Trump and the Troops
September 14, 2020
My father enlisted in the Army to fight in World War II. He was 19 or 20 years old, and he wanted to defeat the Nazis. He was one of a million other young Americans to sign up that year. But my father…
Drones
Drone Strikes Leave Innocent Widows and Orphans
January 25, 2020
The killing of Iranian General Soleimani was big news. There were a few points made in the Western mainstream media about its legality being dubious, but nobody seems to be concerned that it contraven…
NATO Flounders in the Middle East
January 16, 2020
Never reluctant to poke its nose into regions where it has no commitments or relevance, the Nato military alliance is stumbling round in Iraq, the crucible of Middle Eastern disruption. Following the …
Will Drones Push the Middle East Past the Point of No Return?
December 8, 2019
Unmanned aerial systems (UASs) or drones, both armed and unarmed, have altered how states and insurgents conduct warfare in the Middle East. The widespread proliferation of these weapons, combined wit…
Battle of Military Drones has Begun!
October 12, 2019
Robot technology has long become an indelible part of our world. Robots are actively used in our daily lives, in production facilities and are playing an increasingly important role in the military sp…
Displaced by a US Invasion? Don’t Imagine You’ll Be Welcomed to Breathe Free
October 3, 2019
In Afghanistan on 22 September at least 40 civilians attending a wedding party were killed in a raid conducted by Afghan soldiers and supported by US airstrikes. Four days earlier a US drone attack ki…
New Weapons and the New Tactics Which They Make Possible: Three Examples
October 3, 2019
There are probably hundreds of books out there about the so-called “Revolution in Military Affairs”, some of them pretty good, most of them very bad, and a few very good ones (especially this one). Fo…
How Yemen’s Houthis are Bringing Down a Goliath
September 29, 2019
“It is clear to us that Iran bears responsibility for this attack. There is no other plausible explanation. We support ongoing investigations to establish further details.” The statement abo…