Defence
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| Originally published | June 2003 |
| Authors | Sally Brock |
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| ID | 2937964 |
About Defence
Insights into this challenging area of the game from two world-class players.
Sudha Murty: Why her comment over spoons divided Indians
... As a personal choice, it has only one line of Defence - it is a matter of habit, which is tough to break even while acknowledging its caste foundation, " social scientist Janaki Srinivasan...
Wagner mutiny: Prigozhin's soldiers rage while others cry conspiracy
... For months, they have championed his actions and attacked his opponents in the Ministry of Defence - particularly his sworn enemy, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu...
Is this a coup? What is Prigozhin doing in Russia?
... But what began as a no-holds-barred row over the military s failure to supply his mercenaries with sufficient kit and ammunition has now spilled over into a direct challenge to the two men in charge of prosecuting the war - Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and armed forces chief Valery Gerasimov...
Finland to join Nato military alliance on Tuesday
... One of Nato s founding principles is the that of collective Defence - meaning an attack on one member nation is treated as an attack on them all...
Ben Wallace: We need to invest in defence properly
...By Joshua NevettBBC PoliticsDefence Secretary Ben Wallace has said the country has to start " investing in Defence properly" as he defended the UK military s readiness for war...
Finland's Sanna Marin says Europe would be in trouble without US
... During a visit to Australia, the leader of the pending Nato member said Europe s Defences must be strengthened...
Warning of 'scary' spending cuts after tax U-turns
... " It is hard to see which of the big chunks of spending - health, pensions, welfare, education and Defence - can be cut...
Crimean bridge: Who - or what - caused the explosion?
... " This is a concrete manifestation of the conflict between the FSB [Russia s internal intelligence service] / PMC [private military contractors, like the Wagner Group] on the one hand, and the Ministry of Defence / general staff of the Russian Federation on the other hand, " he said...
Finland to join Nato military alliance on Tuesday
Finland will become the 31st member of Nato on Tuesday, the Western military alliance's secretary general has announced.
The application was prompted by The Invasion of Ukraine by Russia, with which Finland shares a long border.
Turkey had delayed the application, complaining that Finland was supporting " terrorists".
Sweden applied to join Nato at the same time last May, but Turkey is blocking it over similar complaints.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused it of embracing Kurdish militants and allowing them to demonstrate on The Streets of Stockholm.
Any Nato expansion needs the support of all its members.
" We will raise the Finnish flag for the First Time here at Nato headquarters. It will be a Good Day for Finland's security, for Nordic security and for Nato as a whole, " Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in Brussels.
" Sweden will also be safer as a result, " He Said .
Finland's membership is one of The Most important moments in Nato's recent history.
Finland, a country with a 1,340km (832 mile) border with Russia And One of The Most powerful arsenals of artillery pieces in Western Europe , decided to ditch its neutrality and join The Alliance in response to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Sweden also abandoned a longstanding commitment to neutrality in applying to join Nato, but unlike its neighbour it does not share a border with Russia.
One of Nato's founding principles is the that of collective Defence - Meaning an attack on one member nation is treated as an attack on them all.
For Russian President Vladimir Putin , Finland's accession is a major strategic setback.
He sent his army into Ukraine Last Year in The Expectation it would check Nato's expansion and weaken Western collectivism. In fact, it has achieved the exact opposite.
Finland will become the seventh Nato country on the Baltic Sea , further isolating Russia's coastal access at St Petersburg and on its small exclave of Kaliningrad.
Finnish Public Opinion has been radically altered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Almost overnight last spring, support for Nato membership leapt from an underwhelming one-third of Finns to almost 80%.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com