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The 2003 US-UK invasion of Iraq was an absolute tragedy. It also gave us a test to evaluate analysis and advocacy. So if you are an official who sold that war, a public intellectual who advocated it, a senior commander who assured us that victory is around the corner, please

Like Starmer, von der Leyen cites Israel’s ‘right to self-defence’, when in fact it is engaging in unprovoked, illegal aggression. European leaders are doubling down on their alliance with international criminals and dooming any prospect of European autonomy vis-a-vis Trump.

Transcript of last week's Defence Committee hearing with the three SDR Reviewers is now out. Q31-Q42 are particularly worth your time and attention. Main points & (my) inferences summarised in thread 👇. committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence/1…

Excellent episode of In Moscow's Shadow, especially the second half, on what's wrong with the "political hyperbole" or "alarmist lies" of Mark Rutte's ludicrous Chatham House speech vastly misrepresenting the Russia threat.

I’m proud to be one of the signatories to this letter to the PM on the vital importance of funding peacebuilding and conflict prevention. #InvestInPeace

For the record: A war of aggression against Iran, in violation of the UN Charter and basic tenets of international law, and in the absence of any imminent threat or concrete evidence from international inspection bodies and intelligence agencies of the existence of an Iranian

A few of my initial thoughts on today's UK National Security Strategy to share and quote. I'll do a proper commentary piece to reflect at length later this week. Rethinking Security's statement in response to today's National Security Strategy. lnkd.in/ezSWp5eB...

Interesting polling that tends to confirm, inter alia: * Lib Dems position as most anti-US of big 4 parties; * How Brits' cross-party fondness for Australia plays into lack of challenge of AUKUS; * Even right-wing voters oppose defence ties w/ Israel (but all leaders ignore this)

"Rather than marking a meaningful strategic shift, this NATO summit largely amounted to Europe bending the knee to the U.S. president. Nearly every European ally has now signed on to a defense spending target that few actually plan to meet" csis.org/analysis/natos…

Entering what Stan Cohen called the ‘implicatory’ stage of denial: Guardian, C4N, FT, Economist, New Statesman, Prospect covering Gaza as genocide, but not campaigning for action that follows: cut ties with Israel, sanctions. Voters too: it’s genocide - but nothing can be done.

Some further thoughts on the newish National Security Strategy and the twin security paradoxes at its heart. rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2025/07/09/don…

If you were really appalled, you’d end the UK-Israel alliance, cancel the military pact, expel the ambassador, terminate the surveillance flights over Gaza, and ban Israeli ministers and officials from the UK. And unban Palestine Action. But I’m not holding my breath. Hypocrisy.

Not hugely surprised to see Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 trying to frustrate my FoI request to know who got advance copies of the SDR and why. Presumably Opposition Defence spox (James Cartlidge MP 🇬🇧 🇺🇦, Helen Maguire BEM MP 🔶, Ellie Chowns), Defence Committee & many journalists who missed out also keen to know.

Fascinating article about Sao Tome's street theater. huckmag.com/article/resist…

One of the better descriptions of the vanity, expense and delusion of AUKUS, from its UK champion.🏎 Looking forward to months of US twisting Australian arms on arbitrary defence spending targets. And UK 👀… #strongandstable theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…

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