The British Army: how is the Army meeting changing societal priorities?
It was commonplace among the pioneers of the study of civil-military relations in the 1950s to stress that armies ref… Read More
Di Lorenzo FerraraAlham è un’anziana signora irachena alla quale periodicamente taglio l’erba del prato. La donna parla malvolentieri del suo paese, durante i rari accenni… Read More
Why was the inquiry set up?
There has been much criticism of the UK government’s handling of the pandemic, including the fact the country seemed to lack a thorough plan for dealing w… Read More
“I wish I was the kind of person that loves to exercise… I’m just not that guy.”
My friend Dave takes a sip from his perfectly poured pint, while explaining his re… Read More
Drag Mural, photo from Urban Mo’s FacebookSet on the Pacific coast, and known for its sunny weather, beaches, and parks, it’s no wonder San Diego is considered one of the most be… Read More
It is safe to say that the two most controversial British Prime Ministers of living memory are Margaret Thatcher (Conservative) and Tony Blair (Labour).
Baroness Thatcher has gone to her res… Read More
What will be remembered as the “Asad Toor Affair” has badly exposed the unprofessionalism and moral bankruptcy of Pakistani media, civil-military fault lines of the country, and… Read More
After the Panama-gate saga, the Prime Minister of Iceland Sigmundur Davio Gunnlaugsson resigned with propriety and never beseeched “Mujhy Kyun Nikala”. The then Prime Minister of… Read More
Biographies:Telling Someone Else’s StoryWhat is a Biography?A biography is an account of someone's life written by someone else. It’s a strange concept, writing someone else&rsqu… Read More
The United Kingdom will tomorrow Thursday December 12th 2019 pick a new prime minister and also form a government to govern that key and obviously strategic component of the internation… Read More
Twelve years ago this month, WikiLeaks began publishing government secrets that the world public might otherwise never have known. What it has revealed about state duplicity, human righ… Read More
The revelations that Senator Sam Dastyari warned a Chinese Communist Party-linked Labor donor that his phone was likely tapped by intelligence agencies are certainly newsworthy and in the pu… Read More