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Lord Robertson: UK government must go much quicker on boosting defence
At the LDC Investment Forum, lead author of the UK's Strategic Defence Review, a former NATO chief, spelled out that the SDR needs faster implementation and more money from the Treasury for defence.
Why statecraft and diplomacy matter
This is Paul Lay's second guest newsletter for Reaction. Iain Martin will be back next week.
The world must learn from Japan's demographic time bomb
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The race to buy up the world’s farmland
While western governments have trusted in global commodity markets to secure their food, nations such as China and the UAE are opting for direct control.
Israeli military chiefs join opposition to Netanyahu's Gaza occupation plan
Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed his intention today to re-occupy the entire Gaza Strip - a plan facing a backlash not just from humanitarian groups and hostage families but from Israel’s military leadership too.
Nuclear threat looms as Japan marks sombre anniversary
The mayor of Hiroshima has called on the world’s most powerful countries to abandon nuclear deterrence today as Japan marks a solemn anniversary: 80 years since the Americans dropped the world’s first nuclear bomb on the city of Hiroshima, ending the Second World War through devastating means.
Strategic neutralisation is Ukraine’s best survival tactic
The other option for punishing Russia - international sanctions - is a weapon with a poor success rate.
China's leverage over America's military might
The enormous leverage that Beijing holds over western military supply chains has been thrown into sharp relief today, thanks to a sobering new investigation by The Wall Street Journal.
Starmer’s move to recognise Palestine overshadowed a more consequential Arab League announcement
The shift in position from the 22-member Arab League could do more to keep the window open for a two-state solution than western moves on Palestinian statehood.