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How should Britain respond to rising European populism?
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (972+ words) Last week's local election results showed a sharp change in British politics. The two-party dominance of Labour and Conservative was shaken, with major gains being made by both the Greens and Reform UK " parties described as "populist' within British media,…...
The Kara Strait: Russia's Hormuz trap for Europe
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (579+ words) Sailing towards Britain and Europe, the NSR starts at the Bering Strait between Russia and Alaska, and travels across the top of Siberia via several natural chokepoints before arriving at the narrow waters of the Kara Strait to enter the…...
Did the King's visit to America reaffirm the importance of soft power?
1+ week, 3+ day ago (944+ words) The royal state visit of His Majesty King Charles III to the United States (US) has drawn substantial media attention, both during and after the four-day tour. Much has been made of His Majesty's speech to Congress in particular, with…...
Should Canada join the JEF?
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1041+ words) On 26th March, Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, participated in a virtual meeting of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), the ten-country rapid response coalition dedicated to security in the High North. Following this, Gen. Jennie Carnigan, Canadian Chief of the…...
Complex terrain: The defence investment landscape
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (660+ words) The gap between procurement reality and investment expectation is a primary driver of underperformance. Successfully navigating the complex terrain is becoming an essential skill for an increasing number of funds making their initial defence investments. What begins as a clearly…...
Five years of the Council on Geostrategy
3+ week, 2+ day ago (620+ words) On Thursday, 23rd April, the Council on Geostrategy celebrated its five-year anniversary at the Locarno Suite in the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO). This article provides an amended transcript of the speech given by James Rogers, Co-founder (Research) at the…...
Defending the British Overseas Territories
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (925+ words) Britain's World Defending the British Overseas Territories The Memorandum | No. 17. 2026 The British Overseas Territories are currently receiving an overdue public appraisal. Recent Iranian attacks on the United Kingdom's (UK) territories in Cyprus and Diego Garcia follow in the wake of…...
Was Britain right to abstain from the UN vote on slavery reparations?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (904+ words) On 25th March, the United Nations (UN) adopted a resolution that declared the transatlantic slave trade to be the "gravest crime against humanity. Spearheaded by Ghana, the resolution received 123 votes in favour, three against, and 52 abstentions " including from the United Kingdom…...
The northern line: Aggregating the JEF's procurement power
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (665+ words) Despite clear British strategic intent to mobilise industry at wartime pace, defence procurement remains constrained by persistent institutional inertia and fragmentation. In practice, this exposes a tension between intent and implementation. The UK recognises the need for faster capability generation…...
Britain's opportunity in a realpolitik world
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (470+ words) In Europe, this can be difficult to grasp given that American cultural influences and the European Union (EU) have now existed for multiple generations. However, of all 21st century theatres, Europe has probably one of the richest histories curated by realpolitik....