Mission accomplished: Harriers on the flight deck of Invincible as she returns from the Falklands in 1982 Photo: REX Defence Review: These Cuts Leave Us Vulnerable To Our Enemies Around The World -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph
How could Britain defend the Falklands without the Ark Royal and its Harriers, asks Con Coughlin.
From Buenos Aires to Tehran, from Moscow to Beijing, the governments of countries that do not always have our best interests at heart are scouring the small print of this week's British defence review. Their aim is to find chinks in our military armour that can be exploited to their own advantage. It won't take them long.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
U.K. Austerity and Defense -- Daniel Larison, American Conservative
Britain Bows Out of the Security Game -- Max Boot, Real Clear World
Are We Starting To Win In Afghanistan? -- Fred Kaplan, Slate
No Time for Defeatism in Afghanistan -- Max Boot, Commentary Magazine
Digging in for the Long Haul in Afghanistan -- Nick Turse, CBS News
Could airstrikes save lives in Afghanistan? -- Charles J. Dunlap Jr., Washington Post
Afghanistan Today -- New York Times editorial
Are China and Japan on a collision course? -- Tom Plate, Japan Times
International Terrorism: Terrorism 2.0 -- Yaakov Lappin, Jerusalem Post
Counterinsurgency 101 -- Max Boot, Commentary Magazine
Death for Hasan -- Washington editorial
Our nation's secrets, stuck in a broken system -- Jack Goldsmith, Washington Post