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Exit Strategy
In August David Richards mused that the British army might be in Afghanistan for 40 years. Yesterday, the PM revealed his intention to turn provinces and districts over to the Afghans next year, pavin… more →
Kings of War
Afghanistan: The Great Shame
bobshepherdauthor wrote 2 days ago: It was a coordinated assault; a PR blitz meant to shame the British public into backing the continue … more →
Exit Strategy
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Kenneth Payne wrote 1 week ago: In August David Richards mused that the British army might be in Afghanistan for 40 years. Yesterday … more →
Afghanistan: Looking For An Honourable Way Out
bobshepherdauthor wrote 1 week ago: NATO's Road to Nowhere When President Obama announced this week that he intends to ‘finish the j … more →
Part II: Afghan Security Forces: The Weak Link in NATO's Exit Strategy
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bobshepherdauthor wrote 2 weeks ago: When NATO military officials meet in Brussels later this month, they will be asked to contribute mor … more →
JDP 3-40 weighs in
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Kenneth Payne wrote 2 weeks ago: The new Joint Doctrine on Stabilisation is out, and it’s a brick. Lots in there worthy of comm … more →
Blue Skies Thinning
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Kenneth Payne wrote 3 weeks ago: Michael Smith in The Sunday Times has another eye catching UK defence story to add to his one about … more →
The view from there
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Kenneth Payne wrote 3 weeks ago: Theo Farrell, KoW pioneer, writes in the Guardian on his recent trip to Afghanistan. He’s upbe … more →
Afghanistan: The Biggest Loser?
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bobshepherdauthor wrote 4 weeks ago: The Taliban must have been rubbing their hands when the White House and Downing Street congratulated … more →
Don't forget....
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Kenneth Payne wrote 1 month ago: Or at least the MoD does. On the day that Kim Howells proposes a different strategic direction for t … more →
More war paint
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Kenneth Payne wrote 1 month ago: After my last post on war art, a friend asked why I’d not featured any paintings by soldiers … more →
The Serving Soldier
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Kenneth Payne wrote 1 month ago: I’ve just been exploring a new King’s College website which might be of interest to KoW … more →
No need to fool all the people, all the time
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Kenneth Payne wrote 2 months ago: The trouble with democracies is that they don’t have the stomach for a fight. Especially when … more →
Wounded
Kenneth Payne wrote 2 months ago: In case you missed it – a real cracker from the BBC following the rehabilitation of two soldie … more →
Uk Strategy and Defence Policy, where should it go? Have your say
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David Betz wrote 2 months ago: As many of you will know the UK MoD is at work now on the preparation of a Green Paper leading up to … more →
Baha Mousa was tortured more than others
sudhan wrote 2 months ago: Middle East Online, Sep 23, 2009 Sons of Baha Mousa, sitting with their uncle Iraqi father says Brit … more →
MOD takes aim, shoots foot
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David Betz wrote 3 months ago: As some KOW readers will know a few months ago with Anthony Cormack I published an article on … more →
Hanging on 'Cracking on' in Helmand: The Strategic Lassitude Chronicles Volume 2009
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David Betz wrote 3 months ago: In the latest Prospect there is a fine article by Stephen Grey ‘Cracking on in Helmand‘ … more →
Naples '44
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Kenneth Payne wrote 3 months ago: In Allied occupied Naples, Norman Lewis was an Intelligence Corps NCO with a marvelously vague remit … more →
Yon v. MoD
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Kenneth Payne wrote 3 months ago: Michael Yon, readers might know, has been embedded with British army units in Helmand for the last m … more →
