America's Kalashnikov laundromat - thousands of captured Iranian small arms on their way to Ukraine

The IDF has significantly reduced its presence in Gaza, having gone from a peak of 20 brigades to just a single one. Significance?
- an Op to take Rafah would require weeks of build up
- Israel's political 'morning after' plan may be absent, but we now see the military one
- this…

It always amazes me how many people think the UK armed forces are ready to …you know… defend the country from attack by a foreign power. It’s more than 30 years since that level of readiness was required of them

Two senior officers were dismissed and three other senior officers (A Colonel and two Generals) were reprimanded, the IDF announced. The swift investigation and the subsequent decision to take disciplinary steps against top officers shows that the IDF is taking the incident more…

The London Defence Conference 2024 takes place 21-23 May at King's College London - our theme this year is 'Deterrence: building capacity to counter global threats.' londondefenceconference.com

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський has today endorsed changes to Ukraine's mobilisation law. But is this enough, given the urgent need for reinforcements on the frontline? Here's our extended report on Ukraine's struggle to replenish the ranks bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Excellent point 👇🏻

Shōgun on Disney+ is superb if you're searching for holiday viewing. Acting, script, and production values all top notch

For context, see our piece on the Iranian campaign of intimidation & attempted assassination in the UK: Iran is targeting its opponents in Britain
economist.com/britain/2024/0…
from The Economist

'Cryptocurrencies, for good or ill, seem to be here to stay'

Newsnight's Economics Editor, Ben Chu, explains what Sam Bankman-Fried's fall from grace might mean for crypto's future.

Ben Chu | #Newsnight

This is a terrific piece of writing about moral cowardice

This is world class de-bunking

UK counter-eavesdropping agency gets slap on the wrist for eavesdropping

therecord.media/uk-nace-unlawf…

Shocking and vivid frontline account of Ukraine’s war - well worth a watch on iPlayer bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

US/Israeli recriminations following today's UN vote. This row may well get worse - and actually both sides have a political interest in doing this; Biden vis a vis left Democrats & Netanyahu his hard right coalition partners. Let's see whether it goes deeper than public arguing

BREAKING: Britain’s outgoing armed forces minister, Rt Hon James Heappey MP, has called for defence spending to be increased “urgently” to 2.5% of national income and potentially boosted even higher after the election. 1/

On board HMS Diamond as it faces Houthi attacks - BBC News - with Maarten Lernout bbc.co.uk/news/world-mid…