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Why US military personnel are avoiding British justiceThe Explainer Offences committed by US personnel against UK civilians raise concerns over policing of American forces on British soil
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Will the UK get involved in the Israel-Iran conflict?Today's Big Question Keir Starmer is 'walking a tightrope' in helping Israel limit Tehran's nuclear capabilities without being seen to do so
By Elliott Goat, The Week UK Published
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Is UK's new defence plan transformational or too little, too late?Today's Big Question Labour's 10-year strategy 'an exercise in tightly bounded ambition' already 'overshadowed by a row over money'
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The state of Britain's Armed ForcesThe Explainer Geopolitical unrest and the unreliability of the Trump administration have led to a frantic re-evaluation of the UK's military capabilities
By The Week UK Published
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Is Europe's defence too reliant on the US?Today's Big Question As the UK and EU plan to 're-arm', how easy will it be to disentangle from US equipment and support?
By Elliott Goat, The Week UK Published
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British defence: the crisis in the Armed ForcesTalking Point Depleted military power may not be able to meet its own commitment to up defence spending to 2.5%
By The Week UK Published
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Secret plan for UK to protect Irish skiesUnder The Radar Relations between Dublin and London have historically been strained but covert co-operation has endured for decades
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The Week Unwrapped: The battle for Papua New GuineaPodcast Plus, the MoD's helicopter cancer scandal and the rebirth of the lad mag
By The Week Staff Published
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Russian pilot 'tried to shoot down RAF plane'Speed Read 'Ambiguous' communications triggered the potentially deadly incident in 2022, defence sources say
By Julia O'Driscoll, The Week UK Published
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The ethics of military dronesfeature Pilotless bombers play a key role in modern warfare but could AI increase the number of civilian deaths?
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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‘Wings of freedom’: could the UK deliver on jets promise to Ukraine?Talking Point Rishi Sunak considering Volodymyr Zelenskyy‘s planes plea but insider says ‘we haven’t got any f***ing jets to give’
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Last updated
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Is the RAF embracing ‘woke ideology’?Talking Point Air force under fire after announcing target of 40% of recruits being women by 2030
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Inside the ‘toxic culture’ scandal engulfing the Red Arrowsfeature Allegations of bullying, assault and harassment have left the Royal Air Force team ‘in freefall’
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The size of the UK Armed Forces examinedfeature Pressure is growing to reverse cuts to troop numbers in response to Ukraine conflict
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