
Story: theaviationist.com/2025/06/28/h...
A Brief History of Nuclear Weapons in the Royal Air Force
Following the announcement that the Royal Air Force is regaining nuclear weapons, we explore the service’s history using nukes, explaining why they were
theaviationist.com
June 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
A Brief History of Nuclear Weapons in the Royal Air Force
Following the announcement that the Royal Air Force is regaining nuclear weapons, we explore the service’s history using nukes, explaining why they were originally abandoned in 1998.
Story: theaviationist.com/2025/06/28/h...
Following the announcement that the Royal Air Force is regaining nuclear weapons, we explore the service’s history using nukes, explaining why they were originally abandoned in 1998.
Story: theaviationist.com/2025/06/28/h...