Robert Fox

Olympics fiasco shows the case for a voluntary National Service

Wed 18 Jul, AT 07:51 Robert Fox

With the British Army asked to do more with less, a youth public service scheme makes sense

Alexander Cockburn

McChrystal is wrong: No need for draft in the age of the drone

Fri 13 Jul, AT 07:20 Alexander Cockburn

Gen McChrystal wants to bring back the draft – but we pay Lockheed and Co to fight our wars now

Crispin Black

France and Britain: beginning of a beautiful friendship?

Thu 12 Jul, AT 07:19 Crispin Black

Last time Hollande visited London, Cameron snubbed him. This time he sensibly rolled out the red carpet

Comment

London Olympics: 'festival of military and corporate power'

Opinion digest Wed 11 Jul, AT 11:15

Opinion Digest: what happened to the People's Games? – and what should happen to Nick Clegg

Hamid Karzai

Taliban execute woman by firing squad for 'adultery'

First Post Tue 10 Jul, AT 10:28

Hamid Karzai says he has ordered the arrest of Najiba's murderers but manhunt will be hard

Crispin Black

Where was Gen Sir Peter Wall when his men needed him?

Fri 6 Jul, AT 07:22 Crispin Black

The head of the Army should have shown moral courage and made a stand against these cuts

Cutbacks leave UK with smallest army since Victorian times

First Reaction Thu 5 Jul, AT 15:23

Five battalions go and total strength drops from 102,000 to 82,000 in radical reorganisation

Crispin Black

How the Falklands War 'shadow' undid the British Army in Iraq

Thu 14 Jun, AT 09:40 Crispin Black

No veteran of the Falklands has ever commanded the army. Their absence has been dangerous for our Afghan and Iraqi operations

Afghan war sketch 1800s by the artist W LLoyd

What hasn't changed in UK since Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee

Summary Mon 4 Jun, AT 09:30

War in Afghanistan, an old Etonian in Downing Street and a bust economy... the last time Britain had a Diamond Jubilee

Comment

Innocents of Houla are paying the price for Western stupidity

Opinion digest Fri 1 Jun, AT 11:48

Opinion digest: the Monarchy, Syria deadlock, Jeremy Hunt at Leveson and the doctor's strike

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