The military withdrawal in Afghanistan represents a rejection of the forever war, a concept given to a conflict that never ends. However, the rampant use of drones as a tool of Extrajudicial killing suggests otherwise. Josh Bate reports on the fatal consequences of targeted killing in Afghanistan and what it might indicate for future governments.
With military build up on both sides of the globe, it is time to question whether a conflict is on the horizon. Josh Bate discusses the possibility of conflict and what it might look like giving a historic and contemporary context.
Josh Bate explores post EU Britain. With new control over foreign policy, what are the aims of the government, and what sentiment underpins this?
YES: In defence of airstrikes for human rights This weekend’s bombing of Syria undertaken in response to chemical weapons attacks in Douma has been met with raucous condemnation, as many fear that the targeted air […]
An increasingly large number of people have decided that the traditional red poppy of remembrance either does not reflect the kind of commemoration they wish to participate in or, in some cases, that the poppy […]
Yes – Kane Emmerson Last week it was announced that Sweden has reintroduced conscription amidst rising tensions in the Baltic and a fall in recruitment numbers. It joins Estonia, Finland, Norway and Austria in requiring […]
As many of you may have heard on the campaign trail of 2016 aside from the bigotry and racism, Donald Trump has plans to ‘rebuild’ the American military. Looking at America`s current standing around the […]
As red poppies began to dot lapels in the lead up to Remembrance Day, I started to feel uneasy. The politicisation of the red poppy has become ever more pronounced as the original sentiments of the […]
23.11.12 Leeds University has received nearly £1m from companies involved in the arms trade. On the back of a Freedom of Information (FOI) request the University was asked to provide information about the amount of […]