One of the little con tricks of politics is to call any type of public spending “investment”. Far too often, taxpayers’ money – whether splashed at some grand projet or…
Defence
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Polish President Andrzej Duda’s first term is about to end. According to our constitutional system, the President is the Commander-in-Chief who – in accordance with the government – is also…
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While war has long been viewed as competition between adversaries, peace has been defined by absence of such conflict. But what happens when the line between war and peace is…
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Russia is a threat to the West. This cannot be legitimately disputed as there have been far too many examples of Russian aggression, both overt and covert, attacking Western interests,…
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As NATO has now moved past its 70th anniversary and reached 30 member states, it now makes perfect sense to initiate work on a new Strategic Concept. The current Strategic…
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New technologies always amplify the power of information and, with it, the ability to confuse the public about the authenticity of the information they receive. One of the most insidious…
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The fact of the Brexit vote, as well as the decision of the UK Government to finally implement it, has generated a geopolitical event of immense consequence. For the continent…