Cracking Defence
Matthew PalmerDefence and Security, mostly (but not always) from a UK perspective.
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The Severe Vulnerabilities of Today’s British Army
I recently contributed to a call for evidence on the state of the British Armed Forces. As such, I thought that I would expand on some of the contributions I made and put them into a single article. This is based on my own experiences as a...
A Black Day for the Royal Navy
This is the fourth in a series of historical vignettes detailing great British military disasters. You can also read my analyses of Singapore, Kut, and Walcheren.
Introduction
‘By God . . . I think the Devil shits Dutchmen!’
In mi...
Holding Elections During Wartime
There has recently been a resurgence of discussion over holding elections in Ukraine. I have no say in whether this is a good idea or not – that is a matter for Ukrainian citizens to decide, not foreigners pontificating from abroad.
Howeve...
Ukrainian Independence and Britain
Yesterday, I was lucky enough to attend the Ukrainian Independence Day event at the National Army Museum in Chelsea.1 The evening was both a celebration of Ukrainian culture, and an in-depth discussion on Operation Interflex, the United Kin...
Punching Putin in the Face
This is an update of an article I wrote last year for the Council on Geostrategy. I have also written a long paper on conventional and nuclear deterrence which might be of interest.
If you had told someone in 2021 that within a year...
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\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 Former soldier. Accidental defence journalist. Adjunct Fellow at the Council on Geostrategy. Thoughts & feelings on defence and other things. Not always serious. Views my own.
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