Military
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Kinmen Islands: Taiwan's frontline with ChinaIn Depth Just a few miles off the mainland, the Kinmen Islands could be attacked first if China invades Taiwan
By Miguel Miranda Published
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The Week Unwrapped: Is Irish culture having a moment?Podcast Plus, will NDAs become a thing of the past? And why does everyone want to be Irish all of a sudden?
By The Week UK Published
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The Week Unwrapped: Should women be conscripted?Podcast Plus, are digital ID cards inevitable? And why do women get more ACL injuries?
By The Week UK Published
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The origins of the IDFIn Depth The IDF was formed by uniting Zionist paramilitary groups, WWII veterans and Holocaust survivors
By Dr Richard Willis Published
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How military service works for K-pop idolsUnder The Radar All seven members of K-pop sensation BTS have now completed mandatory national service
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Mutually Assured Destruction: Cold War origins of nuclear ArmageddonIn Depth After the US and Soviet Union became capable of Mutually Assured Destruction, safeguards were put in place to prevent World War Three
By Louis Hardiman, History of War Published
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Preparing for war: Keir Starmer's battle planIn Depth Ambitious plans to put Britain on a war footing likely to collide with financial reality
By The Week UK Published
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How will the MoD's new cyber command unit work?Today's Big Question Defence secretary outlines plans to combat 'intensifying' threat of cyberattacks from hostile states such as Russia
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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On VE Day, is Europe alone once again?Today's Big Question Donald Trump's rebranding of commemoration as 'Victory Day for World War Two' underlines breakdown of post-war transatlantic alliance
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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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 Israel annexing Gaza?Today's Big Question Israeli army prepares a major ground offensive and is said to have plans to 'fully occupy the territory'
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Is the 'coalition of the willing' going to work?Today's Big Question PM's proposal for UK/French-led peacekeeping force in Ukraine provokes 'hostility' in Moscow and 'derision' in Washington
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Trump's military makeover: fewer rules, more violenceIN THE SPOTLIGHT The president and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth have begun dramatically rewriting the guidelines for armed forces' operations
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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How Poland became Europe's military powerThe Explainer Warsaw has made its armed forces a priority as it looks to protect its borders and stay close to the US
By Elizabeth Carr-Ellis, The Week UK Published
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