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Army ready to serve during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Army’s priority remains to protect the UK public in these unprecedented times. We are working hard to ensure we […]

Grey squirrels are oblivious to threat from pine martens – giving native reds the advantage

Joshua P Twining, Queen’s University Belfast For as long as modern humans have been moving around the planet, we’ve been […]

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: why half in, half out just isn’t an option for royals

Robert Hazell, UCL and Bob Morris, UCL Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s decision to step back from royal duties has […]

Remember the Flag Tours in East Berlin?

On the Forces Network website there is a fascinating article about the work of the Allied Military Missions which spent […]

Nuclear waste is piling up – governments need to stop dithering and take action

Claire Corkhill, University of Sheffield The UK government has launched a process to find a volunteer community who would be […]

A globalised solar-powered future is wholly unrealistic – and our economy is the reason why

Alf Hornborg, Lund University Over the past two centuries, millions of dedicated people – revolutionaries, activists, politicians, and theorists – […]

Unfair treatment of women and minorities in the Forces

A recent investigation into the experiences of women in the Armed Forces was published in July; it reveals that they […]

Will climate change cause humans to go extinct?

Anders Sandberg, University of Oxford I see a lot of resources talking about near-term human extinction, or the fact that […]

Former soldier’s film is nominated for Best Documentary

Chosen Men nominated for Best Documentary Aaron Sayers, a former soldier turned filmmaker has had his debut documentary Chosen Men […]

Resettlement and transitioning to the civilian workplace by MRHQ

With many views on the resettlement requirements of service personnel out there, it is important to weigh up what […]

A Poppy for a life - the dead left behind in WW1

This article looks at the subject of how the dead were treated on the battlefields of the First World War. […]

When is a hero a real hero?

“Homes fit for Heroes.” A phrase used to try to inspire those on the Home Front to make extra efforts […]

Now you……don’t see them. Hyper velocity missiles.

As was reported in the TMT article “A modern view of the Army’s main equipment shortages” https://www.themilitarytimes.co.uk/defence-security/a-modern-view-of-the-armys-main-equipment-shortages/, one of the […]

Britain’s place in Space: Part 1 - a brief history

The UK Space Agency has selected the first vertical launch site in Sutherland on the north coast of Scotland and […]

What is “Modernising Defence Programme” & why do we have it?

Unless otherwise indicated, all passages in quotation marks are taken from the House of Commons Defence Committee report: Beyond 2 […]

Royal International Air Tattoo braces for record crowds

Organisers of next month’s Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, one of a series of high-profile, official, national-events taking place […]