Military

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Nato’s taboo of not sending tanks to Ukraine is slowly being broken

The West’s military aid to Ukraine is getting heavier and heavier.

We can’t use the military for everything

Politicians think the army can solve strikes, border troubles and all their woes.

What politicians get wrong about war

From Kosovo to Ukraine, Lawrence Freedman’s book Command explores the catastrophes that occur when state and military strategy collide.

Norman Wilkinson and the fine art of advertising

The British artist used his design skills to transform both battleships and railway posters.

Chelsea Manning and the price of knowledge

The whistleblower’s harrowing memoir of her clash with the US military shows that information does not necessarily effect change.

The US still has significant troops in Europe despite cuts

An additional 8,500 US service personnel are now on high alert as fears of a Russian offensive grow.

American warfare and the battle for profit

New books by Andrew Cockburn and Samuel Moyn ask who are the true winners and losers in today's technology-driven wars.