Defence

After the complete failure of Russia’s blitzkrieg assault on Ukraine, the Kremlin’s forces have resorted to a scorched earth policy in violation of the rules of war. They are now…

In October 2002, the Irish people voted in a referendum to approve the Nice Treaty. It was not, however, the first time they had been asked. The previous June, the…

For several weeks, the possible aggression by Russia toward the sovereign nation of Ukraine became one of the most actively discussed topics in global affairs and international relations. President Zelensky…

Putin’s believed strategic goals of preventing further NATO expansion, of reversing Russian decline and re-establishing its position as the pre-eminent hegemonic power in Europe have failed. His unprovoked attack on…

It had one in 1972 over joining the EEC (63 per cent Yes). It had one in 1986 on the Single European Act (56 per cent Yes). It had one…

Tensions are rising in the Gulf with Iran on one side, and Saudi Arabia and their Arab allies on the other. After a decade of neglect, international attention is once…

Defence is a vital post-Brexit relationship but the UK needs to wake up and really engage in the defence debate and review the EU’s ambitions for their European Defence Union…

The Brexit trade deal accepts EU control and audit supremacy over Horizon Europe’s research & development programmes. This link to the EU defence architecture which is facilitated by EU rules…

The UK currently appears to support the EU’s ambitions for a European Defence Union. The European project’s ultimate ambition is for a single centralised federal state controlled by appointees. By…

The Government’s deal with the EU coupled with last-minute law changes in Brussels has produced a new set of legal obligations that could still lead to UK involvement in a…