At the turn of the 20th century, Adrian Carton de Wiart was struggling academically. While considering whether to continue pursuing a law degree at the University of Oxford, he desperately sought ...

Noel Anderson is a 2025 Non-Resident Fellow with the Irregular Warfare Initiative, a 501(c)3 partnered with Princeton's Empirical Studies of Conflict Project and the Modern War Institute at West ...

A veteran whose body was found after emergency services descended on a popular park has been named. Bhim Limbu was confirmed dead at Lower Leas Coastal Park in Sandgate Road, Folkestone on March 5.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The front-runner in Romania’s presidential election has threatened to tear up a defence pact with Britain unless Ukraine “learns how to behave”. Under the agreement, Romanian military ...

Indonesia’s parliament has ratified a contentious law allowing members of the military to hold more government roles, despite criticisms that it could expand the armed forces’ role in civilian ...

Although the government has so far ruled out the possibility of national service or conscription, it has been widely argued by experts that if tensions were to escalate and Britain found themselves in ...

While Challenger 2 remains in service, the Army is in the process of transitioning to the Challenger 3 as part of its modernisation plans. The upgraded platform will replace Challenger 2 in frontline ...

The British Army is projected to take delivery of over 180 Ajax armoured vehicles by 31 December 2025, as part of the troubled Armoured Cavalry Programme, according to Defence Minister Maria Eagle. In ...

Investigations into claims of sexual harassment in the army are to be removed from the chain of command in order to "tackle unacceptable behaviours in the military", the Ministry of Defence (MoD ...

“That rock and roll, eh? It might hibernate from time to time and sink back into the swamp...But it’s always waiting there just around the corner ready to make its way back through the sludge ...